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Pullman Federated Women's Club Records, 1914-1981

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Pullman Federated Women's Club
Title
Pullman Federated Women's Club Records
Dates
1914-1981 (inclusive)
Quantity
7 containers., (4.5 linear feet of shelf space.), (314 items.)
Collection Number
Cage 510
Summary
Minutes, community service reports, club annuals, directories, yearbooks, constitutions, club magazines, financial papers, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

The Pullman Federated Women's Club is affiliated with the General Federation of Women's Clubs, a national federation which has existed since 1890. The Pullman Women's Club is in the North Eastern District of the Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs.

The Pullman Women's Club, which has an average of twenty members, was first organized in May of 1921. Previously, since 1914, the club was called Pullman Mother's Council, and Pullman Mother's Club. The club became part of the Federation in October, 1921, and since then the club has undertaken a large number of social and community activities.

The club includes several departments, such as Art and History, Better Homes, Child Study, Civics, Education, the Garden Club, Pre-School Mothers, and Epsilon Sigma Omicron. Each department has its own meetings and activities, aside from the general meetings and activities. Guest lecturers have often appeared at club meetings, and the general public has often been invited. As a whole club, community service projects were organized. Many projects of the Women's Club were social achievements, such as their City Beautification Plan in 1960 and 1961. The club raised money for the Youth Center Building, hospitals, and created the Pre-Natal Clinic. Their Gerontology Clinic, for the elderly in Pullman, was awarded by the Washington State Federation of Women's Club Community Service Contest in 1960.

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Content Description

The records of The Pullman Federated Women's Club, 1914-1981, are arranged into sequences, in alphabetical and chronological order within. The minutes of the different club department meetings are first, followed by community service reports, and Pullman Club annuals. This is followed by the North Eastern District, Washington and General Club annuals, directories, yearbooks, constitutions, and club magazines. Following that are financial and other papers, newspaper clippings, and finally scrapbooks.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 510, Pullman Federated Women's Club Records. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

The records of the Pullman Federated Women's Club (1914-1981) of Pullman, Washington, were donated to the Washington State University Libraries in February, 1982 by Mrs. Walter Becker, of Pullman Washington. The

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Women--Societies and clubs--Washington (State)--Pullman

Corporate Names

  • Pullman Federated Women's Club--Archives (creator)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Scrapbooks

Finding aid prepared by Kathleen M. Dondanville
2012

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