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The Town Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: MC 2334

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of records of The Town Club, a social organization based in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Materials include meeting minutes, bylaws, member lists, event fliers, photographs, and an audiocassette tape of the group's 50th anniversary celebration.

Dates

  • 1947-2018

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Access Restrictions Apply: Member email addresses and cell phone numbers are restricted until November 15, 2028, at the request of the donor. Redacted access copies have been created for some documents, and are noted as such within the collection; others will be reintegrated once restrictions expire. Folders with redacted or withheld documents are Box 1, Folders 13, 16, 19, 21, and 22.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

The Town Club was founded in February 1947 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Its first co-chairpersons were Charles and Margaret Buxton. The group was founded as a social organization for couples, and membership was originally limited to 20 couples, who were required to attend a certain amount of events every year. Members included Warren and Rea Seagraves, Marilyn and Al Eason, A.D. and Virginia McAllister, Barbara and Frank Broyles, and Janis and Harry Shipley. On October 25, 2018, after more than 70 years of activity, the club held its last event.

Extent

0.75 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

704 Megabytes

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials were received in three binders and on a USB drive and a floppy disk, as organized by club secretary Nancy Long. Materials have been rehoused and migrated for preservation reasons, but original order has largely been maintained. Within two binders, materials were organized by topic, while the third binder deals primarily with club parties.

Acquisition Information

The Town Club Records were donated to the Special Collections Department by club president Brenda Gullett of Fayetteville, Arkansas, on November 15, 2018.

Processing Information

Processed by Katrina Windon; completed in January 2019.

Processing Information

Files received on a USB drive were migrated to Special Collections servers and renamed for clarity when needed; they correspond to Digital Folders 1-3. A 5 1/4" floppy disk was imaged, and three files extracted, but the software required to render these files is unknown; these files correspond to Digital Folder 4.

Creator

Source

Title
The Town Club Records
Status
Completed
Author
Katrina Windon
Date
January 2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Department Repository

Contact:
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444