TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Historical Note
Scope and Content Note
Organization of Collection
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Texas
Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Connecticut
General Society of Mayflower Descendants
Addition of February 2007 (Accession 2007-020)
Addition of August 2007 (Accession 2007-105)
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A Guide to the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Texas Records, 1931-2003
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Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Texas |
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Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Texas Records |
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Dates: | 1931-2003 |
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Creator Abstract: |
The Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Texas, a state chapter of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, was founded in San Antonio, Texas on December 24, 1931. The goals of the Society are to join together people who share a common ancestry and to educate the public about the role of the Pilgrims and the Mayflower Compact in the early history and development of the United States. The Texas chapter began when fourteen members convened the first meeting in San Antonio in December 1931. In addition to holding meetings and events and producing publications for members, the Mayflower Descendants have found ways to reach out to the community at large, notably through a Scholarship Fund for high school seniors graduating in Texas. |
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Content Abstract: |
The collection spans the years 1931 through 2003 and documents the activities of the state chapter and the duties performed by the Society's officers. Records include correspondence, legal documents, articles of incorporation, constitution and bylaws, membership ledgers and index cards, photographs, newsletters published by the Connecticut Society and some material connected with the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. There is also a wooden chest used by the Texas Society to display its charter, the names of the charter members and other historical items. |
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Identification: |
MS 62 |
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Extent: |
9.6 linear feet (30 boxes) |
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Language: |
Materials are in English. |
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Repository: |
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections |
The Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Texas, a state chapter of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, was founded in San Antonio, Texas on December 24, 1931. Membership in the Society is open to any individual who can document his or her descent from one of the twenty-nine passengers on the Mayflower who are known to have produced heirs. The goals of the Society are to join together people who share a common ancestry and to educate the public about the role of the Pilgrims and the Mayflower Compact in the early history and development of the United States.
The Texas chapter began when fourteen members convened the first meeting in San Antonio in December 1931. In 1945-1946 the first "Colonies", or local chapters of the state organization, were formed in Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, Abilene and San Antonio. As the population of Texas has continued to grow over the intervening decades, so has the number of Colonies; in 2006, new Colonies were founded in Central Texas and Tyler. The Colonies and the state Society have governing bodies of officers who perform specific duties within the organization, such as the Governor, Treasurer, Historian and Recording and Corresponding Secretaries. In addition to holding meetings and events and producing publications for members, the Mayflower Descendants have found ways to reach out to the community at large, notably through a Scholarship Fund for high school seniors graduating in Texas.
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The collection spans the years 1931 through 2003 and documents the activities of the state chapter and the duties performed by the Society's officers. Records from several of the Colonies are also present in the collection, with a particularly large number of items pertaining to the Houston and San Antonio Colonies. Specific officers of the state Society, such as the Governor, Historian, Newsletter Editor, Corresponding and Recording Secretaries and Treasurer, are represented in the collection through correspondence and other documents pertaining to their duties. Minutes, programs and reports from the statewide meetings convened annually by the Governor are filed with that office's papers. The Governor's files also include news clippings about the Texas Society and programs from memorial services and other events. The Historian's records encompass scrapbooks, yearbooks, monthly reports, a genealogical index, a pamphlet, History of the Society of Mayflower Descendants (1981) and Vol. II of the book Mayflower Descendants in the State of Texas (1971). Newsletters from the 1960s, the 1980s and the years 1993-2000 inclusive can be found among the Newsletter Editor's files.
The collection also includes the Texas Society's Corresponding Secretary's membership activity reports and the Recording Secretary's meeting minutes. The Treasurer's files include several ledger books from the 1980s and 1990s in addition to actual and projected budget reports, balance sheets from the Society's investment accounts, expense reports from other officers and tax preparation records. An investment survey prepared by then-state Treasurer Bart Henson and distributed to all of the state Societies in 1996 is also among the Treasurer's papers.
In addition to records generated by the state Society's officers, the collection contains legal documents, including articles of incorporation, constitution and bylaws, and membership ledgers and index cards. A small collection of photographs includes portraits of Society officers. The Amarillo, Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio Colonies have contributed correspondence, meeting minutes and scrapbooks. Correspondence regarding the Scholarship programs in Houston and San Antonio can be found in the collection, along with some of the winning essays from years past.
The collection also contains two newsletters published by the Connecticut Society and some material connected with the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. Correspondence from the General Society, minutes from its Board of Assistants meeting in 1987 and other documents produced by the national organization are filed together. There are also fifty-six issues of the General Society's journal, Mayflower Quarterly, dating from the years 1968-1990. A selection of articles, poems, prayers, songs and even comic strips relating to the Pilgrims and the Mayflowercompletes the collection, contributing some historical background and a touch of whimsy.
The collection also includes a wooden chest used by the Texas Society to display its charter, the names of the charter members and other historical items.
The additions contain much of the same material as the other series.
