Woman’s Relief Corps No. 195 Records (MS-11)
Scope and Content
The Woman's Relief Corps, no. 195 collection consists mostly of items related to the organization's required record keeping. The five minute books contain information about officers, committees, illnesses and deaths, and new members. In addition to a weekly treasurer's report, the minutes list the number of members present and absent at each meeting.
The two ledgers contain a member index with some dates of death for deceased members. The rear contains the chapter's account records, listing credits and debits with specific information and is intended to be used in conjunction with the ledgers. An officer's register lists all offices held from 1912-1941. It also contains a summary of meeting attendance. There is also one file of miscellaneous loose material.
Dates
- Creation: 1902-1941
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1902-1930
Creator
Restrictions on Access
There are no restrictions on accessing materials in this collection.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
History of Woman’s Relief Corps, Corps 195
Kyle Corps 195 of the Woman's Relief Corps was organized in 1882 and in July 1883 was voted the official woman's auxiliary of the Grand Army of the Republic. Reactivated on August 23, 1902, the group met weekly in the G.A.R. Hall in the Auglaize County courthouse, Wapakoneta, Ohio. The corps held annual conventions in conjunction with the G.A.R. encampments.
The membership was open to all loyal women and they supported the G.A.R. in its campaign to imbue the American public with patriotism. One of the societies' projects was to aid in the movement to place American flags in all the schools and to institute the daily salute to the flag in each classroom.
In 1896 the membership of the Corps was 140,305. By 1968 the membership was 54,000. The headquarter of the society is in Springfield, Illinois and though their original aim was to aid and memorialize the G.A.R. and perpetuate the memory of its dead, they still work to assist veterans of all wars of the United States.
Extent
0.625 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The records contain the organization's minute books, membership lists, financial records, and officer's registers. Corps 195 served Auglaize County.
Statement of Arrangement
Arranged by record type, and chronologically thereunder.
Acquisition Information
Leonard Pyles, Veterans Services Officer for Auglaize County, transferred the collection to Wright State University in accordance with a pre-arranged dispersal schedule. The collection was accessioned in September 1975.
Processing Information
Processed by Connie M. Porcher, May 1979. Finding aid reformatted, and subject terms added by Amanda Marquart, February 2015.
- Title
- Guide to the Woman’s Relief Corps No. 195 Records (MS-11)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Connie M. Porcher.
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Revision Statements
- 2022 April 12: Rehoused into letter size Hollinger and a half letter size Hollinger document case.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
