Women’s Relief Corps. Wiley Post #85 (Bowling Green, Ohio) records
Collection Overview
Abstract
The records of Wiley Post #85, Woman's Relief Corps, consist of minutes, rolls of members, cashbooks, convention publications, and artifacts, covering the period from 1885 to 1974.
Dates
- Creation: 1885-1974
Extent
1.38 Cubic Feet (3 legal boxes)
Creator
Scope and Contents
The records of the Wiley Post #85, Woman's Relief Corps, of Bowling Green, Ohio, consist of 1.38 cubic feet of minutes, by-laws, financial records, and publications, spanning the life of the organization from 1885 to 1974.
The bulk of the collection is a nearly complete series of minute books, covering the years from 1885, when the Post was established, till 1910, 1918-1933, and 1939-1956. The series of financial records is less comprehensive, including cash books from the later operation of the Post from 1926-1954. The membership roll book, which covers the period from around 1954 until the Post ceased activity in 1974, includes information on all Past Presidents from 1885 until 1974.
Biographical / Historical
The stated purpose of the Woman's Relief Corps was to provide aid and comfort to all veterans and their dependents, and to promote patriotism by visiting schools, presenting flags, and encouraging the general observance of Memorial Day.
Wiley Post #85, Woman's Relief Corps, was established in Bowling Green, Ohio, June 2, 1885, with forty-two charter members, as an auxiliary of Wiley Post #46, G.A.R.; the Post ceased activity in 1974.
Conditions Governing Access
No known access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was transferred to the Center for Archival Collections in two segments: one part from Glenna Stoner, last President of the Post, during October, 1987; and a second group, from the Wood County Historical Museum, during April, 1988.
Subject
- Title
- Guide to the Women’s Relief Corps. Wiley Post #85 (Bowling Green, Ohio) records
- Author
- Marilyn Levinson, Cooper Clarke
- Date
- June 1989, February 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Box: 1 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 2 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 3 (Mixed Materials)