Native Daughters of the Golden West Scrapbook Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS-17

Staff Only

Dates

1901-2005

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to researchers

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of the Presidio Research Center. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation Research Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Biographical / Historical

The Native Daughters of the Golden West is a fraternal and patriotic organization founded on the principles of Love of Home, Devotion to the Flag, Veneration of the Pioneers, and Faith in the Existence of God. The historic mining city of Jackson, Amador County, was the birthplace of the Order of Native Daughters of the Golden West.

Pursuant to a call issued by Lilly O. Reichling, about twenty young women met in Pioneer Hall on September 11, 1886. Miss Reichling explained that the object of the meeting was to form an Order of California-born women to be known as the Native Daughters of the Golden West. The Order was organized in Pioneer Hall, at a meeting held on September 25, 1886. Chosen for the first Parlor of the Order was the distinctive name of Ursula (meaning "The Bear".)

This collection was created by local chapter Reina del Mar Parlor no.126 and documents the activities of the parlor from it's establishment in 1901 to 2006.