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Minutes of the Busy Bee Society, an organization of the young people of the Second Universalist Church, Chicago : manuscript

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Open book Minutes of the Busy Bee Society, an organization of the young people of the Second Universalist Church, Chicago : manuscript

Title Minutes of the Busy Bee Society, an organization of the young people of the Second Universalist Church, Chicago : manuscript

Creator Second Universalist Church (Chicago, Ill.). Busy Bee Society

Date 1870-1891

Place Illinois--Chicago

Language English

Subjects Second Universalist Church (Chicago, Ill.), Church fund raising, Universalist churches

Summary Minutes of the Busy Bee Society of the Second Universalist Church of Chicago, covering fundraising activities from 1868 to 1871. Covers the organization of church fairs with the Ladies Aid Society, socials and entertainment to benefit the church, and fundraisers such as the sale of handkerchiefs and neckties. Includes accounts of receipts and expenses and member list.

Biographical/Historical Note The Busy Bee Society was organized on 15 March 1868 by young members of the Second Universalist Church of Chicago to assist the Ladies Aid Society in the management of a church fair held in June 1868, and later conducted other fundraising activities on behalf of the church.

Extent 1 volume (37, [171] pages, mostly blank) ; 20 x 16 cm

Format Correspondence, Records, Registers, Sources, Manuscripts, Minutes (administrative records)

Archival Collection Title Midwest Manuscript Collection

Link to Catalog View record

Call Number Midwest MS 269

BibID 999646308805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 1951px × 2382px 26.63 MB

Filename 999646308805867_case_ms_0269_000001.tif

Unique Identifier NL12XCT3

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