Seabrook, Therese Walling (papers), 1877-1936, bulk Bulk, 1888-1908

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Summary

Title:
Therese Walling Seabrook papers
Dates:
1877-1936, bulk Bulk, 1888-1908
Abstract:
A small archive of letters, ephemera, speeches, newspaper articles and personal documents from Therese Walling Seabrook. Seabrook was very active in the women's suffrage movement in the late 19th and early 20th century as well as the temperance movement, being a member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Keyport, New Jersey.
Containers:
Box: 1
Extent:
0.25 Linear feet (8 folders)
Language:
and The materials in this collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

[identify item], Therese Walling Seabrook papers (2012.101.r), Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives, Chapman University, CA.

Background

Scope and content:

A small archive of letters, ephemera, speeches, newspaper articles and personal documents from Therese Walling Seabrook. Seabrook was very active in the women's suffrage movement in the late 19th and early 20th century as well as the temperance movement, being a member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Keyport, New Jersey.

A highlight of the collection is a letter from Susan B. Anthony (February 22, 1888) to Seabrook thanking her for a monetary donation and comments on her visit to Washington D.C., note by Florence Howe Hall, co-signed by Emma Blackwell and a letter by Clara Bewick Colby.

Women Suffrage Related:

Correspondence:

8 letters, personal, women's suffrage

5 speeches, women's suffrage

Writing:

1 article, Stout family history

Ephemera:

1 postcard to Senator Henry E. Ackerson, Keyport, New Jersey

1 transcript, published, Hearing before the Committee on Woman Suffrage, U.S. Senate, April 2, 1888

1 program, Semiannual Convention of the New Jersey Woman Suffrage Association, July, 1904

1 advertisement, Woman Suffrage Mass Meeting, Carnegie Hall, December 4, 1908

3 membership cards, National Woman-Suffrage Association, 1887-1889

1 pamphlet, National American Women's Suffrage Association meeting, January 31, 1895

Temperance Related:

Correspondence:

3 letters, personal, temperance

Ephemera:

1 card, delegate, National Women's Christian Temperance Union Convention, October 22-25, 1884

1 program, W.C.T.U. of New Jersey, portrait bust dedication, October 25, 1931

1 program, 50th Spring Institute and Golden Anniversary W.C.T.U. of New Jersey, May 14, 1936

1 handout, "Appeal to the teachers of the people of New Jersey"

Personal Records:

1 receipt, Keyport Temperance Alliance, May 7, 1877

1 bill of sale, building sale to W.C.T.U from Seabrook, December 27, 1879

Biographical / historical:

Therese Walling Seabrook (1821-1899), a resident of Keyport, New Jersey, was an active member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of New Jersey during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and a champion of woman suffrage. She was also active with the U.S. Sanitary Service during the American Civil War.

"In the early days, Mrs. Therese W. Seabrook stood almost alone in the W.C.T.U. in her advocacy of woman suffrage and it required ten years of effort to secure a franchise department of which she was the first supervisor." - History of Woman Suffrage, 1902, v. 4, p. 827

Acquisition information:
This collection of papers was purchased from William Hutchison, rare book dealer on 10/6/2012.
Arrangement:

This collection is organized in series:

Series 1, Women's suffrage

Subseries 1, Correspondence, women's suffrage

Subseries 2, Writing, women's suffrage

Subseries 3, Ephemera, women's suffrage

Subseries 4, Print material, women's suffrage

Series 2, Women's Christian Temperance Union

Subseries 1, Correspondence, temperance

Subseries 2, Public speaking, temperance

Subseries 3, Ephemera, temperance

Subseries 4, Records, business

Physical location:
Leatherby Libraries
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Rand Boyd
Date Prepared:
10/10/2012
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-11-19T13:51-0800

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.

Preferred citation:

[identify item], Therese Walling Seabrook papers (2012.101.r), Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives, Chapman University, CA.

Location of this collection:
One University Drive
Orange, CA 92866, US
Contact:
(714) 532-7719
speccoll@chapman.edu
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