mnsss133 Associated Charities of Brattleboro Records, 1915 - 1974 Finding Aid Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College

Northampton, MA

2003

Finding aid encoded using Perl scripts and edited in XMetal 2.0. Encoded by Brook Hopkins. 2003-07-01 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 mnsss133 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Sophia Smith CollectionSmith College Associated Charities of Brattleboro Records, 1915 - 1974 Finding Aid MS 334 1991 Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Associated Charities of Brattleboro Associated Charities of Brattleboro Records1915 - 1974 MS 334 1 box (.25 linear ft.) Sophia Smith Collection

Smith College Northampton, MA

Charitable organization. The Associated Charities, chartered by the state of Vermont in 1915, was formed by a group of women in the late 1800s and envisioned as a ''rainy day fund'' for less fortunate people. The records consist of two volumes: a Minute Book and an Account Book. English. Historical Note

The Associated Charities, chartered by the state of Vermont in 1915, was formed by a group of women in the late 1800s and envisioned as a "rainy day fund" for less fortunate people. Anne Mason became president in 1951, inheriting the position from her grandmother, Annie M. Brown, president for 35 years. Brown and a neighbor, Jane Tyler, made the first delivery of food baskets with a horse and buggy. The early membership included Augusta Wells, Vinnie Freeman, Jane Foster, Jane Tyler, Annie Brown, and Minnie Rawson. Florence H. Wells served as the group's voluntary ombudsman for the majority of her life. The older membership having died, Mason allocated the remaining funds to eight separate local agencies and the organization dissolved.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The records of the Associated Charities of Brattleboro consist of 2 volumes: a Minute Book, 1915-1958, and an Account Book, 1953-1974 (closed).

Pages from minute book of The Associated Charities of Brattleboro, Vermont, 1915

Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

The account book is closed until January 2041.

The Sophia Smith Collection owns copyright to the Associated Charities of Brattleboro Records. Permission must be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use."

Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

Associated Charities of Brattleboro Records, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

History of the Collection

The records were donated to the Sophia Smith Collection in February 1991.

Search Terms Associated Charities of Brattleboro--History--Sources Charities--Vermont--History--Sources Women--United States--Charities--History--Sources 1 1 Minute book, 1915-1958 2 Account book, 1953-1974