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Temperance Committee Of 100 Minutes: May 27, 1902, Temperance Committee Of 100 May 1902

Temperance Committee Of 100 Minutes: May 27, 1902, Temperance Committee Of 100

Xenia Committee of 100 Records, 1901-1911 (SC-3)

These are pages 29-30 from the meeting minutes of the Temperance Committee of 100 in Xenia, OH. These minutes include different happenings in regards to the Temperance Movement in the local community.


Temperance Committee Of 100 Minutes: May 20, 1902, Temperance Committee Of 100 May 1902

Temperance Committee Of 100 Minutes: May 20, 1902, Temperance Committee Of 100

Xenia Committee of 100 Records, 1901-1911 (SC-3)

These are pages 27-28 from the meeting minutes of the Temperance Committee of 100 in Xenia, OH. These minutes include different happenings in regards to the Temperance Movement in the local community.


Temperance Committee Of 100 Minutes: January 3, 1902, Temperance Committee Of 100 Jan 1902

Temperance Committee Of 100 Minutes: January 3, 1902, Temperance Committee Of 100

Xenia Committee of 100 Records, 1901-1911 (SC-3)

These are pages 14-16 from the meeting minutes of the Temperance Committee of 100 in Xenia, OH. These minutes include different happenings in regards to the Temperance Movement in the local community.


Milton Wright Diaries: 1902, Milton Wright Jan 1902

Milton Wright Diaries: 1902, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1902 and continue until December 1902. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of the construction of the 1902 glider and in December begin construction of a 4-cylinder engine, which the researcher might find of interest. Wilbur also went to Huntington, Indiana, to defend his father in a case involving laymen's misuse of church funds. View the transcript …


Milton Wright Diaries: 1901, Milton Wright Jan 1901

Milton Wright Diaries: 1901, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1901 and continue until December 1901. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of Octave Chanute visits Dayton, and the Wright Brothers conduct air foil tests, which the researcher might find of interest. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.


Dayton Family Photograph Album, Unknown Jan 1900

Dayton Family Photograph Album, Unknown

Dayton Family Photograph Album (SC-217)

This photograph album shows images from an unknown family in Dayton, Ohio circa 1900. The photographs show the family in various parts of Dayton and several local landmarks are visible including Sacred Heart Church on West Fourth Street. Other images show regional locations that the family visited such as Brookville, Indiana.


Milton Wright Diaries: 1900, Milton Wright Jan 1900

Milton Wright Diaries: 1900, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1900 and continue until December 1900. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of Wilburn and Orville leaving to go to Kitty Hawk and conducting experiments, which the researcher might find of interest. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.


Ohio Woman Suffrage Association Delegate Ribbon Jan 1899

Ohio Woman Suffrage Association Delegate Ribbon

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

Ribbon, yellow silk with black lettering: “Delegate O.W.S.A. 13th Convention.” 5.35” x 1.75” ca. 1899.


Ohio Woman Suffrage Association Ribbons Jan 1899

Ohio Woman Suffrage Association Ribbons

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

Three ribbons safety-pinned together: Small purple silk ribbon with gold fringe below and gold and white ribbon knots above. Black ink inscription illegible. 5” x 2” Yellow silk ribbon, hand decorated, “Welcome O.W.S.A.” in blue ink. Design features roses, a sailing scene, and blue ribbon edges. 6.25” x 2.5” Yellow silk ribbon, “Delegate O.W.S.A. 13th Convention” and stars printed in dark blue or black ink. 5.5” x 1.75”.


Milton Wright Diaries: 1899, Milton Wright Jan 1899

Milton Wright Diaries: 1899, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1899 and continue until December 1899. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of Wilbur writing to the Smithsonian for information on flight, which the researcher might find of interest. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.


Founder Of W.C.T.U., Georgia Hopley Mar 1898

Founder Of W.C.T.U., Georgia Hopley

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

This news clipping is a short biographical excerpt on Martha McClellan Brown's role and status within the Temperance Movement. It does not fully explain her entire rise to fame, but discusses the highlights many of her milestone achievements. It also seeks to correct some historical inaccuracies in many accounts of her life.


Letter, 1898, January 11, Rachel Foster Avery To Mrs. Martha Mcclellan Brown, Rachel Foster Avery Jan 1898

Letter, 1898, January 11, Rachel Foster Avery To Mrs. Martha Mcclellan Brown, Rachel Foster Avery

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

A letter from Rachel Foster Avery, Acting Chairman of the Program Committee for the National American Women Suffrage Association to Martha McClellan Brown referencing a previous exchange of letters between Carrie Chapman Catt and Brown. The letter discusses a program being already full and that the program committee had an excess of programming that they turned down.


Milton Wright Diaries: 1898, Milton Wright Jan 1898

Milton Wright Diaries: 1898, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1898 and continue until December 1898. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.


Letter, 1897, November 13, Harriet Taylor Upton To Mrs. Brown [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Harriet Taylor Upton Nov 1897

Letter, 1897, November 13, Harriet Taylor Upton To Mrs. Brown [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Harriet Taylor Upton

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

A letter from Harriet Taylor Upton, the Treasurer of the National-American Woman Suffrage Association to asking Martha McClellan Brown for a count of how many women voted in Cincinnati at the previous school election and other statistics.


