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Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire, Centennial Chapter, St. Thomas, fonds
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire Centennial Chapter fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1981-2013
- Accession Number
- 2014-24
- Storage Location
- M1 S3 Sh5 B3 F7-9
- M1 S3 Sh5 B4 F1-16
- M1 S3 Sh5 B5 F1-11
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire Centennial Chapter fonds
- Creator
- Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire, Centennial Chapter
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Accession Number
- 2014-24
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M1 S3 Sh5 B3 F7-9
- M1 S3 Sh5 B4 F1-16
- M1 S3 Sh5 B5 F1-11
- GMD
- textual records
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1981-2013
- Physical Description
- 18.5 cm of textual records.
- 27 photographs: col. ; 8 x 10 cm
- 81 photographs : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- 1 photograph: B&W. ; 12.5 x 18 cm
- History / Biographical
- The Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (IODE), Centennial Chapter, St. Thomas, Ontario, was established February 19, 1981 and was bestowed the name St. Thomas Centennial Chapter in honour of the city’s 100th anniversary. When the chapter was first established it had fourteen members. The Chapter was disbanded by December 31, 2013.
"The Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire was founded in 1900 in Fredericton, NB, by Margaret Polson Murray of Montréal, who envisioned an organization of women devoted to encouraging imperialism. Beginning with an educational mandate promoting Britain and British institutions through the schools, it became actively involved in both world wars in supporting Canada's efforts on behalf of Britain and the allies. In 1979 the name IODE was officially adopted. IODE chapters are made up of women from many walks of life with a common interest in volunteering their time to improve the quality of life for children, youth and those in need, through educational, social service and citizenship programs. Other areas of interest included immigration, child welfare, community health and social services. In recent years the IODE has concentrated more on community affairs, supporting Canadian educational, cultural and social developments. Although its membership has declined it remains an active women's organization, with 8000 members in 400 branches in 1999."
- Custodial History
- The Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (IODE), Centennial Chapter, St. Thomas, records were donated on September 3, 2014 by Georgia Sifton. An accrual was brought in July and August 2015 Another accrual was brought in by September 14, 2017.
- Scope and Content
- This fonds contains records pertaining to The Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (IODE), Centennial Chapter, St. Thomas, Ontario. Records include membership records, meeting minutes and reports, programs and services, and photographs.
Records are organized into the following series:
1) Meeting Minutes and Reports, 1982-1993
2) Membership, 1981-2012
3) Newsletters, 1998-2013
4) Programs and Services, 1995, 2000-2010
5) Photographs, 1981 – 2006
6) Scrapbook, 1981-1995
- Name Access
- Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire, Centennial Chapter
- Subject Access
- Social Services
- Women
- Community Service
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