Title: Bertha Rachael Palmer Papers
Dates: 1808-1960
Collection Number: 10098
Quantity: 10 feet
Abstract: Correspondence, reports, scrapbooks, family papers, and clipping files relating to administration of the Department of Public Instruction, education, the North Dakota Federation of Women's Clubs, North Dakota Women's Christian Temperance Union, and the North Dakota Sunday School Association. Collection includes papers of Palmer's maternal grandfather, Aaron M. Ludlow.
Provenance: The Bertha R. Palmer Papers were donated by Bertha Palmer to the State Historical Society of North Dakota in the summer of 1959. Gregory S. Camp prepared the inventory to the Bertha Rachael Palmer Papers in March, 1985.
Property rights: The State Historical Society of North Dakota owns the property rights to this collection.
Copyrights: Copyrights to this collection remain with the donor, publisher, author, or author's heirs. Researchers should consult the 1976 Copyright Act, Public Law 94-553, Title 17, U.S. Code or an archivist at this repository if clarification of copyright requirements is needed.
Access: This collection is open under the rules and regulations of the State Historical Society of North Dakota.
Citation: Researchers are requested to cite the collection title, collection number, and the State Historical Society of North Dakota all bibliographic references.
Transfer: The photo album from this collection was transferred to Photo Archives
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Bertha Rachael Palmer was born in 1880 in Worthington, Minnesota. Soon after her birth, her father moved the family to the Devils Lake area of Dakota Territory. Palmer and her brothers and sisters grew up beside the Lake in a house her father built. Years later, Miss Palmer would speak and write very nostalgically about her early years there, and would make return trips to Devils Lake as often as time would allow. She graduated from Devil's Lake High School in 1898 and went on to college at the Mayville Teacher's College, where she took her teaching degree in 1903. Palmer's high school and college years were spent in the pursuit of the arts: printing, acting, and singing. By the mid 1920s, with 20 years of teaching experience behind her, she sought public office in the same profession.
Prior to her election as the State Superintendent of Public Instruction in 1926, Palmer held the deputy post in the same agency under Minnie Nielson. She continued to serve as State Superintendent until 1933, when the Women's Christian Temperance Union called upon her skills as a public figure and speaker to combat alcohol abuse. Bertha Palmer stayed with the WCTU until her death in 1959. During her tenure she travelled extensively on behalf of the Temperance Union, giving "scientific" alcohol education in virtually every state in the union and many foreign countries. According to newspaper accounts, Miss Palmer's approach was unemotional yet with the firmness of convictions long held. Charming and disarming in bearing and manner, Miss Palmer was successful in presenting the Union's point of view while maintaining an air of cordiality. Her crusade must have at times appeared a hopeless venture, with repeal of the 18th Amendment and the obvious popularity of alcoholic beverages always before her. Nevertheless, Palmer and other WCTU leaders continued to press for temperance and in some cases, abolition of alcohol as a drink. The sheer amount of miles travelled on behalf of this cause is testimony in and of itself of the tenacity and conviction of Palmer and her leaders.
No doubt, the freedom to travel on behalf of the WCTU was thoroughly enjoyed by Palmer, as head of Scientific Instruction for the Union. Bertha Palmer's interest in nearly all aspects of the arts increased during her many treks across the United States and the world. In the same fashion her continued interest in North Dakota inspired her to write a quasi-travel guide to the state entitled, Beauty Spots of North Dakota.
Bertha Palmer remained active in an array of organizations right up to the time of her death. A staunch pro-American, Palmer’s involvement in groups like the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) in the 1940s and 1950s gave vent to her zealous feelings of patriotism. Palmer’s interest in genealogy is apparent in the collection of family trees which trace her roots back to the Mayflower and to the time of the Magna Carta. As a result, she belonged to both a Mayflower Society and a Magna Carta group.
Berth R. Palmer died December 15, 1959 at her home in Wheaton, Illinois at the age of 79. She is one of North Dakota's more famous women, as well as a leading advocate of social reform with regard to temperance and the role of women in American life.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The Bertha R. Palmer Papers date from 1808 to 1960. The collection is broken down into twelve series: The Aaron Ludlow Papers, 1808-1845; Family (Ludlow and Palmer) History Files, 1928-1959; Personal Interest Files (Subject), 1920-1940; Education Files, 1920-1948; WCTU Files, 1920s-1940s; Writing Files, 1920s-1940s; Yale Files, 1944-1948; Secret and Fraternal Organizations Files, 1920-1940; Personal Files, 1920-1946; Miscellaneous Files, unfinished letters, etc., 1920-1950; Scrapbooks, five (5) in all, 1920-1959; and a Photo Album, transferred to Photo Archives.
Series I, the Aaron Ludlow Papers, contain letters, diaries, financial records, journals, and line-by-line accounts of sermons in small bound volumes. The maternal grandfather of Miss Palmer, Aaron Ludlow’s papers take on a distinctly evangelical Christian hue from the beginning. Apparently converted to this type of Christianity during the Second Great Awakening, the vast majority of this small series deal with Ludlow's Christian faith and how he perceived God to be working in his life. The letters are by and large to other family members and are again, highly religious in nature. In like manner, Ludlow's diaries are mostly spiritual in make up; one group of diaries, dating between 1825 and approximately 1830, give a personalized account of young Ludlow’s conversion and subsequent changes at home and work. The non-religious materials are a variety of different items, among them are: Whig and Democratic local election "posters," promises to abstain from alcohol, Ludlow's will, a Quit-claim deed between John and Gliza Ludlow, and school roll records. The dates for these items range between 1803 and 1873.
The Family History Files make up Series II of the Bertha Palmer Papers. This series covers the years between 1920 and 1950 and explore the genealogical background of both the Palmer and Ludlow families. Also included are files dealing with DAR genealogical information, Mayflower Society material, and Magna Charta Dames material, all of which includes correspondence to and from Miss Palmer between the years 1930 and 1955. There are a variety of other files dealing with family history including Pioneer Mother material from the North Dakota Federation of Women's Clubs, an autobiography of Bertha Palmer, and assorted information on Palmer's antecedents.
The Personal Interest Files make up Series III of this collection, and is comprised of various and sundry material collected by Bertha Palmer. This includes topical essays and articles on North Dakota History, U.S. and World history, the arts, the Peace Garden, and a number of copied prints of Indian leaders. Each area or topic includes letters and personal observations (by Palmer) of each, as well as some newspaper and journal accounts of the topic in question covering the time period 1920-1940.
Series IV, the Education Files, covers the period 1920-1932 and includes National Education Association files, PTA reports, State Council of Church Education, and an essay, “Character Building”. The files include correspondence, reports, and updates for the professional educator.
Series V covering the period 1920-1949, consists primarily of correspondence with the national WCTU, anti alcohol pamphlets and “educational” material.
Series VI is a group of essays and poems on a variety of topics written by Palmer between 1918 and 1935. Subjects include John Calvin, Presbyterian missions in North Dakota, and early portions of Beauty Spots of North Dakota.
