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Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage newsletter collection

 Collection 0523-MDHC

The Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage was founded in 1913 by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns to campaign for a federal suffrage amendment. This collection consists of eight issues of The Suffragist, the weekly periodical published by the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage. The issues in this collection all date from 1916 and are issues 4-10, and 27.

Dates

  • January 22, 1916-July 1, 1916

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to the public and must be used in the Special Collections reading room. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Photocopies or digital surrogates may be provided in accordance with Special Collections and University Archives duplication policy.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (1 oversize box)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

These materials were transferred to Special Collections and University Archives from Special Collections in the Performing Arts in 2016.

Processing Information

Materials were re-housed into an archival quality box. Items were left in the original order in which they were received.

Title
Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage newsletter collection
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid created by Joanne Archer
Date
2019-09-19
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Library Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives

Contact:
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College Park Maryland 20742
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