Charlotte Griffin Weld Papers
Description of Contents
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and realia from Charlotte Griffin Weld’s local volunteer roles.
Dates
- Creation: 1940 - 1948
Creator
- Weld, Charlotte Griffin (Person)
Access
The collection is available for use in Special Collections at Minneapolis Central Library during the department's open hours.
Biography
Charlotte Griffin Weld (Mrs. Frederic(k) D. Weld, Mrs. F. D. Weld) was active in several Minneapolis cultural and women’s clubs. Born on November 14, 1906, Weld graduated from Wells College in 1929. Her family moved to Minneapolis from Auburn, New York, when her daughter was young. In 1940, she was elected president of the Minneapolis College Women’s Club, and in 1945 became chair of the women’s division of the Hennepin County War Finance Committee. In 1958, she became president of the Friends of the Institute of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (trustee ex officio). Weld also served as president of the Women’s Christian Association and was a founder of the Women’s Association of the Minnesota Orchestra (WAMSO). Weld died on January 10, 1999, leaving one daughter.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Donor Information
Eleanor (Elie) Weld Reid donated materials from her mother, Charlotte Weld, as accession 1998.51.
Subject
- WAMSO--Minnesota Orchestra Volunteer Association (Organization)
- Tourist Club (Minneapolis, Minn.) (Organization)
- Hennepin County War Finance Committee. Women's Division (Organization)
- Women's Christian Association (Minneapolis, Minn.) (Organization)
- Title
- Charlotte Griffin Weld Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Hennepin County Library Special Collections Repository
Minneapolis Central Library
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis MN 55401 U.S.A.
612-543-8200
specialcoll@hclib.org