During the mid-1940s Palmer furthered her “scientific education” on alcohol abuse at Yale University. Series VII includes correspondence to and from Palmer from 1943-1948 while at Yale.
Series VIII deals with the various secret and fraternal organizations Palmer was involved with during her tenure with WCTU. The organizations include Delta Kappa, the League of American Pen Women, and PEO (perhaps meaning Protect Each Other). Files include correspondence and portions of speeches Palmer delivered between 1930-1948.
Series IX is personal correspondence to and from Palmer regarding politics, temperance, education, family and business affairs between 1935-1945. The majority of the correspondence deals with WCTU meetings, conventions, and travel. The letters provide a sense of the organization and how it perceived its mission to society.
Series X includes files on the Mayville College Class of 1903, dedication of the Walhalla Monument, Bible study and Christian martyrs, radio broadcasts concerning Palmer, and personal accomplishments. The files dated 1920-1949 contain some correspondence, short essays, printed material, and clippings from magazines.
Series XI is five scrapbooks of newspaper and magazine clippings from 1933-1959 covering WCTU, her years as Sate Superintendent of Public Instruction, graduation and wedding announcements, travel brochures, postcards, and obituaries.
Series XII is a photograph album containing images of Palmer’s family, friends, and associates from the 1880s to the late 1950s.
SERIES LIST
Series I. Aaron Ludlow Papers, 1808-1845
Series II. Family History Files, 1928-1959
Series III. Personal Interest Files, 1920s-1930s
Series IV. Education Files, 1920s-1930s
Series V. Women's Christian Temperance Union Files, 1920s-1940s
Series VI. Writings Files, 1920s-1940s
Series VII. Yale Files, 1943-1948
Series VIII. Secret and Fraternal Organizations Files, 1920s-1930s
Series IX. Personal Files, 1920-1946
Series X. Miscellaneous Files, 1920s-1950s
Series XI. Scrapbooks, 1920-1960
Series XII. Photo Album, 1869-1957
BOX / FOLDER INVENTORY
Series I. Aaron Ludlow Papers, 1808-1845
Box 1:
1 Diary, 1831
2 Correspondence, December 1835-March 1837
3 Journals, 1827-1828
4 Booklets of sermon summarizations, 1829- 1830
5 Posters: Whig and Democrat local elections, implement prices,
Anti-alcohol, 1830s
6 Indenture, 1808; Aaron Ludlow's Will, 1852; Quit-claim deed
between John Ludlow and Gliza Ludlow, 1873
7 Receipts to Aaron Ludlow, 1827-1857
8 School roll record, Eliza Fairchild School, 1822-1826; two ledgers
1820s
9 Aaron Ludlow's memorandums, 1837-1848
10 "Spiritual Quest of Aaron Ludlow," autobiographical, 1826-1828
Series II. Family History Files
Box 2:
1 Mayflower Society Files, 1947-1959
2 Mayflower Ancestry, and other items of genealogy, 1950s
3 DAR genealogy materials, 1930s-1950s
4 Fairbault family chart, 1950s
5 Miscellaneous genealogical material and searches, 1920s-1930s
6 Pioneer Mother material, 1950s
7 Ludlow Family genealogy, 1950s
8 Ludlow Family genealogy, 1950s
9 Ludlow Family genealogy, 1940s-1950s
10 Magna Charta Dames correspondence, 1950s
11 Miscellaneous family history, 1950s
12 Thomas Minor, portions of two wills and diary, 1950s (copy of 17th century document)
13 Bertha Palmer Biography File, 1940s-1950s, Institute of American Genealogy
14 Miscellaneous family history correspondence, 1940s-1950s
15 Miscellaneous family history correspondence, 1940s-1950
Series III. Personal Interests Files
16 Peace Garden materials, 1930s-1940s
17 Capitol building materials, 1930s
18 North Dakota History, 1920s-1930s
19 Newspaper accounts Anniversary of the Battle of Little Big Horn
20 North Dakota History, misc., 1920s-1930s
21 Indian portraits, prints, n.d.
Box 3:
1 Devil’s Lake material, 1920s-1930s
2 Bismarck material, 1920s-1930s
3 Bismarck material, 1920s-1930s
Series IV. Personal Interest Files; History, the Arts
Box 4:
1 Women, 1920s and 1930s
2 Lincoln lore, 1930s and 1950s
3 Roosevelt material, 1930s and 1950s
4 Rural heritage, 1930s -1950s
5 "Historical Christmas," 1920s-1950s
6 "Portraits of beautiful Women," 1930s
7 Ship prints, n.d.
8 Poetry, 1920s
9 Music in history, n.d.
10 Articles on literature, 1930s
11 Articles on literature, 1930s
12 Articles on literature, 1930s
13 Famous authors, 1930s
14 Miscellaneous authors, famous, 1930s
15 Miscellaneous famous North Dakotans, 1930s
16 Musicians, miscellaneous, 1930s
17 Music, 1920s-1930s
18 North Dakota artists, 1920s-1930s
19 National artists, 1920s~1930s
20 "Old West" artists, 1920s-1930s
21 "Old West" artists, 1920s-1930s
22 Sculpture, 1930s
23 U.S. historical prints, 1930s
24 "Picture appreciation" for children, 1930s
25 Etchings, 1930s
26 "Modern" arts, 1930s
27 Industrial, silver, textile, block art, 1930s
28 Monuments and memorials, 1930s Architecture, 1930s
29 Architecture, churches, 1930s
30 Women artists, 1930s
31 Artists of other lands, 1930s
32 Indians in art, 1920s-1930s
33 Articles pertaining to art, 1930s
Box 5:
1 "Old Pictures and Things," 1930s
2 Photographs (prints from newspapers), 1920s-1930s
3 Photography, 1930s
4 Dress, 1930s
5 Interior Decorating, 1930s
6 Interior Decorating, 1930s
7 Ceramics, 1920s-1930s
8 Miscellaneous, 1920s-1930s
Series IV. Educational Files
9 NDEA Education materials, 1920s-1930s
Course of Study for the Rural Schools of North Dakota, issued by the Department of Public Instruction, Bertha Palmer Superintendent, 1929