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Organization of Collection |
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Series 1. Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Texas |
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Series 2. Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Connecticut |
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Series 3. General Society of Mayflower Descendants |
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Series 4. Addition of February 2007 (Accession 2007-020) |
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Series 5. Addition of August 2007 (Accession 2007-105) |
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Access Restrictions
This collection is housed at UTSA's Main Campus and must be accessed via the John Peace Library Special Collections reading room. To request access, please use the Collections Request Form.
Photographs of the Display Chest in this collection are available in Box 3, Folder 4, which is located with the collection at UTSA's Main Campus. The original Display Chest is housed at UTSA's Hemisfair Campus and must be accessed via the Institute of Texan Cultures Special Collections reading room.
Use Restrictions
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
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Organizations |
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Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Texas. |
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General Society of Mayflower Descendants. |
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Subjects |
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Genealogy--Texas. |
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Genealogy--Indexes. |
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Genealogy--Societies, etc. |
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Locations |
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Texas--Genealogy--Societies, etc.--Directories. |
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Genres/Formats |
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Correspondence. |
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Legal documents. |
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Photographs. |
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Scrapbooks. |
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Newsletters. |
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Local Subjects |
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Clubs and Organizations |
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Texas History |
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[Identification of item], Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Texas Records, MS 62, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
Materials in the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Texas Records, 1931-2003 were donated by Mary Eck in July 1997, April 1998, September 1999, May 2006, February 2007, and August 2007 (Acc. 1997-018, 1998-011, 1999-029, 2006-021, 2007-020, 2007-105).
Processed by Ancelyn Krivak, Archives Intern, August 2006.
Additions encoded by Tatina Wulzer, Collections Assistant, April 2009.
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Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Texas |
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Texas State Society |
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Governor |
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Annual Meetings |
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1933-1974 |
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2 |
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1975-1980 |
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3 |
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1981-1989 |
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4 |
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1990-1992 |
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5 |
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1992-1997 |
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1 |
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1998-2001 |
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Annual Reports |
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2 |
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1935-1955 |
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3 |
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1956-1961 |
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4 |
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1962-1966 |
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5 |
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1967-1971 |
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6 |
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1972-1977 |
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1978-1982 |
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2 |
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1983-1997 |
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3 |
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Correspondence and News Clippings, 1952-2000 |
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Display Chest, 1977 |
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Invitations and Programs, 1987-1988 and undated |
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Historian |
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6 |
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Correspondence, 1977, 1991-1999, and undated |
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Genealogical Index of Names and Vital Statistics, undated |
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History of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Texas, 1981 and undated |
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10 |
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Inventory of Transfer of Historian Property, 1983 |
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11 |
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Invoices and Order Forms, 1992-2001 and undated |
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12 |
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Lineage Book, 2001 and undated |
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4 |
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Mayflower Descendants in the State of Texas, Vol. II, 1971 |
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Mayflower Descendants in the State of Texas, Vol. II, 1971 |
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Monthly Reports, 1989-1999 |
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Scrapbooks |
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OM 1 |
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1931-1959 |
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1959-1981 |
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1954-1980 |
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7 |
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1961-1994 |
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Yearbooks |
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5 |
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1938, 1958-1970 |
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1971-1978 |
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2 |
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1979-1987 |
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3 |
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1989-1991 |
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1993-1995 |
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2001-2003 |
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Legal Documents |
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Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and Constitution, 1971, 1977-1979, and undated |
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2 |
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NGO/ Tax-Exempt Correspondence and Forms, 1977-1998 |
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Membership |
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10 |
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Active Members (Index Cards), undated |
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11 |
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Deceased/Dropped Members (Index Cards), undated |
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3 |
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Expired Junior Memberships A-M, 1967-1993 |
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4 |
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Expired Junior Memberships Mc-Z, 1967-1993 |
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12 |
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Inactive Junior Members (Index Cards), undated |
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13 |
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Junior Members (Index Cards), undated |
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Membership Books (Binders) |
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Deaths, undated |
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Drops, Resignations and Transfers Out A-L, undated |
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16 |
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Drops, Resignations and Transfers Out M-Z, undated |
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First and Second Page Records, undated |
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Junior Members, undated |
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19 |
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Members A-L inclusive, undated |
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20 |
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Members M-Z inclusive, undated |
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21 |
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Preliminary Applications, undated |
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Newsletter Editor |
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5 |
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Newsletters and Correspondence, 1966-1969, 1987-2000, and undated |
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Photographs |
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6 |
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Portraits, 1977 and undated |
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Unidentified, undated |
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Scholarship Chairman |
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Correspondence, 1957, 1983, 1992-2001 |
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Secretary |
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Corresponding Secretary |
