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Charlotte Griffin Weld Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0082

Description of Contents

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and realia from Charlotte Griffin Weld’s local volunteer roles.

Dates

  • Creation: 1940 - 1948

Creator

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.

Related Materials in Hennepin County Library Special Collections

M/A 0138 Collection on the Tourist Club and Biography Files: Wells, Cyrus W. and Martha Howard.

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

Contact:
Minneapolis Central Library
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Minneapolis MN 55401 U.S.A.
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