10 NDEA Education material, 1920s-1930s
11 PTA report, 1928-1929
12 State Council of Church Education, 1920s-1930s
13 Miscellaneous education material, 1920s-1930s
14 "Character Building," 1920s-1930s
Series V. Women’s Christian Temperance Union Files, 1920s-1950s
16 Temperance correspondence, 1920s-1930s
17 Miscellaneous anti-alcohol items, 1920s-1950s
18 Miscellaneous anti-alcohol items, 1920s-1950s
Series VI: Writings Files, 1920s-1950s
19 Miscellaneous magazine articles, 1930s
20 Article on John Calvin, 1929; Presbyterian Mission in North Dakota
21 Various and sundry essays and poems, 1918-1924
22 Miscellaneous articles, n.d.
Box 6:
1 Beauty Spots of North Dakota, 1927-1928
2 Beauty Spots of North Dakota, 1927-1928
3 Beauty Spots of North Dakota, 1927-1928
4 Beauty Spots of North Dakota, 1927-1928
5 Promotions for Beauty Spots of North Dakota, 1927-1928
6 Miscellaneous writings, 1930s
7 Miscellaneous writings, 1930s
8 Travel material, brochures, etc., 1930s-1940s
9Travel material, brochures, etc., 1930s-1940s
10 Travel material, brochures, etc., 1930s-1940s
Series VII: Yale Files, 1943-1948
Box 7:
1 Yale, early inquiries, 1943
2 Yale, early inquiries, 1943, statements by students
3 Yale, early inquiries, 1943, statements by students publications and clippings, 1943
4 Yale School correspondence, information, 1944
5 Yale School correspondence, information, 1945
6 Yale School correspondence, information, 1946
7 Yale School correspondence, information, 1947-1948
Series VIII: Secret Fraternal Organizations Files, 1920s-1930s
8 League of American Pen Women, 1930s and 1940s
9 League of American Pen Women, 1930s and 1940s
10 Miscellaneous Organizations; Delta Kappa, etc. 1930s- 1940s
11 P.E.O., 1930s-1940s
12 Publications by some organizations, 1920s-1940s
13 Publications by some organizations, 1920s-1940s
14 Speaking dates, etc. 1930s-1940s
15 National Forum, 1930s-1940s
Series IX. Personal Files, 1920-1946
16 Incoming correspondence, 1935-1945
17 Testimonials, 1933
18 Incoming correspondence, 1926
19 Incoming correspondence, 1926
20 Hawaii correspondence, 1928
21 Palmer appreciation, 1944
22 Alcohol correspondence, 1933
23 1932 campaign letters
24 1932 campaign letters
25 Incoming letters, 1932-1933
26 Incoming letters, 1932-1933
27 Outgoing letters, 1932-1933
28 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1930s
Series X Miscellaneous Files, 1920s-1940s
Box 8:
1 Newspaper clippings on a variety of subjects, 1920s-1930s
2 Bible study, 1930s
3 Broadcasts, 1920s-1930s
4 Evanston, 1932-1944
5 Mayville Class of 1903
6 Christian Martyrs, 1923-1928,
7 Walhalla Monument Accomplishments, 1930s
8 "Odds and Ends" -unfinished letters, miscellaneous, 1930s-1940s
9 "Odds and Ends" -unfinished letters, miscellaneous, 1930s-1940s – articles, etc. 1930s-1940s
10 "Odds and Ends" -unfinished letters, miscellaneous, 1930s-1940s – articles, etc. 1930s-1940s
11 Business papers (school), 1930s-1940s
Series XI. Scrapbooks, 1920-1960
Scrapbook Inventory
Book 1 Page Description
1 Peace Garden and graduation commencement announcement, 1932
2 Clippings concerning temperance, Palmer's leaving North Dakota, 1932
3 Hall of Fame clippings, 1930
4 Education clippings and American Flag, 1932
5 Eighth grade graduation, Bensen, ND, 1832
6 Graduation exercises, ND Federation of Women's Club, 1932
7 Dedication of new school, 1931
8 Clippings on courtroom painting, hot lunches, women's club, 1931
9 Anti-alcohol, speaking engagements, 1931
10 Campfire worship, 1931
11 Graduation exercises, 1931
12 Miscellaneous clippings on education, 1931
13 School dedication (Williston), student performance, 1931
14 Education conventions, etc., 1930
15 Eighth grade graduation, temperance material, 1930
16 Commencement materials, 1930
17 Commencement materials, 1930
18 Commencement materials, 1930
19 Commencement materials, education conventions, 1930
20 Temperance and Public Instruction clippings, letters, 1930
21 Commencement exercises, Sully Hill Chapter, 1939
22 School commencements, contests, 1939
23 Education conference, 1929
24 Christianity and education, 1929
25 Capitol fire, 1929 (fire in 1930)
26 Orator contest (student), 1929
27 Ten Commandments in school debate, 1929
28 Joseph Carhart tribute, 1928
29 Bismarck women in state circles, 1928
30 “What’s in a Name," article, 1928
31 Commencement, 1928 (Mayville)
32 NDEA meeting in Boston, 1928
33 Ten Commandments, 1928
34 Commencement exercises, 1927
35 Commencement exercises, 1927
36 Sunday School convention, 1927
37 Ten Commandments, 1927
38 Favor Ten Commandment laws, 1927
39 Teacher meeting speeches, 1927
40 North Dakota Missionaries, 1927
41 North Dakota Missionaries, 1927
42 North Dakota Missionaries, 1927
43 State Sunday School convention, 1927
44 Ten Commandments, Beauty Spots, 1927
45 Election of B. Palmer to State Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1926
46 Election of B. Palmer to State Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1926
47 Election of B. Palmer to State Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1926
48 Organizational conventions, 1926
49 Candidacy for Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1926
50 “Better Homes" clippings, 1926
51 Candidacy for Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1926
52 Candidacy for Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1926
53 Candidacy for Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1926
54 Map of North Dakota, 1926
55 Pottery and Devils Lake clippings, 1925
56 Fort Totten buildings, 1925
57 Reformation Center, 1925
58 Young Naturalist (Russell Reid), 1925
59 Turtle Mountain area as vacation spot, 1925
60 Missouri River article, 1925
61 Mandan hill article, 1925
62 Fort Ransom article, 1925
63 Red River Valley article, 1925
64 Walhalla, North Dakota article, 1925
65 Sentinel Butte article, 1925
66 Hawk's nest, 1925
67 Conventions, etc. 1925
68 Need for religious education, 1925
69 World responsibility of U.S., 1924
70 France and memories of WWI, 1924
71 France and memories of WWI, 1924
72 Old world Master painters, 1924
73 North Italy article, 1924
74 Germany and Switzerland articles, 1924
75 Holland article, 1924
76 London article, 1924
77 London article, 1924
78 Glasgow article, 1924
79 Scotland article, 1924
80 Liverpool article, 1924
81 Montreal article, 1924
82 Ships, Sunday School material, 1924
