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The Mutual Improvement Association is a women's organization founded in Sandy Spring, Maryland in 1857 and is among the oldest, continually meeting groups of its kind in the United States. The original group was comprised of Quakers and thus meetings are modeled, in part, on a Quaker Meeting style. The hostess and presiding officer gives a "sentiment" that she feels may inspire the membership after which each individual contributes a comment or a question. Membership is limited to fifteen and they meet at the homes of each member in rotation.
IMAGE: Mutual Improvement Association, 1907 (SSM1989.0010.0041)
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Club Minutes: Mutual Improvement Association, 1857-1866
Metadata: Identifier: smpa_04-18-01 Title: Club Minutes: Mutual Improvement Association, 1857-1866 Creator: Mutual Improvement Association Subject: Mutual Improvement Association (Society)--Archives; Sandy Spring (Md.)--Societies and clubs; Sandy Spring (Md.)--Social life and customs; Sandy...
Club Minutes: Mutual Improvement Association, 1867-1875
Metadata: Identifier: smpa_04-18-02 Title: Club Minutes: Mutual Improvement Association, 1867-1875 Creator: Mutual Improvement Association Subject: Mutual Improvement Association (Society)--Archives; Sandy Spring (Md.)--Societies and clubs; Sandy Spring (Md.)--Social life and customs; Sandy...
Club Minutes: Mutual Improvement Association, 1876-1883
Metadata: Identifier: smpa_04-18-03 Title: Club Minutes: Mutual Improvement Association, 1876-1883 Creator: Mutual Improvement Association Subject: Mutual Improvement Association (Society)--Archives; Sandy Spring (Md.)--Societies and clubs; Sandy Spring (Md.)--Social life and customs; Sandy...
Club Minutes: Mutual Improvement Association, 1883-1889
Metadata: Identifier: smpa_04-18-04 Title: Club Minutes: Mutual Improvement Association, 1883-1889 Creator: Mutual Improvement Association Subject: Mutual Improvement Association (Society)--Archives; Sandy Spring (Md.)--Societies and clubs; Sandy Spring (Md.)--Social life and customs; Sandy...
Club Minutes: Mutual Improvement Association, 1889-1896
Metadata: Identifier: smpa_04-18-05 Title: Club Minutes: Mutual Improvement Association, 1889-1896 Creator: Mutual Improvement Association Subject: Mutual Improvement Association (Society)--Archives; Sandy Spring (Md.)--Societies and clubs; Sandy Spring (Md.)--Social life and customs; Sandy...
Club Minutes: Mutual Improvement Association, 1896-1900
Metadata: Identifier: smpa_04-18-06 Title: Club Minutes: Mutual Improvement Association, 1886-1900 Creator: Mutual Improvement Association Subject: Mutual Improvement Association (Society)--Archives; Sandy Spring (Md.)--Societies and clubs; Sandy Spring (Md.)--Social life and customs;...
Club Minutes: Mutual Improvement Association, 1900-1905
Metadata: Identifier: smpa_04-18-07 Title: Club Minutes: Mutual Improvement Association, 1900-1905 Creator: Mutual Improvement Association Subject: Mutual Improvement Association (Society)--Archives; Sandy Spring (Md.)--Societies and clubs; Sandy Spring (Md.)--Social life and customs; Sandy...
Club Minutes: Mutual Improvement Association, 1905-1909
Bound 196-page ledger containing original, handwritten minutes from May 24, 1905 to December 31, 1909 for the Mutual Improvement Association society located in Sandy Spring, Maryland. The Mutual Improvement Association has met continuously since May 1, 1857.
Club Minutes: Mutual Improvement Association, 1909-1914
Bound 202-page ledger containing original, handwritten minutes from February 25, 1909 to September 27, 1912 for the Mutual Improvement Association society located in Sandy Spring, Maryland. Three meetings for 1914 are also recorded in this volume. The Mutual Improvement Association has met...
Club Minutes: Mutual Improvement Association, 1912-1916
Bound 201-page ledger containing original, handwritten minutes from December 6, 1912 to October 19, 1916 for the Mutual Improvement Association society located in Sandy Spring, Maryland. The Mutual Improvement Association has met continuously since May 1, 1857.