ORU_A227.xml Guide to the Daughters of the American Revolution, Oregon Chapter correspondence 1913; 1917-1936 Daughters of the American Revolution, Oregon Chapter correspondence Tanya Parlet and Kira B. Homo. Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2013
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-12-22. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
1299 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1299 spcarref@uoregon.edu http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Oregon Chapter correspondence Lang, Anne M. Daughters of the American Revolution. Oregon Society A 227 1.5 linear feet 1 container 1 clamshell box 1913; 1917-1936 The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Oregon Chapter began with the formation of the Multnomah Chapter, in 1896, and during the early 1900s Anne M. Lang served as vice president general, and state regent of the Oregon DAR. The collection (1913; 1917-1936) contains correspondence files. English . 1

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 Lang, Anne M. Daughters of the American Revolution. Oregon Society Oregon--Social life and customs--20th century Groups and organizations—Daughters of the American Revolution Patriotic societies--Oregon Women--Oregon--Societies and clubs Oregon Correspondence

The Daughters of the American Revolution is a non-profit volunteer women's service organization "dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America's future through better education for children." The society was founded in 1890; membershop is open to any woman who can prove she is a direct descendent of "a patriot of the American Revolution."

The Oregon Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) "began with the formation of the Multnomah Chapter in Portland by Mrs. Mary Phelps Montgomery in 1896. There are thirty-seven chapters in Oregon with over 1775 members."

During the early 1900s, Anne M. Lang served as vice president general, and state regent of the Oregon DAR.

[Source: Oregon DAR website at rootsweb.ancestry.com]

The collection consists of alphabetically arranged correspondence files, from L-Z only, from 1913; and 1917 to 1936. There are about 500 individual letters.

The files are from the records kept by Anne M. Lang, of The Dalles, Oregon, who had served as vice-president general, and state regent of the Oregon D.A.R.

Guide to the Daughters of the American Revolution, Oregon Chapter correspondence

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