83 North Dakota pictorial map of North Dakota, 1924
84 Travel brochure, 1924
85 Travel State of North Dakota material, 1924
86 "Art series includes Fargo," 1924
87 Monuments of North Dakota, 1924
88 Monuments of North Dakota, 1924
89 Monuments of North Dakota, 1924
90 Monuments of North Dakota, 1924
91 Art in North Dakota, 1923-1924
92 Monuments and Art, 1923
93 Art in North Dakota, 1923
94 Art in North Dakota, 1923
95 Art and agriculture, 1923
96 Women's club flyers, 1922
97 Art and Teachers, 1922
98 Ohio University bulletins, 1921
99 Value of a beautiful schoolroom, 1920
100 Lafayette Palmer obituary, 1917
101 Play credits, 1911
102 Artwork by grade schoolers, 1907
Scrapbook Inventory
Book 2 Page Description
1 Alcohol education, Nov 1933, Dec 1937
2 Temperance material, 1937
3 Temperance material, 1937
4 Temperance material, 1937
5 Temperance material, 1937
6 Temperance material, 1937
7 Temperance material, 1937
8 Bible conferences, 1937
9 National defense, 1937
10 Anti-alcohol education, 1937
11 WCTU convention, 1937
12 WCTU in Washington, 1937
13 WCTU in Washington, 1937
14 WCTU in Washington, 1937
15 Alcohol education, 1937
16 WCTU education, 1937
17 WCTU education, 1937
18 Educational conventions, 1937
19 Temperance education, 1937
20 WCTU broadcasts, 1937
21 Miscellaneous pamphlets, 1937
22 Seminar on alcohol education, 1937
23 Seminar on alcohol education, 1937
24 Seminar on alcohol education, 1937
25 WCTU film, 1936
26 WCTU film, 1936
27 Pamphlets, 1936
28 National Federation of Women's Clubs, 1936
29 WCTU, Sunday School convention, 1936
30 Milk and alcohol, 1936
31 Ministerial school, 1936
32 WCTU speeches, 1936
33 WCTU convention, 1936
34 National Forum of Alcohol Education, 1936
35 WCTU program, 1936
36 Community rally, WCTU convention, 1936
37 WCTU meetings, miscellaneous, 1936
38 Lectures about alcohol effects, 1936
39 State conventions (Iowa), Christian education leaders, 1936
40 Church addresses concerning alcohol, 1936
41 Church addresses concerning alcohol, 1936
42 Church addresses concerning alcohol, 1936
43 Photos of WCTU seminars, 1936
44 St. Louis paper (gift) articles on temperance, 1936
45 Church presentations, 1936, St. Louis
46 Church presentations, 1936, St. Louis
47 WCTU Training Institute, Evanston, 1936
48 WCTU Training Institute, Evanston, 1936
49 WCTU Training Institute, Evanston, 1936
50 WCTU Training Institute, Broadcast, 1935
51 Minnesota newspapers, 1935
52 Minnesota newspapers, 1935
53 Letters to the editor, programs Missouri State teachers, 1935
54 Session program, 1935
55 Lincoln-Sagadahor County Teacher's Association, 1936
56 Teacher Association meetings, 1935
57 Teacher Association meetings, 1935
58 Alcohol and its effects, et. al., 1935
59 Miscellaneous WCTU material -"buffalo graveyard," 1935
60 Camp brochure, alcohol education, 1935
61 WCTU alcohol education, 1935
62 Northern Pacific ad, WCTU information, 1935
63 WCTU meetings, education, 1935
64 Poster of Epworth League Institute, 1935
65 WCTU anti-alcohol article, 1935 (Evanston, Illinois)
66 Kansas Council news bulletin, 1935
67 Kansas Council of Christian Education, 1935
68 Springfield, Missouri WCTU alcohol education demonstration, 1935
69 Poster for alcohol education (whereabouts unknown), 1935
70 WCTU meetings, 1935
71 Lectures, WCTU , various places, 1935
72 Atlantic City WCTU meetings, 1935
73 Seattle meetings, 1935
74 Portland meeting, 1935
75 Portland meeting, 1935
76 Portland meeting, 1935
77 San Francisco meeting, 1935
78 Pasadena meeting, 1934
79 Cleveland meetings, 1934
80 Lattonia, KY, 1934
81 Cape Girardeau, MO, 1934
82 Des Moines Register, 1934
83 "Liquor and Children," 1934
84 WCTU world meeting, Stockholm, 1934
85 Foreign travel brochure, 1934
86 WCTU world meeting, Stockholm, 1934
87 "Bible and the Use of the Word Wine," 1934
88 WCTU display, 1934
89 Evanston, Illinois meeting, 1934
90 Texas-Oklahoma meetings, 1934
91 Los Angeles meeting, 1934
92 Utah meetings, 1934
93 Cook County meeting, 1934
94 WCTU Training School, 1934
95 Evanston meeting, 1933
96 Cleveland meeting, Columbus, South Carolina meeting, 1933
97 WCTU Institute, 1933
98 Newark, New Jersey, 1933
99 Conventions WCTU, 1933
100 Rochester, New York, 1933
101 WCTU Branch for Youth, 1933
102 Censorship, etc., 1933
103 Boston meetings, 1933
104 Boston meetings, 1933
105 Bismarck visit, 1933
Scrapbook Inventory
Book 3 Page Description
1 Wheaton, Illinois, Chapter of DAR, 1949
2 Wheaton, Illinois, Chapter of DAR, 1949
3 Wheaton, Illinois, Chapter of DAR, 1948 -Mayflower descendants
4 WCTU miscellaneous material, 1948
5 Miscellaneous Wheaton, Illinois, paper clippings, 1948
6 Wheaton, Illinois, DAR clippings, 1948
7 Mayflower descendants, 1947
8 Wheaton, Illinois, DAR, WCTU clippings, 1947
9 Student lines in barn, 1947
10 DAR, WCTU clippings, 1947
11 WCTU, anti-alcohol clippings, 1946
12 Wheaton, Illinois, clippings on WCTU, 1945
13 Wheaton, Illinois, clippings on WCTU, 1945
14 Cleveland Ohio, clippings, 1945
15 Wheaton, Illinois, clippings, 1944-1945
16 Wheaton, Illinois, clippings, 1944
17 Wheaton, Illinois, clippings, 1944
18 Chicago paper Church Women paper, 1944
19 Summer, South Carolina WCTU meeting, 1943
20 Bluefield, West VA meeting, 1943
21 Chautauqua meeting, 1943
22 Chautauqua meeting, 1943
23 Chautauqua meeting, 1943
24 Wheaton, Illinois meeting, 1943
25 Miscellaneous WCTU, 1942-1943
26 Youth Camp meetings (WCTU), 1942-1943
27 WCTU miscellaneous information, 1942
28 Alcoholics Anonymous, hobby show, 1942
29 Summer school for elementary teachers, 1942
30 Camp meetings, 1942
31 Anti-alcohol articles, 1942
32 "A Health Toast -With Poison," 1942
33 WCTU anti-alcohol education, 1941
34 Summer retreat and alcohol education, 1941
35 Miscellaneous temperance talks, 1941
36 LaGrange, GA talk, Evanston, IL, 1941
37 Winona Lake, Indiana Meeting, 1941
38 "AHealth Toast-With Poison," 1941
39 "A Health Toast-With Poison," 1941
40 New WCTU Library, 1941
41 "A Health Toast-With Poison," 1941
42 World and National WCTU officers, 1941
43 1941 Chautauqua summer school session, 1940-1941
44 “A Gay Deceiver," 1940-1941
45 Baptist training union convention, 1940
46 Georgia and Illinois State Temperance Unions, 1940
47 WCTU conventions, 1940
48 Canadian white ribbon tieings, 1940
49 "A Gay Receiver," 1940
50 WCTU Alcohol shows in various cities, 1940
