Daughters of the American Revolution Rincon del Diablo Chapter Collection

Title: Daughters of the American Revolution Rincon del Diablo Chapter Collection

Dates: 1954-1981, 2000-2016

Collection Number: MS 93-009

Creator/Collector: Daughters of the American Revolution Daughters of the American Revolution Rincon Del Diablo Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Rancho San Bernardino Chapter

Extent: 20 linear feet

Repository: Escondido Public Library, Pioneer Room

Abstract: The collection of the Rincon del Diablo Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution documents the activities and services performed by this organization from its inception in 1954 through 1981.

Language of Material: English

This collection is open for research.

Daughters of the American Revolution - Rincon del Diablo Chapter Collection, Pioneer Room, Escondido Public Library.

[Identification of item]. Daughters of the American Revolution Rincon del Diablo Chapter Collection. Collection Number: MS 93-009. Escondido Public Library, Pioneer Room

The records of the Rincon del Diablo Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution were maintained by the various historians and secretaries of the organization from the years 1954 – 1981. They were brought to the Pioneer Room in August of 1993 by Eileen Menees. A deed of gift was signed by Mrs. Fred W. Borggreve, Regent, on August 4, 1993 placing the records in the Pioneer Room. The chapter continues to bring in scrapbooks, yearbooks and genealogical records which are added to the existing collection.

The Rincon del Diablo Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution was organized on October 24, 1954, and its charter was issued January 5, 1956. The organizing members were Mrs. H. V. Arndt, Mrs. C. Victor Brannon, Mrs. Hookes, L. Campbell, Mrs. George A. McDonald, Mrs. J. Colvin Proctor, Mrs. James Richardson, Mrs. Thomas P. Chambers, Mrs. Eva Barnhart, Mrs. James A. Bacon, Mrs. James Carnigie, Mrs. James V. Howe, Mrs. William J. Kirk, Mrs. Robert C. Person, Mrs. Harold J. Pranten, Mrs. Bert Wade, Mrs. Winston Williams, Mrs. William O. Rogers, Miss Mary Jane Richardson, Mrs. Roy Keating, Mrs. Henry F. Bigenhagen, Mrs. Elva Malone, Mrs. Marion Edgecomb, Mrs. Archie Rumbaugh, Mrs. Edna Evans and Mrs. Harold J. Harper, with Mrs. Wesley G. Barringer as organizing regent. Regular monthly meetings were held and dues were $5 per year. By the end of 1954, the chapter consisted of 26 members. The local chapter is active in programs including national and civil defense, conservation, American history and good citizenship. As membership dwindled in both the Rancho San Bernardo and Rincon del Diablo chapters in the late 1990’s, the two chapters merged, retaining the Rincon del Diablo name. The chapter has grown from a very few members in 1998 to just over 100 in 2014. Since the merger, additional material has been added to the collection. Old scrapbooks from the Rancho San Bernardo Chapter, yearly press release notebooks and annual scrapbooks of the activities and services in which the Rincon del Diablo Chapter participated and copies of genealogical records that have been submitted by members to be added to the California State DAR and the national DAR Library collections are now included.

The collection of the Rincon del Diablo Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution documents the activities and services performed by this organization from its inception in 1954 through 1981. The scrapbooks consist of newspaper articles and photographs detailing the events and people involved; from the local chapter, as well as from chapters across the nation. The collection contains scrapbooks and miscellaneous records. There are four oversize boxes of scrapbooks dated from 1954 – 1981. The miscellaneous records consist of 3 books of minutes dated from 1954 through 1981, a DAR Handbook, two Manual of Procedures books, a guest book dated from October 1971 through January 1972, and a handwritten first draft of a talk on George Washington, prepared by Helen Heckler and dated July 20, 1982.