All American Recipes from the Second Amendment Sisters

mshm318 Second Amendment Sisters Records, 1986-2002, n.d. Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Patricia J. Albright. Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections

South Hadley, MA

Finding aid encoded in NoteTab Pro. Encoded by Patricia J. Albright. 2006-08-23 Finding aid written in English Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections Second Amendment Sisters, Inc. Mount Holyoke College Chapter Records, 1986-2002, n.d. Finding Aid RG 25.3.4 Patricia J. Albright August 2006

Collection Overview Second Amendment Sisters, Inc. Mount Holyoke College Chapter Second Amendment Sisters, Inc. Mount Holyoke College Chapter Records 1986-2002, n.d. RG 25.3.4 LD 7095.5 3 boxes (2 linear ft.) English Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections

South Hadley, MA

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. Historical Note

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.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

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.

Organization of the Collection

This collection is organized into five series:

Articles (1994-2002) Interview (2002) Photographs (2001-2002) Publications (1986-200, n.d.) Clothing and Objects (n.d.) Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

Unrestricted.

Use of the collection is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.)

Preferred Citation

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Second Amendment Sisters, Inc. Mount Holyoke College Chapter Records, Archives and Special Collections, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

Search Terms Second Amendment Sisters, Inc. Mount Holyoke College Chapter. National Rifle Association of America. Second Amendment Sisters, Inc. Caywood, Christie. Gun control--United States. Firearms--Law and legislation--United States. Self defense for women. College students--Massachusetts--South Hadley. Women college students--Massachusetts--South Hadley. Student activities--Massachusetts--South Hadley. Mount Holyoke College--Students. Mount Holyoke College--Organizations. Mount Holyoke College--Student life--2001-2002. Cookbooks. Buttons (Information artifacts). Audiocassettes. Photographs. Posters. Pens. Banners. Rubber stamps. Hats. T-shirts. Articles, 1994-2002 1 1 Articles about the Mount Holyoke College chapter of Second Amendment Sisters (SAS) 2001-2002 1 2 Second Amendment-related articles 1994-2002 Interview, 2002 1 3 Audiocassette tape interview of Christie Caywood, Class of 2003, founder of the Mount Holyoke College chapter of SAS 2002 Photographs, 2001-2002 1 4 Of members of the Mount Holyoke College chapter of SAS 2001-2002 Publications, 1986-2002, n.d. 1 5 NRA/ILA folders 2001-2002, n.d. 1 6 Gun Facts booklet 2000 1 7 Voice of Reason, Vol. 1, Issue 2 Summer 2001 1 8 Voice of Reason, Vol. 2, Issue 1 Summer 2002 1 9 Voice of Reason, Vol. 2, Issue 2 Autumn 2002 1 10 The Second Amendment by David Barton 2000 1 11 I'm in the NRA, and I vote! bumper sticker, button ca.2002 1 12 Origins and Development of the Second Amendment by David T. Hardy 1986 1 13 All American Recipes from the Second Amendment Sisters n.d. 1 14 Second Amendment Sisters bumper stickers n.d. 1 15 Misc. pamphlets ca.1994-2001 2 1 MHC SAS. contact card ca.2001 2 2 Bill of Rights pamphlet n.d. 2 3 Firearms Laws for various East Coast states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont2001 2 4 A Citizen's Guide to Federal Firearms Laws pamphlet 1999 2 5 Firearms Quiz pamphlet n.d. 2 6 Second Amendment Sisters pamphlet n.d. 2 7 Above All, Be Safe pamphlet n.d. 2 8 Top 10 Ways to Support the Second Amendment pamphlet n.d. 2 9 Self Defense Quiz pamphlet n.d. 2 10 Second Amendment Sisters pamphlet 2 n.d. 2 11 MHC SAS meeting sign ca.2001 2 12 It's Amazing What You Have to Believe to Believe in Gun Control pamphlet 2001 2 13 Physician or Educator pamphlet n.d. 2 14 Women and Firearms: Misinformation and Myths pamphlet n.d. 2 15 Dear Gun Control Lady pamphlet n.d. 2 16 SAS misc. printing (3) n.d. 2 17 Price list for SAS products n.d. 3 1 NRA-ILA poster n.d. Clothing and Objects, n.d. 3 2 Bullet-shaped pen n.d. 3 3 SAS: buttons, 3 types n.d. 3 4 Second Amendment Sisters Banner n.d. 3 5 T-shirt: SAS Firearms: The Ultimate in Feminine Protection n.d. 3 6 T-shirt: Little Red Riding Hood kills the Wolf n.d. 3 7 T-shirt: SAS official shirt (red) n.d. 3 8 Hat: SAS official hat n.d. 3 9 Hat: It takes a REAL MAN to be a SASister n.d. 3 10 Rubber stamps: Gun owner, Home of the Brave, and Land of the Free n.d.