51 WCTU Alcohol shows in various cities, 1940
52 WCTU Alcohol shows in various cities, 1940
53 WCTU Alcohol shows in various cities, 1940
54 WCTU Alcohol shows in various cities, 1940
55 WCTU Anti-Alcohol shows in various cities, 1940
56 WCTU Anti-Alcohol shows in various cities, 1940
57 Religious work at Chautauqua, 1940
58 Winona Lake, Indiana, 1940
59 Florida Parent-Teacher anti-alcohol writings, 1940
60 Wartime convention, 140 (British Columbia)
61 Convention songs, schedule, 1940
62 Education meetings, etc. 1940
63 Education meetings, etc. 1940
64 "Church, Club, and Home" article, 1940
65 "The Woman’s Page," 1940
66 Anti-liquor articles, 1940
67 Winnipeg meetings of WCTU, 1940
68 Winnipeg meetings of WCTU, 1940
69 Winnipeg meetings of WCTU, 1940
70 Winnipeg meetings of WCTU, 1940
71 St. Louis meetings, 1940
72 St. Louis meetings, 1940
73 Chautauqua summer sessions, 1940
74 Des Moines, Evanston, articles, 1940
75 Miscellaneous, Florida Education Association, 1939
76 Florida meetings, 1939
77 Johnstown Tribune articles, 1939
78 Florida, Pennsylvania meetings, 1939
79 Francis F. Willard Centenary convention, 1939
80 Francis F. Willard Centenary convention, 1939
81 Chautauqua seminar, 1939
82 Winona Bible Conference, 1939
83 Winona Bible Conference, 1939
84 Camp Byron material, 1939
85 White River Youth Camp, 1939
86 Winona Bible Conference, 1939
87 History article on WCTU, 1939
88 Ohio school administrators, 1939
89 Chautauquan summer sessions, 1939
90 WCTU handbook, 1938
91 Hawaii meetings, 1938
92 Roanoke, VA meeting, 1938
93 Various WCTU meetings, 1938
94 Annual conventions National WCTU, 1938
95 Annual conventions National WCTU, 1938
96 Annual conventions National WCTU, 1938
97 Georgia WCTU convention, 1938
98 Hawaii trip, 1938
99 Hawaii trip, 1938
100 Hawaii trip, 1938
101 Hawaii trip, 1938
102 Hawaii trip, 1938
103 Hawaii trip, 1938
104 Hawaii trip, 1938
105 Oakland meeting, 1938
106 Hawaii meeting, 938
107 Hawaii meeting, 1938
108 Honolulu, 1938
109 Honolulu, 1938
110 San Francisco, 1938
111 Various WCTU meetings in various cities, 1938
112 Hawaii trip/meetings, 1938
113 Various WCTU meetings in various cities, 1938
114 WCTU Photos in San Francisco paper, 1938
115 WCTU in San Antonio, 1938
116 Alcohol Education, San Francisco, 1938
117 Chautauquan, New York, summer session, 1938
118 Various cities WCTU meetings, 1938
119 Various cities WCTU meetings, 1938
120 Various cities WCTU meetings, 1938
121 Spotlight Article, 1938
122 Various cities WCTU meetings, 1938
123 Winona Vacation and Seminar, 1938
124 Various cities WCTU meetings, 1938
125 Various cities WCTU meetings, 1938
126 Various cities WCTU meetings, 1938
127 Various cities WCTU meetings, 1938
128 Britannica Society, 1938
129 School Of Administrators, Atlantic City, 1938
130 Various cities WCTU meetings, 1938
131 Various cities WCTU meetings, 1938
132 Various cities WCTU meetings, 1938
133 Various cities WCTU meetings, 1938
134 Various cities WCTU meetings, 1938
Scrapbook Inventory
Book 4 Page Description
1 Late obituary for Bertha Palmer, 1960
2 Obituaries for Bertha Palmer, 1959-1960
3 Obituaries and “honorary days" for Palmer, 1959-1960
4 DAR Flag promotion, Flag Day, etc., 1959
5 DAR, DAC meetings, 1958
6 Flag Day, Washington's Birthday, Trees, 1959
7 Every holiday Flag Day -1957
8 Patriotic speeches, WCTU speeches, 1957
9 Constitution week, Palmer in "retirement," 1957
10 Magna Charta meetings, "Retirement" article, historical exhibits, 1957
11 Roadmap of Palmer trip to North Dakota, 1956
12 Articles on Palmer's return trip, anti-UN flyer, 1956
13 Articles on Palmer's return trip, anti-UN flyer, 1956, DAR birthday, 1956
14 "The American Way of Life," letters to the editor by Palmer, 1956
15 More patriotic material, letters to the editor by Palmer, 1956
16 Blue ballot explained, 1954
17 DAR garden picnic and play, 1954
18 DAC garden clubs, 1954
19 Life magazine article, flag pledge poem, 1954
20 Carl Freedlund and Palmer speeches, DAR meetings, 1954
21 Anti-UN material, Society of New England Women, 1954
22 Tree, garden, and flag clippings, 1953
23 DAR honors Revolutionary war grave sites, gardening, 1953
24 Palmer auto accident, actresses in play, gardening, 1953
25 Community clubs articles, 1952
26 Palmer "interviews" trees, Adam Park article, 1952
27 Talk of trees, DAR events. Senator Broyles' speech, 1951
28 Guest editorial by Palmer, speeches before DAR meetings, 1950
29 History talks with patriotic themes: honors for Palmer, 1949-1950
30 Visitors, play of marionette club, DAR convention, 1950
31 DAR President, garden clubs, 1949
32 Alcohol, marijuana material, 1949
33 Anti-tobacco, alcohol, narcotics
34 1942 Anti-alcohol flyers, 1942
35 Anti-alcohol flyers and pamphlets, 1941
36 Alcohol education pamphlet, 1941
37 Alcohol education pamphlet, 1941
38 Alcohol education pamphlet, 1941
39 Alcohol education pamphlet, 1941
40 Handbooks for the WCTU, 1936-1944
41 Alcohol education pamphlet, 1941
42 Alcohol education pamphlets, 1938
43 Alcohol education pamphlets, 1938
44 Alcohol education pamphlets, 1938
45 Alcohol education pamphlets, 1938
46 Alcohol education pamphlets, 1938
47 Alcohol education pamphlets, 1938
48 Alcohol education pamphlets, 1938
49 "Alcohol Alphabet," n.d.
50 Biblical materials with regard to alcohol, 1937
51 Projects in alcohol education, n.d.
52 Projects in alcohol education, 1941
53 Projects in alcohol education, n.d.
54 NWCTU Scientific Temperance Instruction material, n.d.
55 NWCTU Scientific Instruction material, n.d.
56 Annotated Reference lists for alcohol education, 1936-1940
57 "The Alcohol Problem," n.d.
58 "What Alcohol Is, and What It Does," radio show, n.d.
59 Advanced supplementary reading list, 1937-1939
60 Alcohol education charts, 1934
61 Temperance Day, How I Taught Alcohol Education, 1931-1935
62 "Seeing is Believing," alcohol education, 1934
63 "Bible and the Use of the Word 'Wing'," 1935
64 Teaching pamphlets, alcohol education, 1933
Scrapbook Inventory
Book 5 Page Description
1 "Dynamics of 1945 WCTU Project...," 1944-1945
2 Scientific Temperance; Narcotic instruction, 1944
3 Alcohol Education w/Miss D. Little, 1944-1945
4 Narcotics Education for Adults, 1944-1945
5 Convention Highlights, 1944
6 "New Ways of Telling Old Facts," (Alcohol Education), 1944-1945
7 "Think or Drink -Which?" by Bertha Palmer, n.d.
