Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred Citation

Steuben Society of America, Carl Schurz Unit 993, Springfield, Massachusetts Scrapbooks, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 00/00/2008.

Historical Note

The Steuben Society of America was founded in May of 1919, in the aftermath of the First World War, by patriotic Americans of German descent. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Steuben Society of America, Carl Schurz Unit 993, Springfield, Massachusetts">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Steuben Society of America, Carl Schurz Unit 993, Springfield, Massachusetts</a>.

Scope and Contents

Two scrapbooks of the Steuben Society of America, Carl Schurz Unit 993, Springfield, Massachusetts chapter. The scrapbooks include minutes, newspaper clippings, invitations, programs, membership lists and procedures.  Meetings often include comments about World War II and the response of their unit and the National Society.

Index Terms

Corporate Name:

• Steuben Society of America

Genre/Form of Material:

• Minutes
• Scrapbooks

Geographic Name:

• Springfield (Mass.)--History--20th century.

Topical Term:

• German Americans.
• Women--Organizations--United States--1880-1950
• World War, 1939-1945.

Additional Information