 The Archives of Sons of Temperance, Chester Division, no. 32 : A GuideCollection Number: MS-2-424Collection Level DescriptionTitle:
Sons of Temperance, Chester Division, no. 32 fonds Dates:
1848-1893 Extent:
10 cm of textual records Administrative HistoryThe Sons of Temperance was a male temperance organization that became popular in the US and parts of Canada in the 1840s.
Membership was restricted to men nominated by existing members. The Chester, Nova Scotia Division was instituted September
12th, 1848.
Custodial HistoryMaterials were donated to the archives on March 17, 1982. Previous ownership is unknown. Return to the Table of ContentsScope and ContentFonds consists of materials related to the administration of the Sons of Temperance, Chester Division, no. 32, Chester, Nova
Scotia from 1848-1893, including minute books, financial information, correspondence, and registers of members and visitors.
Return to the Table of Contents ArrangementFiles are arranged chronologically. Return to the Table of ContentsRelated MaterialThe fonds of other Nova Scotian divisions are held by the Dalhousie Archives:
Sons of Temperance, Noel Division No. 221 (MS-2-537);
Sons of Temperance, Lorne Division (MS-2-450);
Sons of Temperance, Rock Division, Maitland (MS-2-451);
Sons of Temperance, Columbia Division No. 24, Weymouth (MS-2-14);
Sons of Temperance, Division No. 792, Wallace Bridge (MS-2-395);
and, Sons of Temperance, Victoria Lodge No. 13, Bass River (MS-2-475).
Return to the Table of ContentsAccess RestrictionsAll records are open. Return to the Table of ContentsPreferred Citation[Identification of item], Sons of Temperance, Chester Division, no. 32 fonds, MS-2-424, Box [box number], Folder [folder
number], Dalhousie University Archives and Special Collections, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Return to the Table of ContentsFile Level Descriptions Dates:
1848-1893 Folder -
1.3
Register
1848-1873
Includes Register of Members (1848-1860) and Register of Lady Visitors (1862-1873).
Folder -
1.1
Minutes
1867-1869
Folder - 1.5
Papers related to the Division
1867-1888
Includes an Appeal from the Agency Committee to the Subordinate Divisions of the Sons of Temperance of Nova Scotia (1867),
two hand-written notes proposing new members (1869, 1886), and one page of the Constitution Code of Laws and By-Laws (1888).
Folder - 1.2
Minutes
1869-1880
Folder -
1.4
Financial Scribes' Book
1893
Records account dues.
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