8 Christ, the Apostles, and Wine, 1944
9 "A Modern Approach to the Problem of Alcohol," 1944
10 The Union Signal articles on Narcotic Education, 1944
11 Organization Clinic article, 1944
12 Plans, Policies, wartime work of WCTU, 1943-1944
13 News and reviews, WCTU Day at Chautauqua, 1943
14 Cooking with Alcohol, WCTU Day at Chautauqua, 1943
15 "About Smoking...," by Bertha Palmer, 1943
16 Practical Solution for the Alcohol Problems, 1943
17 WCTU at Chautauqua, 1942
18 Birmingham Convention, 1942
19 "The Alcohol Problem -Yesterday and Today," 19432
20 "The Progress of Alcohol Education," 1942
21 "Widening the Scope of Alcohol Education," 1942
22 "Solving the Larger Liquor Problem - Through Church and Public Education," 1942
23 "How One State Has Met the Need for Narcotic Education," 1942
24 "Convention Highlights," National officers elected, 1941-1942
25 "Youth's Temperance Council," Alcohol Education at Wheaton College, 1941-1942
26 WCTU day at Chautauqua: speeches, program, etc. 1941-1942
27 High points on convention, 1941-1942
28 "Give Me a Child until He is Seven...," 1941
29 "Narcotics: The Wet or the Weed,": Francis Willard Library, 1941
30 National WCTU convention program, Aug., 1940
31 "Alcohol the Tripper-Upper," 1940
32 Summer courses in alcohol education, "What Dr. Hodge Leaman from Four Cocker Spaniels, 1940"
33 "High Points of the National Convention," 1940
34 "Alcohol in the Human Machine," 1939
35 "Nation-wide Program--Fulfillment of Prophecy," 1939
36 "Alcohol Education Training, How to Reduce Alcoholics,'" 1939
37 "Alcohol Education Gets into the Popular Swing," 1938
38 Radio message over Here during March, 1938
39 Temperance teaching. Alcohol education a century ago, 1938
40 "Alcohol education: What it is and How to Promote It," 1937
41 “Alcohol Seminar Arouses Much Interest," 1936
42 "Who is Responsible?" "Why Drink Dulls the Driver," 1936
43 "An Adventure in Christian Faith," 1935
44 Ad for Atlantic City WCTU meeting, 1935
45 "School of Alcohol Education," 1935
46 "Alcohol Education for Credit," 1935
47 Keep Abreast of the Truth," 1935
48 Stockholm world WCTU meeting, 1934
49 Summary of department activities, 1934
50 Alcohol education and how to teach it, 1934
51 Union Signal cover, June 23, 1934
52 Articles on scientific education, 1933
53 Week-long seminar by Bertha Palmer (alcohol education), 1933
54 Birmingham (Ala.) articles on WCTU, 1933
55 More Birmingham (Ala.) newspaper clippings, 1943
56 Fairfield (Ala.) newspaper clipping, 1943
57 Arizona Sunbeam (Phoenix), articles, 1936
58 Arizona Sunbeam (Phoenix), articles, 1936
59 Arkansas White Ribboner: articles 1938
60 Arkansas White Ribboner, articles 1938
61 Arkansas White Ribboner, articles 1934
62 Arkansas White Ribboner, articles 1936
63 Arkansas White Ribboner, articles 1940-1943
64 Arkansas White Ribboner, articles 1943
65 Arkansas White Ribboner, articles 1944
66 White Ribbon Ensign, articles, Angwin, California. 1936-1937
67 White Ribbon Ensign, articles, Angwin, California. 1936-1937
68 White Ribbon Ensign, articles, Angwin, California. 1940-1941
69 White Ribbon Ensign, articles, Angwin, California. 1942
70 White Ribbon Ensign, articles, Angwin, California. 1941
71 White Ribbon Ensign, articles, Angwin, California. 1942-1944
72 Southern California White Ribbon, (Covina), 1935-1936
73 Southern California White Ribbon, (Covina), 1936
74 Southern California White Ribbon, (Covina), 1937
75 Southern California White Ribbon, (Covina), 1938-1941
76 Southern California White Ribbon, (Covina), 1941
77 Southern California White Ribbon, (Covina), 1941-1943
78 Southern California White Ribbon, (Covina), 1943
79 Southern California White Ribbon, (Covina), 1943
80 Southern California White Ribbon, (Covina), 1942
81 Southern California White Ribbon, (Covina), 1944
82 WCTU Bulletin, 1938-1940
83 WCTU Bulletin, 1943
84 WCTU Messenger (Denver,CO), 1936-1942
85 WCTU Messenger (Denver,CO), 1942-1944
86 White Ribbon Banner, (Putnam, CT), 1935-1937
87 White Ribbon Banner, (Putnam, CT), 1937-1938
88 White Ribbon Banner, (Putnam, CT), WCTU 3rd Annual convention, 1938
89 White Ribbon Banner, (Putnam, CT), 1940-1941
90 Florida Good News (Jacksonville), 1935-1939
91 Florida Good News (Jacksonville), 1940-1941
92 Florida Good News (Jacksonville), 1940-1941
93 Florida Good News (Jacksonville), 1941-1942
94 Florida Good News (Jacksonville), 1942
95 Florida Good News (Jacksonville), 1943-1944
96 Florida Good News (Jacksonville), 1942-1945
97 Florida Good News (Jacksonville), 1945
98 Georgia Bulletin (Macon), 1935-1936
99 Georgia Bulletin (Macon), 1937-1939
100 Georgia Bulletin (Macon), 1940-1945
101 Georgia Bulletin (Macon), 1944
102 Idaho White Ribboner 1938
103 Illinois Watch Tower, (Evanston), 1938
104 Illinois Watch Tower, (Evanston), 1938-1941
105 Illinois Watch Tower, (Evanston), 1934
106 The Message (Shelbyville, IN), 1934-1938
107 The Message (Shelbyville, IN), 1937-1940
108 The Message (Shelbyville, IN), 1940-1942
109 The Message (Shelbyville, IN), 1940-1942
110 The Message (Shelbyville, IN), 1942-1944
111 The Message (Shelbyville, IN), 1943
112 WCTU Champion, (Earlham, IA), 1935-1939
113 WCTU Champion, (Earlham, IA), 1939-1942
114 WCTU Champion, (Earlham, IA), 1938-1942
115 WCTU Champion, (Earlham, IA), 1943
116 Our Messenger, (Winfield, KS), 1935-1938
117 Our Messenger, (Winfield, KS), 1937-1940
118 Our Messenger, (Winfield, KS), 1937-1942
119 Our Messenger, (Winfield, KS), 1934, 1943-1945
120 Kentucky White Ribbon, (Owensboro), 1936-1937
121 Kentucky White Ribbon, (Owensboro), 1938-1939
122 Kentucky White Ribbon, (Owensboro), 1941-1944
123 Star in the East, 1935-1936
124 Star in the East, 1935-1938
125 Star in the East, 1936-1940
126 Star in the East, 1934-1943
