Grand Army of the Republic collection 1881-1956

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Title: Grand Army of the Republic collection 1881-1956
Date: 1881-1956
Call Number: BHS 332
Contents: 4 boxes (52 folders).
Summary: This collection contains minutes books, bylaws and ritual handbooks, programs, histories, newspaper clippings, national, departmental and local rosters and other records of the Grand Army of the Republic, and in particular the Department of Colorado and Wyoming, Nathaniel Lyon Post No. 5, Boulder, for the period from 1881 to 1956. The materials also concern auxiliaries of the G.A.R., including the Woman's Relief Corps.
History: The Boulder chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic, comprising veterans of the Civil War, was organized on 19 April 1881 as Boulder Post No. 13, Department of the Mountains. In 1882 the western departments were reorganized and this chapter was renamed the Nathaniel Lyon Post No. 5, Department of Colorado and Wyoming. Two members survived to sign their names to the final pages of the Post's history on 12 May 1940. The last surviving Union veteran in the region died ca. 1944.
Terms of Use: RIGHTS: The historic photographs and documents, with the Source BHS, belong to the Boulder Historical Society/Museum of Boulder and require attribution when used. These items are on permanent loan to the Carnegie Library for Local History. No duplicated materials may be deposited, or placed on file in any other archive, museum, library or similar repository. Questions of copyright are the responsibility of the user.
Format: Documents.
Clippings.
Donor: Willis, Maude E. 1872-1960
Subjects: Grand Army of the Republic., Nathaniel Lyon Post No. 5 (Boulder, Colo.)--Records and correspondence
Grand Army of the Republic., Nathaniel Lyon Post No. 5 (Boulder, Colo.)--Membership
Grand Army of the Republic--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.)--History
Veterans--Colorado--Boulder--History
Pioneers--Colorado--Boulder--Biography
Women--Colorado--Societies and clubs
Veterans--Colorado--Congresses
Veterans--Colorado--Directories
Veterans--Wyoming--Directories
Obituaries--Colorado--Boulder
Clubs--Colorado--Boulder
Boulder (Colo.)--Biography
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography
Acquisition Note: Donor: Maude Willis 1520 19th St., Boulder, CO. Gift Date unknown, ca. 1958
Note: This collection is on permanent loan from the Boulder Historical Society.

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: The Grand Army blue-book: Containing the rules and regulations of the Grand Army of the Republic, and official decisions and opinions thereon 1893

Call Number 332-1-1

Date 1893

Contents 1 v. (330 p.)

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: Grand Army of the Republic, Bylaws 1881-1901 (bulk 1881-1882)

Call Number 332-1-2

Date 1881-1901

Contents 1 v.

Description This small volume contains handwritten bylaws, rules and regulations of the Nathaniel P. Lyon Post No. 13 [which later became No. 5], as adopted on 24 May 1881, and the bylaws adopted on 7 February 1882 which replaced the previous year's bylaws.

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: Grand Army of the Republic membership roster [ca. 1881-1882]

Call Number 332-1-3

Date 1881-1882

Contents 1 v. (128 p.)

Description This ledger contains a handwritten list of 390 members of the Nathaniel P. Lyon Post No. 5. Pages 23-128 are blank.

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: Grand Army of the Republic minutes book 1881-1883

Call Number 332-1-4

Date 1881-1883

Contents 1 v. (148 p.)

Description This ledger contains handwritten minutes of the Nathaniel P. Lyon Post No. 5, for the period from 9 April 1881 through 18 December 1883.

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: Grand Army of the Republic minutes books 1884-1902

Call Number 332-1-(5-7)

Date 1884-1902

Contents 3 v.

Description These 3 ledgers contain handwritten minutes of the Nathaniel P. Lyon Post No. 5, for the period from 1 June 1884 through 20 December 1902. They also contain a few newspaper clippings relating to the Post's activities during that time.

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: Grand Army of the Republic Minutes books 1903-1949

Call Number 332-2-(1-6)

Date 1903-1949

Contents 6 v.

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: Rituals of the Grand Army of the Republic 1868-1889

Call Number 332-3-1

Date 1868-1889

Contents 5 items.

Description This folder contains the words for use by the senior and junior vice-commanders and by the chaplain for opening and closing meetings of the Grand Army, local chapter, ca. 1883-1889. Also in this folder is a typescript of General John A. Logan's memorial order issued 5 May 1868 concerning the observance of Memorial Day.

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: Ritual of the Grand Army of the Republic 1895 August 1

Call Number 332-3-2

Date 1895

Contents 1 v. (30 p.)

Description This little blue hardcover volume describes G.A.R. rituals for opening ceremonies, order of business and muster-in services. The book is missing pages 31 and following.

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: Services for the use of the Grand Army of the Republic 1914 January

Call Number 332-3-3

Date 1914

Contents 2 v. (each 71 p.)

Description This folder contains two copies of a brown hardcover book of G.A.R. services for Memorial Day, dedication of statues, etc., laying of cornerstones, burial of the dead, memorial services, installation of officers and inspection of members.

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: Official souvenir and programme 1905 Sept. 4-9

Call Number 332-3-4

Date 1905

Contents 1 v.

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: A souvenir of the Grand Army of the Republic, Woman's Relief Corps and the Sons of Veterans 1905 September 5-7

Call Number 332-3-5

Date 1905

Contents 1 v. (48 p.)

Description This booklet, "presented with the compliments of the Hundred and Fifty Thousand Club," contains historical and biographical articles about the G.A.R. and its leaders, a pictorial history of the Woman's Relief Corps and allied organizations, and a description "of the many beauties and opportunities of Dallas, the 'City of Splendid Realities.'"

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: Grand Army of the Republic Programs 1915-1926

Call Number 332-3-6

Date 1915-1926

Contents 4 v.

Description These 4 booklets, prepared for the 49th, 56th and 60th national meetings of the G.A.R., contain schedules and information concerning the site of the gathering.

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