Letter, 1897, October 25th, Elizabeth J. Hauser To Mrs. M. Mcclellan Brown [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Elizabeth J. Hauser Oct 1897

Letter, 1897, October 25th, Elizabeth J. Hauser To Mrs. M. Mcclellan Brown [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Elizabeth J. Hauser

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

A letter from Elizabeth J. Hauser to Martha McClellan Brown asking for all local societies to collect their dues to help the Woman Suffrage Association in Ohio.


Kentucky Equal Rights Association: Tenth Annual Convention, Kentucky Equal Rights Association Oct 1897

Kentucky Equal Rights Association: Tenth Annual Convention, Kentucky Equal Rights Association

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

A program for the Kentucky Equal Rights Association Tenth Annual Convention. The convention was held in Covington, Kentucky on October 14th and 15th of 1897.


Ohio Woman Suffrage Association Annual Convention, Ohio Woman Suffrage Association Oct 1897

Ohio Woman Suffrage Association Annual Convention, Ohio Woman Suffrage Association

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

A flyer announcing the twelfth annual convention of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association held in Alliance, Ohio on October 5 through October 7, 1897.


Program: Twelfth Annual Convention Ohio Woman Suffrage Association, Ohio Woman Suffrage Association Oct 1897

Program: Twelfth Annual Convention Ohio Woman Suffrage Association, Ohio Woman Suffrage Association

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

The program of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Associations twelfth annual convention held in Alliance, Ohio on October 5-7, 1897.


Constitution And By-Laws Of The New Century Club Apr 1897

Constitution And By-Laws Of The New Century Club

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

The Constitution and By-Laws of the New Century Club of Cincinnati revised April 1897.


Letter, 1897, March 26, Dr. C. Bruce [Clara A. Bruce] To Mrs. Brown [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Clara A. Bruce Mar 1897

Letter, 1897, March 26, Dr. C. Bruce [Clara A. Bruce] To Mrs. Brown [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Clara A. Bruce

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

A handwritten letter from Clara A. Bruce to Martha McClellan Brown providing a list of officers for the 21st Ward in Cincinnati, Ohio.


Democracy As We Know It, Martha Mcclellan Brown Feb 1897

Democracy As We Know It, Martha Mcclellan Brown

Martha McClellan Brown Speeches

The text of a talk given at the Cincinnati Women’s Club on February 4, 1897. McClellan Brown discusses the state of democracy, the importance of the vote as a means of advancing humankind, and the impact of the consolidation of population centers in large cities. She argues that the full power of democracy cannot be realized until all citizens enjoy the right to vote.


Letter, 1897, January 5, Carrie Chapman Catt To Mrs. M. Mcclellan Brown [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Carrie Chapman Catt Jan 1897

Letter, 1897, January 5, Carrie Chapman Catt To Mrs. M. Mcclellan Brown [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Carrie Chapman Catt

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

A letter from Carrie Chapman Catt of the National-American Woman Suffrage Association to Martha McClellan Brown.


To Women Voters! Jan 1897

To Women Voters!

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

A flyer from 1897 urging women, who have been granted the right to vote on issues concerning schools, to register to vote in an upcoming election for members of the Board of Education. In English and German. The back of the flyer (page 2) is a list of names and addresses.


Milton Wright Diaries: 1897, Milton Wright Jan 1897

Milton Wright Diaries: 1897, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1897 and continue until December 1897. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.


Letter, 1896, December 15, Harriet Taylor Upton To Dear Friend [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Harriet Taylor Upton Dec 1896

Letter, 1896, December 15, Harriet Taylor Upton To Dear Friend [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Harriet Taylor Upton

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

A letter from Harriet Taylor Upton, the Treasurer of the National-American Woman Suffrage Association to asking for contributions to the organization's treasury.


Milton Wright Diaries: 1896, Milton Wright Jan 1896

Milton Wright Diaries: 1896, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1896 and continue until December 1896. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of Wilbur and Orville manufacturing their own bicycle and Otto Lilienthal dying. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.


An Incident With Its Sequel (1), William Kennedy Brown Jan 1896

An Incident With Its Sequel (1), William Kennedy Brown

William Kennedy Brown Papers

In 1896, William Kennedy Brown reflects on an 1869 meeting with Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Stanton wanted to convince Martha McClellan Brown, who was in New York at the time, to join her in advocating for women’s suffrage. At the time, Brown had argued that affiliation with Stanton would damage his wife’s credibility with evangelical women and her ability to advance the cause of suffrage through her efforts to organize the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. Brown goes on to outline the subsequent development of that organization and its impact on the women’s suffrage movement.


Letter, 1895, October 19, Harriet Taylor Upton To Dear Friend [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Harriet Taylor Upton Oct 1895

Letter, 1895, October 19, Harriet Taylor Upton To Dear Friend [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Harriet Taylor Upton

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

A letter from Harriet Taylor Upton, the Treasurer of the National-American Woman Suffrage Association to asking for contributions to the organization's treasury.


Letter, 1895, October 18, Carrie Chapman Catt To Mrs. M. Mcclellan Brown [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Carrie Chapman Catt Oct 1895

Letter, 1895, October 18, Carrie Chapman Catt To Mrs. M. Mcclellan Brown [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Carrie Chapman Catt

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

A letter from Carrie Chapman Catt of the National-American Woman Suffrage Association to Martha McClellan Brown.


Letter, 1895, July 29, Carrie Chapman Catt To Dear Friend [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Carrie Chapman Catt Jul 1895

Letter, 1895, July 29, Carrie Chapman Catt To Dear Friend [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Carrie Chapman Catt

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

A letter from Carrie Chapman Catt of the National-American Woman Suffrage Association to Martha McClellan Brown.