127 Star in the East, 1934
128 White Ribbon Herald, (MD), 1943-1944
129 White Ribbon Herald, (MD), 1935-1942
130 White Ribbon Herald, (MD), 1938-1942
131 White Ribbon Herald, (MD), 1934-1944
132 White Ribbon Herald, (MD), 1934
133 Our Messenger, Boston, 1935-1938
134 Our Messenger, Boston, 1934, 1940-1944
135 The Michigan Union, (Coopersville), 1934-1939
136 The Michigan Union, (Coopersville), 1938-1940
137 The Michigan Union, (Coopersville), 1940-1943
138 The Michigan Union, (Coopersville), Michigan WCTU Annual
Convention, 1940
139 The Michigan Union, (Coopersville), 1942-1944
140 The Michigan Union, (Coopersville), 1944
141 Minnesota White Ribbon, (Minneapolis), 1934-1936
142 Minnesota White Ribbon, (Minneapolis), 1936-1943
143 Minnesota White Ribbon, (Minneapolis), 1939-1943
144 Minnesota White Ribbon, (Minneapolis), 1934-1935
145 Minnesota White Ribbon, (Minneapolis), 1934-1935
146 Mississippi White Ribbon (Jackson), 1934-1937
147 Mississippi White Ribbon (Jackson), 1934
148 Missouri Counselor (Mexico), 1935-1936
149 Missouri Counselor (Mexico), 1934-1938
150 Missouri Counselor (Mexico), 1934-1942
151 Missouri Counselor (Mexico), 1934-1935
152 Missouri Counselor (Mexico), 1934-1935
153 The Woman's Voice (Bozeman, MT), 1934-1937
154 The Woman's Voice State convention at Glasgow, MT 1934
155 The Union Worker (Lincoln, NE), 1935-1942
156 The Union Worker (Lincoln, NE), 1942
157 The Union Worker (Lincoln, NE), 1934
158 Granite State Outlook (Claremont, NH), 1935-1937
159 Granite State Outlook (Claremont, NH), 1933-1937
160 Granite State Outlook (Claremont, NH), 1934-J935
161 White Ribbon News (NJ), 1935-1941
162 White Ribbon News (NJ), 1936-1938
163 White Ribbon News (NJ), 1938
164 White Ribbon News (NJ), 1938
165 White Ribbon News (NJ). 1934-1939
166 White Ribbon News (NJ), 1940
167 White Ribbon News (NJ), 1941
168 White Ribbon News (NJ), 1935-1941
169 White Ribbon News (NJ), 1934-1935
170 White Ribbon News (NJ), 1935
171 White Ribbon News (NJ), 1944
172 Temperance Work (NY), 1935-1941
173 Temperance Work (NY), 1939-1941
174 Temperance Work (NY), 1935, 1940-1943
175 North Carolina White Ribbon (Greensboro), 1935-1941
176 North Carolina White Ribbon (Greensboro), 1937-1938
177 North Carolina White Ribbon (Greensboro), 1940
178 North Carolina White Ribbon (Greensboro), 1943
179 White Ribbon Bulletin (Casselton, ND), 1934-1936
180 White Ribbon Bulletin (Casselton, ND), 1936-1938
181 White Ribbon Bulletin (Casselton, ND), 1940
182 White Ribbon Bulletin (Casselton, ND), 1941
183 White-Ribbon Bulletin (Casselton, ND), 1935, 1944
184 White Ribbon Bulletin (Casselton, ND), 1944
185 White Ribbon Bulletin (Casselton, ND), 1934
186 White Ribbon Bulletin (Casselton, ND), 1934-1935
187 The Ohio Messenger, 1935-1937
188 The Ohio Messenger, 1937-1940
189 The Ohio Messenger, 1942-1943
190 The Ohio Messenger, 1935-1943
191 The Ohio Messenger, 1934; 1943
192 The Ohio Messenger, 1934
193 The Ohio Messenger, 1944
194 Oklahoma Messenger, 1936-1938
195 Oklahoma Messenger, 1936-1938
196 White Ribbon Review, (OR), 1935-1940
197 White Ribbon Review, (OR), 1935; 1944
198 White Ribbon Review, (OR), 1941
199 White Ribbon Review, (OR), 1944
200 Pennsylvania Bulletin (Harrisburg), 1935-1937
201 Pennsylvania Bulletin (Harrisburg), 1938-1940
202 Pennsylvania Bulletin (Harrisburg), 1940-1942
203 Pennsylvania Bulletin (Harrisburg), 1941-1942
204 Pennsylvania Bulletin (Harrisburg), 1935, 1944
205 Pennsylvania Bulletin (Harrisburg), 1941, 1944
206 Pennsylvania Bulletin (Harrisburg), 1943
207 Pennsylvania Bulletin (Harrisburg), 1943
208 Pennsylvania Bulletin (Harrisburg), 1945
209 The Outlook (Providence, RI), 1935-1938; 1940
210 The Outlook (Providence, RI), 1936-1938
211 The Outlook (Providence, RI), 1937-1939
212 The Outlook (Providence, RI), 1943-1944
213 The Outlook (Providence, RI), 1943
214 The Outlook (Providence, RI), 1944
215 Palmetto White Ribbon (Edgefield, SC), 1937-1943
216 Palmetto White Ribbon (Edgefield, SC), 1942
217 Palmetto White Ribbon (Edgefield, SC), 1942
218 White Ribbon Journal (Ipswich, SD), 1937-1942
219 White Ribbon Journal (Ipswich, SD), 1938-1943
220 White Ribbon Journal (Ipswich, SD), 1940, 1944
221 White Ribbon Journal WCTU SD annual state convention, 1942
222 The Open Door, (Winchester, TN), 1935-1937
223 The Open Door, (Winchester, TN), 1937-1941
224 The Open Door, (Winchester, TN), 1935-1943
225 Texas White Ribbon (Austin), 1935-1944
226 Texas White Ribbon (Austin), 1934-1937
227 Texas White Ribbon (Austin), 1935
228 Vermont Home Guards (Essex Junction), 1938-1943
229 Vermont Home Guards (Essex Junction), 1934, 1942
230 Vermont Home Guards (Essex Junction), 1934
231 Virginia Call (Lincoln, VA), 1935-1936
232 Virginia Call (Lincoln, VA), 1938-1940
233 Virginia Call (Lincoln, VA), 1942
234 Virginia Call (Lincoln, VA), 1944
235 White Ribboner (Spokane, WA), 1936-1937
236 White Ribboner (Spokane, WA), 1938
237 White Ribboner (Spokane, WA), 1934-1935
238 White Ribboner (Spokane, WA), 1934-1935
239 White Ribboner (Spokane, WA), 1942
240 White Ribbon (Clarksburg, WV), 1935-1941
241 White Ribbon (Clarksburg, WV), 1935-1941
242 White Ribbon (Clarksburg, WV), 1934
243 The Motor (Waupaca, WI), 1934-1936; 1940
244 The Motor (Waupaca, WI), 1936-1940
245 The Motor (Waupaca, WI), 1938-1943
246 The Motor (Waupaca, WI), 1942-1943
247 The Motor (Waupaca, WI), 1934-1943
248 The Motor (Waupaca, WI), 1944
Photo Album, 1869 -1957
Page Photo Description
1 Dayton, Ohio Theological Seminary (President of Seminary, Bertha Palmer,
another individual), 1948
Daughters of the American Revolution; Wheaton, Illinois, 1948 Mrs. R.N. Park, neighbor of Bertha Palmer, 1955 Wheaton, Illinois Women's Club, 1955
Bertha Palmer as rep. of DAR, pin medal on cavet, 1947
