Sorosis Club records - Archives West

Sorosis Club records, 1905-1992

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Sorosis Club (Seattle, Wash.)
Title: Sorosis Club records
Dates: 1905-1992 (inclusive)
19051991
Quantity: 2.53 cubic feet (3 boxes and 1 folder)
Collection Number: 4431
Summary: Records of a Seattle women's club organized in 1904
Repository: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions: Open to all users.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Sorosis Club is a Seattle women’s club that was organized in 1904. The objective of the Sorosis Club is the development of individual and group potential through active participation. It is affiliated with the Seattle, Washington State and General Federation of Women's Clubs.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Correspondence, minutes, financial records, yearbooks, handbooks, photographs, scrapbooks and biographical sketches.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 2 accessions:

Accession No. 4431-003, Sorosis Club records, 1905-1992
Accession No. 4431-004, Sorosis Club biographical sketches, 1954

Acquisition Information

Donated by Susan Starbuck, 6/13/1993 and by Chester Kingsbury Estate, 7/18/2003.

Processing Note

Processing completed in 2000.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Accession No. 4431-003: Sorosis Club records, 1905-1992Return to Top

2.50 cubic feet (3 boxes)

Scope and Content: Correspondence, minutes, financial records, yearbooks, handbooks, photographs, scrapbooks.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Susan Starbuck, 6/13/1993.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1	4431-003	Historical Features
1/2	4431-003	Constitution and By-Laws	1929-1966
1/3	4431-003	General Correspondence	1965-1973, 1983, 1988
1/4-17	4431-003	Minutes	1905-1979
2/1	4431-003	Minutes - Art Department	1932-1937
2/2	4431-003	Financial Records - Art Department	1916-1937
2/3-7	4431-003	Financial Records	1918-1987
2/8	4431-003	Reports - President Annual	1968-1969
2/9	4431-003	Reports - Press	1954-1955
2/10	4431-003	Speeches and Writings
2/11-17	4431-003	Yearbooks	1920-1971, 1981, 1987-1991
2/18-19	4431-003	Handbooks
2/20	4431-003	Membership Records	undated
2/21	4431-003	Installation Ceremony
2/22	4431-003	Program	1992
2/23	4431-003	Certificates
2/24	4431-003	Photographs	undated
2/25	4431-003	Notice	1992
2/26	4431-003	Clippings
2/27	4431-003	Banner	undated
2/28	4431-003	Miscellaneous	1969-1970
2/29	4431-003	Loose items from scrapbook	1957-1980
2/30	4431-003	Loose items from Who's Who
Box
2-3	4431-003	Scrapbooks
2-3	4431-003	Who's Who Scrapbooks

Accession No. 4431-004: Sorosis Club biographical sketches, 1954Return to Top

1 vertical file

Scope and Content: Biographical sketches.