Archive Record
Metadata
Title |
Daughters of the American Revolution Collection |
Collection Name |
Daughters of the American Revolution Collection |
Date |
1868-1976 |
Description |
This collection is comprised of the records of the Daughters of the American Revolution. It contains materials that may have been gathered from various sources. The collection is approximately 1.75 linear feet in size. Materials can be found in two forms: paper-based and photographic. The collection is made up of 3 series: 1. Staten Island Chapter Records; 2. Other Chapters/National Society Records; and 3. Steinrock Personal Papers. (Keywords: New York) (This is a collection-level overview description of an archival or manuscript collection. See series and/or item records of the same collection for additional information.) |
Biography and History |
Daughters of the American Revolution is a national organization whose members must meet certain criteria with regard to their ancestry. Three chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution were present on Staten Island in the 1930s: the Richmond County Chapter; the Abraham Cole Chapter; and the Staten Island Chapter. Sallie Steinrock, Regent of the Staten Island Chapter at the time, is the principal author of the records held in the collection. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |
Physical Extent |
1.75 linear feet, held in 3 document boxes and 1 half-sized box |
Catalog Number |
MS051.000 |
Object Name |
Records |
Archival Description Level |
Fonds |
Subjects |
Clubs Organizations Patriotic societies Women |
Earliest Date |
1868 |
Latest Date |
1976 |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Steinrock, Sallie (Kern) |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, September 2016. |
Child Records |
Series 1: Staten Island Chapter Records Series 2: Other Chapters/National Society Records Series 3: Steinrock Personal Papers |