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Upper Serving Society - Records, 1860

Catalog no. 000327

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Object ID : 000327

Object Name : Upper Serving Society - Records, 1860

Object Desc : 1 4x6" brown mottled unlined notebook, dated Otisfield May 1, 1860.. Last date entries made: 1878. Last date in book, 1889.

Collection : Coll. 31, Small Collections

Accession # : 1997.15

Alternate ID : Coll. 31 #71

General Category : Documents

Category : Miscellaneous Documents

Source Category : Gift

Accession Date : MAY 20,2015

Location : Range 3

Object Date : 1860

Start Year Range : 1860

End Year Range : 1889

Status : In Collection

Object Keywords : Women's Groups,


Title : Upper Serving Society Records, 1860

Description : This group seems to be making stockings, perhaps for Civil War soldiers. Membership apparently not confined to women. Hard to read. Not clear if they had any connection with The Circle. The name seems to indicate it was centered around the Bell Hill area, whereas Circle was formed at Baptist Church in Rayville.

Excerpts : Purpose: "for the aid of such benevolent objects as shall be decided on." (excerpt from record book)

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