2 Bertha Palmer in her living room, Wheaton, Illinois, 1946
Bertha Palmer in her living room, Wheaton, Illinois, 1946 (small photo)
Living room (or den), Wheaton, Illinois, 1946
Bertha Palmer at Asbury Park (New Jersey) for world WCTU convention, 1947
Bertha Palmer at Asbury Park (New Jersey convention, 1947
Bertha Palmer's aunt, Etta Wynn Ludlow, 97 years old, 1946
Family picture, identified in book, 1946
Family picture, identified in book, n.d., place unknown
L. McDowall, Sec. of Bismarck, 1927-1937
3 Palmer's Illinois home, 1945
Bertha Palmer and Mrs. M. Alt, 1945
Bertha Palmer and Mrs. M. Alt, 1945
Photo of house (Bertha Palmer's), 1945
Map of Yale campus, 1945
Alcohol education class photo, 1945
Photo of law school facade
St. Elmo Club, New Haven, Connecticut
Bertha Palmer in New Haven, July 27, 1945
Bertha Palmer on a street in Chicago, 1945
4 Group photo, National Alumni, 1944
Bertha Palmer home in Wheaton, Illinois
Eleven photographs of unidentified individuals, 1944
5 Eight photographs (group) of seminar and "round table"
Students in alcohol education, Chautauqua, New York, 1941-1943
6 18 photographs of Francis Willard's birthplace inside and outside, 1939
One photograph of Bertha Palmer, 1943
7 Eight seminar photographs, presumably at Chautauqua, 1941-1944
8 Nine alcohol education seminar photographs, 1936-1940
915 Family and seminar photographs, 1942
10 Delta Kappa Gamma banquet, 1941
NEA exhibit at Atlantic City, 1941
Winona Lake, WI seminar group, 1941
Three photos of Bertha Palmer at Chautauqua, 1941
“Roundtable" photograph, 1942
11 16 photographs of Isles of the Shoals, New Hampshire, 1939-1941
12 Bertha Palmer with a recent oil portrait of her
Five photos in Regina, Canada, 1940
Small map and bumper sticker ("Chins Up! There'll always be an England.")
13 Five photos of Toronto Sky, 1940
14 Four photos of WCTU Research Library, c. 1940
Four photos of WCTU Research Library, c. 1937-1940
15 Toronto WCTU group photo, 1939 (plus ephemera)
16 Two photos (plus ephemera), one of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania convention, the
other at Winona Lake, IN, 1939
17 Francis Willard home, Vermont, three photos, 1937
Seven group photos individuals other than Bertha Palmer are unidentified.
18 Seven photos, two of them group, of the 1938 Hawaii trip
19 Two photos, Hawaii trip, 1938
20 Two photos, presumably from Chautauqua, New York
21 One group shot, one of Bertha Palmer with an 1880s alcohol distiller, 1937
22 Ten photos, one portrait of Bertha Palmer, 1936-1937
23 WCTU booth in Hall of Social Science (2 shots) one of Hall itself, one of unknown person, 1934
24 World WCTU convention; group shots, couples, seven in all, 1934
25 Two European trip photos. Two shots of a bust of Lincoln in Norway, 1934
26 Two European trip photos; one photo of Anton Lang, Oberanmergan
potter who plays Christ in Passion Play, 1934
27 Lake Geneva photos (Wisconsin), three group, eight in all, 1934- 1936
28 11 Atlantic City, New Jersey WCTU convention photos, 1935
29 Three photos, presumably in Evanston, Illinois, 1935
30 Nine photos, one group (in Iowa), 1934
31 Postcards, 1933
32 Two photos, Byerly family, 1933
33 Three photos of Mrs. Mary H. Hunt, 1933
34 Postcards, Boston, New York, 1932-1933
35 Six North Dakota photos, 1932-1933
36 Six photos of 1930 ceremonial “laying of the cornerstone” for the new
capitol building
37 Ten photos of various North Dakota scenes, 1932 (five Indian photos)
38 Six photos of North Dakota Killdeer Mountain scenes, Board of
Education, Patterson Hotel, 1929-1931
39 Five photos of capitol fire, four of individuals, 1929-1932
40 Eleven photos, ten outdoor (North Dakota) scenes, one group photo, 1929
41 Six photos, three group, three outdoor (North Dakota) scenes, 1929
42 Five photos, three of Bertha Palmer, one group, one building, all in North Dakota, 1925-1928
43 Postcards, maps, of European trip, 1924
44 18 outdoor scenes, North Dakota, 1903-1933
45 Seven photos, three of State School Superintendent convention in Fort Yates, four of outdoor scenes, 1922
46 Eight North Dakota scenes in Badlands, n.d.
47 11 photos, six outdoor North Dakota shots, 1921
48 Seven photos of Bertha Palmer, 1912-1923
49 Six photos of North Dakota: two of Capitol, one of Sakakawea statue, one outdoor storm scene, two of Indian students, 1921
50 Eight Badlands scenes, 1917-1927, one Wells County (Hawk's nest)
51 15 photos, outdoor and group photos, mostly at Lake Geneva, WI, 1917-1921
52 Nine photos, most of people in cars, some outdoor scenes, 1914-1917
53 Palmer family and house, six in all, 1907-1910
54 Portraits of Bertha Palmer (five in all), photo of boys fishing in Turtle River, Larimore (N.D.), 1903-1911
55 Seven photos, three portraits of Bertha Palmer, 1 group shot, three outdoor scenes 1904
56 12 photos: one portrait of Bertha Palmer, 11 of Devils Lake, North Dakota scenes and Sioux Indians
57 Four photos: High School graduation (1898), Bertha Palmer portrait, two of play 1898-1901
58 Eight photos: two high school, two of play, one Minnie H, two outdoors, 1895-1901
59 Nine photos: two of original Palmer house (1889), one of Palmer children on
shore of Devils Lake, six outdoor scenes, 1889
60 Eight photos: Palmer family in 1889 before an Indian burial mound, Red River carts, six other outdoor shots, 1888-1889
61 Nine photos, mostly of older relatives of Bertha Palmer, as well as her home in Worthington, (Minn.) 1869-1870
"Loose" photos:
WCTU photo -Chicago national convention (66th annual), 1940
Two water-colored Badland photos, n.d.
Two Fiske photos (calendars), 1924 and 1928
Two Walhalla Martyrs monument photos, 1927
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