Sons of Temperance of North America. Grand Division of Virginia. Marshall Division, No. 3 Minute Book

Access and use

Location of collection:
James Madison University
Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tiffany Cole
Phone: (540) 568-3444
Phone: (540) 568-3612
Fax: (540) 568-3405
Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.

Terms of access:

The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], [box #, folder #], Sons of Temperance of North America. Grand Division of Virginia. Marshall Division, No. 3 Minute Book, 1844-1848, SC 0078, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.2 cubic feet
Creator:
Sons of Temperance of North America. Grand Division of Virginia. Marshall Division, No. 3
Abstract:
The collection consists of one 7 3/4" x 12" x 1 3/4" minute book of the Sons of Temperance of North America. Grand Division of Virginia. Marshall Division, No. 3.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], [box #, folder #], Sons of Temperance of North America. Grand Division of Virginia. Marshall Division, No. 3 Minute Book, 1844-1848, SC 0078, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Sons of Temperance of North America. Grand Division of Virginia. Marshall Division, No. 3 Minute Book, 1844-1848, contains the division's constitution outlining the ten articles with members' signatures, meeting minutes, and brief financial reports. Pages are left blank for amendments and by-laws. Two extraneous leaves are laid in. One is a portion of a leaf from a ledger describing financial transactions; the other is a plat of 6 2/3 acres in Rockingahm County. This minute book was formerly catalogued as HV 5314.H377 S63.

Biographical / historical:

The Sons of Temperance was formally organized on September 29, 1842 at Teetotaller's Hall, 71 Division Street in New York City where sixteen men adopted the constitution of the organization. The three main objectives of the Sons of Temperance were to "shield us from the evils of intemperance, to afford mutual assistance in case of sickness, and to elevate our characters as men." Located in Harrisonburg, the Marshall Division chartered its constitution on February 22, 1844. After the Civil War the Sons of Temperance was replaced by the Friends of Temperance.

Acquisition information:
Penciled in the gutter of page 1 is the inscription "Wayland-Gift-Oct. 18, 1940."
Custodial history:

Presented to the History Museum of the Harrisonburg State Normal School in 1910 by Nina Randolph of Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Processing information:

In order to streamline the process of applying collection numbers, Special Collections staff completed a large-scale renumbering campaign in the spring of 2017. This collection was previously cataloged as SC 2004.

Physical facet:
1 minute book
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard