Series I. Governance, 1895-2018, inclusive

Includes a copy of a petition to the New York State Supreme Court (1909) to change the name of the organization from "Society of Daughters of Holland Dames, Descendants of the Ancient and Honorable Families of the State of New York" to "Society of Daughters of Holland Dames, Descendants of the Ancient and Honorable Families of New Netherland."

Includes annual reports, 1970-1974.

Lacks annual meetings, 1972-1973.

Includes annual report, 1985.

Topics include: Annual Reports; NY400 events; stained glass windows at the New-York Historical Society and St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery; Marisol DeLuna's scarf designed for DHD; Dutch research guide; DHD website; biographical information on DHD members and Directresses General.

Topics include: Dutch Royal family; replica ship "Half Moon"; St. Nicholas Society; Holland Society; DHD newsletters (scattered issues, 2005-2016).

Topics include: List of members and associates with Constitution and By-Laws; Nomination Committee; Meeting Schedule for 5 Dutch Days; Changes to DHD Board Directory; Board Meeting; Annual Meeting (April 21, 2011); Board Meeting (September 14, 2011); Directress General Luncheon (October 25, 2011); Board Meeting (November 18, 2011); Fast Facts; By-Law Committee; Miscellaneous Emails.

Topics include: Recording Secretary's Minutes (April 17, 2012 - December 8, 2013); Minutes of the Board (April 19, 2012); Nominating Committee; Annual Meeting (April 19, 2012); Martha Glass Lecture on Ceramics Collection; Board Meetings (September 12, October 18, and December 9, 2012); Unveiling Restored Stuyvesant Window at St. Mark's Church (November 16, 2012).

Topics include: Board Meeting (March 28, 2013); DHD Member Profiles (Elbrun Kimmelman, Mary Van Buren, Firth Fabend, Pamela Meyjes); Social Register article; Board Meetings (September 12 and 27, 2013); Board Meeting at Home of Mrs. Thomas E. Slattery (October 4, 2013); Board Meeting (October 23, 2013); Frick Collection Tour and Luncheon (November 14, 2013); Board Meeting and Christmas Party (December 22, 2013); Paper "Windows on Dutch History" by Elbrun Kimmelman; Annual Meeting & Tea (April 24, 2013); Paas Heritage Ball.

Topics include: List of Members and Associates with Constitution and By-Laws; By-Law Revision; Making of a new, larger flag; Board Meeting (March 27, 2014); Annual Meeting (April 23, 2014); Board Meeting (September 29, 2014); Washington D.C. Trip (October 25, 2014); Board Meeting and Christmas Party (December 7, 2014); Paas Heritage Ball.

Topics include: By-law Revision; "Windows on Dutch History" by Elbrun Kimmelman; Board Meeting (March 4, 2015); Annual Meeting (May 1, 2015); Board Meetings (June 1, September 21, and October 29, 2015); Board Meeting and Christmas Party (December 11, 2015); Paas Heritage Ball; DHD Gift of Loockermans Deed with Stuyvesant signature and pear tree frame to New-York Historical Society.

Topics include: List of members and associates with constitution and by-laws; DHD news, promotion, membership; Board meetings (June 8, September 19, and October 27, 2016); "A Bit of Dutch Thanksgiving," paper by Elbrun Kimmelman; Board meeting and Christmas party (December 4, 2016).

Topics include: Board meeting (March 16, 2016); Annual meeting (April 29, 2016); DHD newsletter (Spring 2016); St. Mark's Window paper, as deliverd in 2016; Registration chair's anniversary contribution; Paas Heritage ball.

Topics include: DHD news, promotion membership; Board meetings (March 3 and 27, 2017); Grant recipient, Artyom Anikin; Introduction to Historical Records Book, 1895-2017, by Elbrun Kimmelman; Anniversary Book; Annual meeting (May 5, 2017); Board meeting (October 26, 2017); Directress General lunch photos; budget; Trip to Susan Durkee's (May 2017); Paas Heritage Ball; Anniversary Book: Historic Record, 1895-2017; Grant Document for Short-Term Fellowship.

Topics include: List of members and associates with constitution and by-laws; Short-term fellowship report, Marian Leech; Paas Heritage Ball; Board resume.

Topics include: Anna Glenn Vietor, Directress General, last letter at 89; Ellan Thorsan's sources, Corresponding Secretary; Life membership discussions; Honorary & diplomatic members -- Correspondence with the Queen of the Netherlands; Awards and Recognition; Directress General Star Recognition; Klomp Award; DHD Pear Award; News about DHD -- Related articles & clippings; Communications and promotions; DHD brochure; DHD publications; DHD Ad Hoc Technology and Website committee.

Topics include: Application forms and various templates; Shop 50 Regalia; Recordkeeping; Digitization archives; Financials and investments -- Reimbursements, Liability and Investment Committee; Dutch language lessons; Program Committee; Activities -- Mary Park's suggestions; Metadata Assistant's Grant to New Netherland Institute; DHD Social Register Article; DHD Travel Guide, "Exploring Historic Dutch New York"; Dutch Research Guide, "Research Your Dutch Ancestors, a Practical Guide"; Knickerbocker Toast; Tulips and Cocktains (Mary 2011); St. Mark's Funding Request (2011); Great Barrington; Gift agreement between DHD and New-York Historical Society for Govert Loockermans deed; Event at New-York Historical Society for donation of Govert Loockermans deed; Grant report including grant to Mr. Artyom Anikin for Translation of COLVE Papers and gift to Netherlands Institute to complete digitization of 17th-century documents in New York Archives and 3-year webpage grant; DHD plaque at Pearl Street; Second Avenue Church Plaque; Restoration of Peter Stuyvesant Window, St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery; St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery iron gate project; Peter Stuyvesant TV program; DHD potential projects; "A Bit of Dutch Thanksgiving" message; Elbrun Kimmelman trip to Leiden as special guest; Anniversary Book; "A Dutch Republic" by Jonathan Israel; Related societies; New Amsterdam History Center; New Netherland Institute; Lafayett's Hermione (2011).

Photographic prints and some CDs of DHD functions, such as annual meetings, Paas Heritage Balls, fieldtrips, and the unveiling of stained glass windows restored by the DHD at St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery (2009) and the New-York Historical Society (2011).

Descriptions of duties of Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, and Registrar.