Contents
Collection Overview
Historical Note
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Organization of the Collection
Search Terms
Articles,
1994-2002
Interview,
2002
Photographs,
2001-2002
Publications,
1986-2002, n.d.
Clothing and Objects,
n.d.
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Second Amendment Sisters Records, 1986-2002, n.d.
Finding Aid
Finding aid prepared by Patricia J. Albright.
© 2006
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Creator:
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Second Amendment Sisters, Inc. Mount Holyoke College Chapter |
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Title:
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Second Amendment Sisters, Inc. Mount Holyoke College Chapter Records |
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Dates:
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1986-2002, n.d. |
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Abstract:
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Contains articles, an interview, photographs, publications, objects and clothing documenting the activities of the Mount Holyoke College chapter of Second Amendment Sisters and the group's parent organization, Second Amendment Sisters, Inc., established in 1999 to educate people about self-defense and to defend the Constitutional right to keep and bear arms. Also includes National Rifle Association of America publications.
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Extent:
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3 boxes(2 linear ft.) |
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Language:
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English |
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Identification:
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RG 25.3.4 |
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Location:
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LD 7095.5 |
The Mount Holyoke College chapter of Second Amendment Sisters was founded by Christie Caywood, Class of 2003 in September of 2001. The group was the first college chapter of Second Amendment Sisters, Inc. an organization established in 1999 to educate people about self-defense and advocate for Second Amendment rights (the Constitutional right to keep and bear arms). At Mount Holyoke, the approximately fifty members of the group met to socialize and practiced target shooting. The group is listed as a student organization in Mount Holyoke College telephone directories through the 2004/2005 academic year.
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Records of the Mount Holyoke College chapter of Second Amendment Sisters (SAS) contain articles, an interview, photographs, publications, clothing and objects dating from 1986-2002. Most of the material in the collection consists of articles, booklets, newsletters, books and pamphlets issued by the group's parent organization, Second Amendment Sisters, Inc. or the National Rifle Association of America (NRA). These publications discuss federal and state Constitutional provisions for the right to keep and bear arms, gun control legislation, self-defense, firearm safety, and issues such as children and guns and suicide and firearms. The publications also include a cookbook, All American Recipes from the Second Amendment Sisters. Articles from 2001-2002 discuss the history, goals, and membership of the Mount Holyoke chapter of SAS. The collection includes a 2002 audiocassette interview of group's founder, Christie Caywood, Class of 2003, recorded during her appearance on the Live Fire radio program.. Photographs of group members date from 2001-2002. The collection also contains a poster, a banner, t-shirts, hats rubber stamps, buttons, bumper stickers and a bullet-shaped pen issued by Second Amendment Sisters, Inc. or the NRA.
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This collection is organized into five series:
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Articles,
1994-2002
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Articles about the Mount Holyoke College chapter of Second Amendment Sisters (SAS)
2001-2002
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Second Amendment-related articles
1994-2002
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Interview,
2002
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Folder
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Audiocassette tape interview of Christie Caywood, Class of 2003, founder of the Mount Holyoke College chapter of SAS
2002
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Photographs,
2001-2002
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Folder
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Of members of the Mount Holyoke College chapter of SAS
2001-2002
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Publications,
1986-2002, n.d.
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Folder
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NRA/ILA folders
2001-2002, n.d.
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Voice of Reason, Vol. 1, Issue 2
Summer 2001
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Voice of Reason, Vol. 2, Issue 1
Summer 2002
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Voice of Reason, Vol. 2, Issue 2
Autumn 2002
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The Second Amendment by David Barton
2000
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I'm in the NRA, and I vote! bumper sticker, button
ca.2002
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Origins and Development of the Second Amendment by David T. Hardy
1986
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All American Recipes from the Second Amendment Sisters
n.d.
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Second Amendment Sisters bumper stickers
n.d.
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Misc. pamphlets
ca.1994-2001
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MHC SAS. contact card
ca.2001
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Bill of Rights pamphlet
n.d.
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Firearms Laws for various East Coast states: Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont2001
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A Citizen's Guide to Federal Firearms Laws pamphlet
1999
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Firearms Quiz pamphlet
n.d.
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Second Amendment Sisters pamphlet
n.d.
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Above All, Be Safe pamphlet
n.d.
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Top 10 Ways to Support the Second Amendment pamphlet
n.d.
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Self Defense Quiz pamphlet
n.d.
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Second Amendment Sisters pamphlet 2
n.d.
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MHC SAS meeting sign
ca.2001
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It's Amazing What You Have to Believe to Believe in Gun Control pamphlet
2001
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Physician or Educator pamphlet
n.d.
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Women and Firearms: Misinformation and Myths pamphlet
n.d.
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Dear Gun Control Lady pamphlet
n.d.
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SAS misc. printing (3)
n.d.
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Price list for SAS products
n.d.
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NRA-ILA poster
n.d.
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Clothing and Objects,
n.d.
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Bullet-shaped pen
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SAS: buttons, 3 types
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Second Amendment Sisters Banner
n.d.
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T-shirt: SAS Firearms: The Ultimate in Feminine Protection
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T-shirt: Little Red Riding Hood kills the Wolf
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T-shirt: SAS official shirt (red)
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Hat: SAS official hat
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Hat: It takes a REAL MAN to be a SASister
n.d.
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Rubber stamps: Gun owner, Home of the Brave, and Land of the Free
n.d.
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