National Society of the Colonial Dames of America creator mixed material monographic eng 200 8 1 3 Chiefly essays on the lives of colonial and pioneer women written by members of state organizations and submitted to the society's National Historical Activities Committee. Subjects of the essays are women of local prominence or ancestors of the authors. Sources for the essays include family collections of correspondence, family Bibles, oral histories, local history sources including newspapers and local archives, and published historical works. Open to research. A national organization, founded in 1891, composed of women who are descended from an ancestor who came to reside in an American colony before 1750 and whose services were rendered during the Colonial Period. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008002 Indexes available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room. National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. National Historical Activities Committee. Women United States History Women colonists United States Women pioneers United States United States History, Local mm 82058578 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms008002 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms008002.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008002 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008002.3 Open to research. DLC 820107 20260227111715.0 mm 82058578