Description of Three D. A. R. Magazines

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Vol. LVII, #7, Jul 1923  ·  Vol. XLII. #3, Mar 1913, Whole No. 248  ·  Vol. LVII, #10, Oct 1923

1. D.A.R. Magazine Collection: Vol. LVII, #7, Jul 1923

FRONTISPIECE; "Signing The Declaration of Independence by Trumbull- Full-page photo from the original painting.
THE TRAVELS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE by John C. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Record of the document's early homes, their histories, and dangers it survived in its movements. Photos: Federal Hall in Wall Street, NYC - home from 1785-89; "Seven Buildings", Nineteenth and Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, D.C. - home from 1800-01; Full-page photo of The Department of State, Washington, D.C. - home from 1820-41. A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT GENERAL by Lora Haines Cook.

WASHINGTON'S IN-LAWS by Charles Moore- Family history of his in-laws, their relatives and exploits. Photos: Full-page photo of Col. Daniel Parke, Aide to the Duke of Marlborough - from a painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller; Candlesticks Once Belonging to Col. Daniel Park, 1704; Facsimile of Tidings of the Victory at Blenheim, Carried by Col. Parke to the Duchess of Marlborough and Queen Anne; Portrait of a Miniature of Queen Anne Given By her to Col. Daniel Parke.

MARINE OFFICERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION by Major Edwin N. McClellan- USMC. John Adams, Capt. John Allison, Capt John Arell, Lt. William Barney, Lt. Ebenezer Bass, Lt. Victor Bicker, Lt. Gurdon Bill, Lt. Charles Boush, Capt. Charles Brown, Capt. Garret Brown, Lt. William Bubier, Capt. John Elliott, Capt. William Downe, Lt. John Davis, Capt. John Grannis, Capt. Thomas Forest, Lt. John Fiske, Lt. George Grumball, Lt. John Harris, Lt. Jabez Hatch, Lt. Nathaniel MacClintock, Capt Gabriel Madison, Lt. Eugene MacCarthy, Capt William Morris, Capt. Jacob Milligan, Capt. Dennis Leary, Capt. William Shippin, Lt. James Sellers, Lt. James Quarles, Lt. William Payne, Lt. Henry Stratton, Capt. William Tidmarsh, Lt. Edmund Waller, Capt. Vachel Yates, and others. Photos: Lt. Seth Chapin, USMC served on the Providence 1776; Capt. Thomas Forest; Capt. William Jones served on the Frigate Providence, 1778-1780 - prisoner of war at Charleston, SC 1780, Governor of RI, 1811-1817; Boy Scouts Honored by Memorial Flags.
FLAG CODE ADOPTED- Regulations governing flag displays.

STATE CONFERENCES- Reports from AZ; CA; CO; IL; IA (Photo: Members of IA State Conference In Colonial Costume); KY; MA; MS (Photo: National Officers and Members of the Mississippi State Conference); NE.

GENEALOGICAL DEPARTMENT- Answers/Queries with family information - surnames: Baskins, Roseberry, Plummer, Preston, Harrison, Knight, Van Etten, Gillespie, Pickett, Eliot, Babcock, Childress, Hedden, Cobb, Robinson, Littlepage, Critchfield, Harroun, Wiggin, Ramsey, Hunt, Boyd, Reiff, and others.

2. D.A.R. Magazine Collection: Vol. XLII. #3, Mar 1913, Whole No. 248

National magazine of the Daughters of the Revolution. Chapter News, history, genealogy, etc. Apx. 50 pages. [HC]

3. D.A.R. Magazine Collection: Vol. LVII, #10, Oct 1923
FRONTISPIECE- A full-page photo, Washington and the Committee of Congress At Valley Forge.

SOME EARLY ENGRAVERS by Helen Wright- Figures of history in art, prints, etc. and the artists who produced them. Photos: Mr. Richard Mather; Paul Revere - from an engraving by S.A. Schoff after a paintine by Gilbert Stuart; Thomas Hollis; The Bloody Massacre of Boston 1790 - from engraving by Paul Revere; Jonathan Edwards; James Lawrence, Esq.; Full-page photo - A Westerly View of the Colleges of Cambridge, New England; G. Washington, President of the U.S.; John Randolph, Esq.; Thomas Jefferson - Engraved on Steel by J.B.Longacre from the original painting by Gilbert Stuart; Full-page photo, Patrick Henry Addressing the Virginia Assembly; Full-page photo, Death of Capt. Nathan Hale, The Hero-Martyr of The American Revolution.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT GENERAL by Lora Haines Cook.

A GLIMPSE BEYOND THE GATES by Grace H. Brosseau- Inside look at the Women's Detention Room of Ellis Island and work of D. A. R. in treatment of immigrants. Photos: View of Ellis Island; Maj. Henry H. Curran, U.S. Commissioner of Immigration of the Port of New York, In Charge of Ellis Island; The Rag Rug Known as Exhibit A.

TAMASSEE- New York's Contribution and a Look Into the Future by Frances Tupper Nash. The dedication of the New York Cottage at the girls' school at Tamassee, S.C. Photos: Participants in Dedication Program of New York Cottage, April 26, 1923; Northeast View of New York Cottage; Corner of Living Room In New York Cottage.

THE LIVINGSTONS OF NY by Edith Roberts Ramsburgh- History of this famous family dating to early days and including numerous photos: John Livingston of Oak Hill; William Livingston, Governor of New Jersey; Judge Robert R. Livingston, Father of Chancellor Livingston; Sarah Livingston (Lady Stirling); Sarah Van Brugh Livingston, Wife of Chief Justice John Jay; Oak Hill, The Historic Home of John Livingston; Robert Livingston (from Oak Hill Portrait); Mrs. Robert R. Livingston, mother of Chancellor Livingston; Chancellor Robert r. Livingston - from The Statue by E.D. Palmer; Oak Hill Silver; St. Memin's Engraved Portraits of Mrs. Schuyler Livingston, Nee Elizabeth Barclay, Mr. Schuyler Livingston, Mrs. Philip Lvingston, Mrs. Brockhurst Livingston, Chancellor Livingston, and Mrs. Mathurin Livingston.

WORK OF THE CHAPTERS- Reports from Williston, SC; Columbus, IN; Amsterdam, NY; Cincinnati, OH (full-page photo, Guy Park, built in 1766 Home of British Col. Guy Johnson); Bethlehem, PA (photo, Weekly Class in the Bethlehem, PA D.A.R. Chapter's Americanization Work); Everett, WA (full-page photo, Annual Colonial Breakfast of Marcus Whitman Chapter); Brunswick, GA (photo, Tableau, Showing Betsy Ross Making The first American Flag); New Haven, CT; San Francisco, CA; Salem, OR; Mattoon, IL; Greenwood, SC; Rockville, CT.

GENEALOGICAL DEPARTMENT- Information on genealogies of some families. Here's a sampling of surnames: Rogers, Eskridge, Harrison, Orton, Thompson, Picket, Steer, Sherwood, Fairbanks, Brownson, Clark, Bunnell, Miller, Flick, Gerlach, Larrison, Northcross, Scribner, Mathewson, Roseberry, Chisholm, Howorth, Coppock, Madera, Salter, Lawrence, Brooke, Boyer, Templeton, and others.

Remainder of the magazine is devoted to officer lists including a state-by-state list of all Regents and Vice Regents. Some display ads at front and back of the magazine.

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