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These permanent records of the Kansas Woman's Christian Temperance Union include the records of the treasurer, contracts concerning publications, sworn statements of elected trustees, correspondence with potential speakers, candidate information relating to prohibition laws in Kansas, and meeting minutes. There is also correspondence concerning the Kellogg-Briand Pact, an international peace agreement signed in 1928. One letter clearly disapproves of Maude Royden, an English suffragist, from fulfilling her presentation for the Y.W.C.A on account of her tobacco use. A copy of the charter of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Kansas, signed by Secretary of State Frank J. Ryan is also included. There are several other groups of official Kansas WCTU records on Kansas Memory. They can be found by selecting Collections - Manuscript - KWCTU/Mary Evelyn Dobbs.
Date: 1910-1939
Item Number: 227582
Call Number: Kansas Woman's Christian Temperance Union/Mary Evelyn Dobbs Coll. #170, Box 5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 227582
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Religion - Ministers
Collections - Manuscript - KWCTU/Mary Evelyn Dobbs
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Reform/Advocacy - Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Social and Civic - YWCA
Date - 1910s
Date - 1920s
Date - 1930s
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Prohibition and temperance
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Paulen, Benjamin Sanford
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Contract
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Minutes
People - Notable Kansans - Dobbs, Mary E.
People - Women
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Financial records
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Organization records - Account book
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Organization records - Charter
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Organization records - Minutes
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