South Philadelphia Women's Liberty Loan Committee records

Corinne Keen Freeman (b. 1869) was the chairperson of the South Philadelphia Women’s Committee, a local branch of the National Woman’s Liberty Loan Committee that was organized in 1917 under the auspices of the national War Loan Organization. During World War I, the War Loan Organization oversaw th...

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Corporate Author: South Philadelphia Women's Liberty Loan Committee (Creator)
Collection:South Philadelphia Women's Liberty Loan Committee Records
Collection Number:0217
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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245 1 |a South Philadelphia Women's Liberty Loan Committee records  |f 1917-1919 
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520 |a Corinne Keen Freeman (b. 1869) was the chairperson of the South Philadelphia Women’s Committee, a local branch of the National Woman’s Liberty Loan Committee that was organized in 1917 under the auspices of the national War Loan Organization. During World War I, the War Loan Organization oversaw the sales and publicity of Liberty Loans, which enabled the United States government to finance various aspects of the war by borrowing money on interest from the American people. The South Philadelphia Women’s Committee was composed of several smaller committees that targeted specific groups within the community for loan subscriptions. The committee’s headquarters was located at 329 South Broad Street. During the period of 1917 to 1919 there were four Liberty Loan drives and a final Victory Loan drive. The materials in this collection consist of Corinne Keen Freeman’s correspondence, the administrative papers of the South Philadelphia Women’s Liberty Loan Committee, printed materials, ephemera, and photographs from the fourth Liberty Loan drive in 1918 and the final Victory Loan drive in 1919. The correspondence in the collection provides a descriptive account of the activities of the Women’s Committee, while ward and committee reports offer a quantitative record of their loan sales within the South Philadelphia community. Ephemera and several photographs of Corinne Keen Freeman and the members of the South Philadelphia Women’s Liberty Loan Committee are also included in the collection. 
541 1 |a Gift of Mrs. Duncan Graham Foster.; 1933 acquired 
555 |a Finding Aid Available Online:  
650 7 |a African American Women--Patriotic activity--World War I.  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Immigrants--Philadelphia--Patriotic activity  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Liberty Loan campaigns--World War I--campaigns  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Women's Committee of the South Philadelphia Liberty Loan Committee  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Women's history--Patriotic activity--World War I.  |2 Local sources 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b South Philadelphia Women's Liberty Loan Committee Records  |l 0217 
856 4 2 |y Link to finding aid  |u http://hsp.org/sites/default/files/legacy_files/migrated/findingaid0217southphilawomen.pdf