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Syracuse University Somerset Y Records
A description of its records at the Syracuse University Archives
Summary |
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| Creator: | Syracuse University. -- Somerset Y. |
| Title: | Syracuse University Somerset Y Records |
| Dates: | 1913-1918 |
| Size: | 2 folders |
| Abstract: | Records related to the organization and administration of Somerset Y at Syracuse University |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives |
Historical Note
Somerset Y was the official name for university and college branches of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). The Syracuse University Somerset Y was founded in 1898 and dissolved around 1920. Its stated goal was to study the problem of alcohol from a medical and economic viewpoint and came out of a push by the WCTU to make temperance fashionable among young people. Somerset Y at Syracuse University was part of the broader temperance movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Scope and Content Note
The Syracuse University Somerset Y Records comprise notebooks related to the meetings, members, and administration of Somerset Y at Syracuse University from 1913 to 1918. The collection also includes paper enclosures, usually notes and lists, found between the pages of the notebooks.
Restrictions
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There are no access restrictions for this collection.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Syracuse University Somerset Y Records
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
There is no acquisition information available for this collection.
Processing Information
Notebook enclosures were removed from notebooks. All items were placed in acid-free folders.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Halsey Van Allen
Date: 2022
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