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Warren Woman's Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1042

Scope and Content Note

The records include scrapbooks, pressbooks, minutes, and other records of the club. Also included are some correspondence, awards, material collected for the club's study of contemporary literature, publications of the state and national Federation of Women's Clubs, and early accession registers of the Warren Public Library.

Twenty-seven volumes and five folders were microfilmed and the originals returned to the donor. This description gives the contents of the four rolls of microfilm, followed by a descriptive finding aid to the collection.

Contents of the Collection on microfilm

Reel 1. Series 1-2. Volumes 1-14

Reel 2. Series 2. Volumes 15-23

Reel 3. Series 2-5. Volume 24-Folder 4

Reel 4. Series 5. Folders 5-7

Dates

  • 1928-1990

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.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

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

Biographical Note

The club was formed September 22, 1916. Named "The Mother's Club," its original purpose was to study child rearing through a five year course based on "Draper's Self Culture," a popular self-study guide of the era. Mrs. J.R. Wilson served as the group's first president, and the organization became a part of the American Federation of Women's Clubs that same year.

In 1920 the club's name was changed to "Culture Club" to accommodate members who did not have children. In the fall of 1921, the club awarded its first annual college scholarship. In 1924, however, club members decided their community would derive greater benefit from the funds if they were used to help establish a library. The scholarship funds were diverted to the new project, and the library officially opened on June 15, 1927. One year later, members changed the club's name to "Woman's Club."

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (ca. 300 items and 27 volumes, on four reels of microfilm)

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials are arranged and described in five series.

  1. Series 1. Minutes.
  2. Series 2. Scrapbooks and Pressbooks.
  3. Series 3. Library Accession Registers.
  4. Series 4. Yearbooks.
  5. Series 5. Folders.

Acquisition Information

The records of the Warren Woman's Club were loaned to Special Collection for microfilming by Noma Watkins, the club's historian and chair of the Publicity Committee, June 7, 1990, and were returned in October 1990.

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Processing Information

The collection was processed by Leon C. Miller and Norma Ortiz-Karp; completed in June 1990.

Creator

Source

Title
Warren Woman's Club Records
Status
Completed
Author
Leon C. Miller and Norma Ortiz-Karp
Date
1990
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