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Correspondence, 1994-1998 |
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Membership Activity Reports, 1994-2001 |
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Recording Secretary |
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2 |
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Minutes, 1932-1950 |
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Treasurer |
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3 |
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Audit Reports, 1987-1998 |
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4 |
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Balance Sheets and Budget Tables, 1978-2001 |
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Correspondence |
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22 |
5 |
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Donations, 1996-1998 |
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6 |
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Exxon Grant, 1999 |
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Internal, 1993-2001 |
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Membership and Dues, 1995-1997 |
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23 |
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Membership and Dues, 1997-2001 |
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2 |
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Dues Lists and Postcard Mock-Up, 1993-2001 and undated |
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3 |
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Duties- Manuals and Flow Chart, 1988 and undated |
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4 |
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Expense Reports, 1991-2001 and undated |
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5 |
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General Society Statement of Charges, 1989-2001 |
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Investments |
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23 |
6 |
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Fidelity Investments, 1997-2002 |
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7 |
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Guaranty Bank, 2001 and undated |
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8 |
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Nationsbanc Capital Markets Inc., 1995 |
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9 |
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Nations Bank/Bank of America, 1995-2001 |
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10 |
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Vanguard Group, 1997-2001 |
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11 |
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Investment Surveys, 1996-1999 |
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24 |
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Ledgers |
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Ledgers, 1983-1986 |
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2 |
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Ledgers, 1988-1990 |
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OM 4 |
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Ledgers, 1990-1992 |
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Ledgers (2 Vols.), 1992-2000 |
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Ledger, Membership Dues, 2000-2001 |
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24 |
3 |
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Ledgers and Journal Reports, 1995-2001 |
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4 |
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Notes, 1993-2001 and undated |
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5 |
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Reports and Proposals, 1993-2001 |
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6 |
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Tax Preparation Records and Correspondence, 1995-2001 |
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Amarillo Colony |
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5 |
1 |
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Correspondence, 1997-2000 |
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2 |
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Yearbooks, 1993-1995 |
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Austin Colony |
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5 |
3 |
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Correspondence, 1999-2000 |
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Corpus Christi Colony |
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5 |
4 |
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Certificates, News Clippings and Notes, 1970-1973, 1990, 1996, and undated |
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5 |
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Correspondence, 1996-2001 and undated |
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6 |
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Programs and Yearbooks, 1962, 1977-1979, 1987-1991, 1998-2001 |
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7 |
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Scholarship Correspondence, Essays and News Clippings, 1987-2001 |
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Dallas/Fort Worth Colony |
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5 |
8 |
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Correspondence, Member Lists and Programs, 1994-2001 |
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Houston Colony |
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5 |
9 |
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Annual Reports and Member/Officers Lists, 1949-1997 |
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10 |
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Colony History, PR Kit and Project Plan, 1994, 1996, 1998 |
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11 |
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Correspondence, 1953-2001 |
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12 |
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Flyers, Invitations and Programs, 1951-1955 |
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13 |
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Guest Books, 1971-1990 |
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14 |
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Minutes, 1951-1955 |
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News Clippings, Newsletter Entries and Press Releases, 1954-1966 |
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2 |
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Notes, undated |
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3 |
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Photographs, 1996 |
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4 |
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Scholarship Essays, 1991-1992 |
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5 |
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Treasurer's Reports, 1953-1955 |
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6 |
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Yearbooks, 1991-2001 |
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San Antonio Colony |
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7 |
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Annual Reports, Member Lists and Standing Rules, 1966-1987 and undated |
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8 |
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Correspondence and News Clippings, 1962-2001 and undated |
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9 |
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History of San Antonio Colony and Yearbooks, 1946, 1980, 1995-2001, and undated |
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10 |
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Minutes, 1953-1987 |
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Minutes, 1991-1993 |
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12 |
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Scholarship Correspondence, Essays, Forms and Notes, 1992-2001 and undated |
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Treasurer's Reports, 1959-1978 |
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Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Connecticut |
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Newsletters, 1996, 1998 |
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General Society of Mayflower Descendants |
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Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and Constitutions (examples) with Related Correspondence, 1977 |
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Board of Assistants Meeting Minutes, 1987 |
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Correspondence, 1977, 1994-2001 |
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Mayflower Quarterly |
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1968-1973 |
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2 |
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1974-1976 |
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3 |
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1977-1979 |
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1980-1982 |
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1983-1986 |
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1987-1988 |
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1988-1990 |
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Pilgrim History, Humor, Postcards, Prayers and Songs, 1952-1996 and undated |
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Programs, 1972, 1984 |
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50th Anniversary meeting at Menger hotel and catered dinner at Alamo Hall,1981 |
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Certificate of Incorporation, May 15, 1978 |
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By-laws and standing rules, 1979 |
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San Antonio colony minutes, 1969-1977 |
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Society of Mayflower Descendants in the state of Texas minutes, 1932-1949 |
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Annual reports, 1935-1943 |
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Will and correspondence on Alice Lathrop fund, 1957 |
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Mayflower wood carving, undated |
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Society of Mayflower Descendants In Texas newsletter, undated |
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Scrapbook, 2001-2003 |
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