Idaho Third District Federation of Women's Clubs records, 1923-1998
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Idaho State Federation of Women's Clubs. Third District
- Title
- Idaho Third District Federation of Women's Clubs records
- Dates
- 1923-1998 (inclusive)19231998
- Quantity
- 4 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- MG 163
- Summary
- Constitution and bylaws, secretary's correspondence and financial files, minutes of state and district conventions, treasurer's record books and check registers, convention registration records and programs, and five scrapbooks.
- Repository
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University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical Note
The Idaho Third District Federation of Women's Clubs was organized in 1902. Its object was to unite all women's clubs in the third district, an area from Lewiston north to the Canadian border, for mutual federation. Membership was open to any club which was not a partisan, political, or secret organization. All clubs also had to belong to the Idaho Federation of Women's Clubs and the General Federation of Women's Clubs. By 1986 the membership had dwindled to seven clubs located in Moscow, Lewiston, Coeur d'Alene, and Sandpoint; by contrast, there were 18 clubs in 1965. Since none of the members was willing to hold an office the delegates at the 1986 district convention voted to dissolve the organization and have the member clubs absorbed by the adjacent second district.
Content Description
The records of the Idaho Third District Federation of Women's Clubs span the years 1946 to 1998 with the bulk of the material covering the years 1975 to 1986. The material includes the constitution and bylaws, the secretary's correspondence and financial files, minutes of state and district conventions, the treasurer's record books and check registers, convention registration records and programs, and twelve scrapbooks, eleven of which contain newspaper clippings, newsletters, programs, photographs, and correspondence, and one which contains yearbooks from all member clubs.
When additional records were processed in May 2011 some folders were added that contained: correspondence, letterhead, statistical report, conventions, conferences and workshops, GFWC Idaho Volunteers. There were also folders created that contained the history of the Sandpoint Civic Club, the Women's Club Movement in Idaho and the Women's Club Federation at the national level. In addition to these folders, nine scrapbooks and one daybook were added to the collection.
When additional records were processed in February 2021 some folders were added that contained General Federation of Women's Club (GFWC) and Idaho Federation of Women's Club (IFWC) materials. Most of the materials added, however, were added to existing folders. During this addition, Sub-series were added to denote materials at a district, state, and national level. The folders containing district and state convention minutes was created in prior processing and was not separated out into district and state materials under the new sub-series structure. A minute book was also added to the collection that was too large to box with the rest of Series I, so it is stored in Box 3 with scrapbooks.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
[Description of Item], Idaho Third District Federation of Women's Clubs records, MG 163, Special Collections and Archives, University of Idaho Library, Moscow, Idaho.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
The material was in no discernable order when received, so an order was created during processing. They were processed by Judith Nielsen in October 1989. In May of 2011, Jenny Johnson processed and added additional accessions to the collection. In Febraury 2021, Courtney E. Berge processed and added an additional accesion to the collection.
Acquisition Information
The records of Idaho Third District Federation of Women's Clubs were donated to the University of Idaho Library between March 1982 and May 1987 by Coleen Atmore of the Bonner County Historical Society (MA 1985-37 and MA 1987-20). More materials were donated by past president Anne Cordes between 1990 and 1995 (MA 1990-17;MA 1991-02; and MA 1995-18).
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series I: Organizational Records, 1923-1998
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Sub-Series A: District Materials
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Description: History2 itemsDates: 1958-1964Container: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Constitution and Bylaws7 itemsDates: 1954-1984Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Policies and Procedures Manual1 itemDates: 1975Container: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Correspondence28 itemsDates: 1958-1959, 1982-1986Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: President's Information Book1 itemDates: 1982-1984Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: President's Information Folder18 itemsDates: 1981-1982, undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 6
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Description: Past-President Miscellaneous8 itemsDates: 1958-1984Container: Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: Secretary's Correspondence and Report File20 itemsDates: 1983-1986Container: Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: Secretary's Financial Book1 itemDates: April 1960-August 1986Container: Box 1, Folder 9
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Description: Annual Meeting Minute Book1 itemDates: 1923-1938Container: Box 3, Folder 50
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Description: Minutes of District and State Conventions13 itemsDates: 1954-1976, undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 10
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Description: Minutes of District and State Conventions41 itemsDates: 1976-1982Container: Box 1, Folder 11
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Description: Minutes of District and State Conventions48 itemsDates: 1983-1986Container: Box 1, Folder 12
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Description: Executive Board Minutes and Club Reports1 itemDates: 1978-1980Container: Box 1, Folder 13
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Description: Treasurer's Books2 itemsDates: 1946-1986Container: Box 1, Folder 14
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Description: Financial Reports12 itemsDates: 1958-1982Container: Box 1, Folder 15
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Description: Check Registers and Savings Pass Book4 itemsDates: 1968-1986Container: Box 1, Folder 16
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Description: Annual Statistical Reports31 itemsDates: 1982-1985Container: Box 1, Folder 17
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Description: Conventions21 itemsDates: 1958-1986Container: Box 1, Folder 18
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Description: Convention Registration Records8 itemsDates: 1954-1966Container: Box 1, Folder 19
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Description: Convention Programs16 itemsDates: 1955-1969Container: Box 1, Folder 20
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Description: Convention Programs26 itemsDates: 1970-1986Container: Box 1, Folder 21
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Description: Regional Workshops and Conferences9 itemsDates: 1959-1982Container: Box 1, Folder 22
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Description: Sandpoint Civic Club Yearbooks23 itemsDates: 1942-1998Container: Box 1, Folder 23
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Description: Miscellaneous Club Yearbooks11 itemsDates: 1973-1986Container: Box 1, Folder 24
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Description: Sandpoint Civic Club, History2 itemsDates: 1982, 1984Container: Box 1, Folder 25
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Description: Letterhead18 itemsDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 26
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Sub-Series B: Idaho Federation of Women's Clubs (IFWC) Materials
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Description: Women's Club Movement in Idaho, History4 itemsDates: 1992Container: Box 1, Folder 27
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Description: Newsletters3 itemsDates: 1976-1980Container: Box 1, Folder 28
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Description: Membership Directories6 itemsDates: 1976-1986Container: Box 1, Folder 29
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Description: Home Life and Consumer Affairs Reports8 itemsDates: 1982-1983Container: Box 1, Folder 30
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Description: Programs and Projects8 itemsDates: 1960, 1981-1983, undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 31
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Description: Division Chairmen Position Description1 itemDates: 1982Container: Box 1, Folder 32
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Sub-Series C: General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC) Materials
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Description: Women's Club Federation, National Level History2 itemsDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 33
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Description: General26 itemsDates: 1981-1983, undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 34
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Description: Organizationl Processes and Procedures3 itemsDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 35
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Description: Newsletters4 itemsDates: 1980, 1983Container: Box 1, Folder 37
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Description: Idaho Volunteers, 1970-19901 itemDates: 1992Container: Box 1, Folder 38
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Series II: Scrapbooks and Photo Albums, 1953-1984
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Description: Emerson Study Club1 itemDates: 1956-1980Container: Box 2, Object 39
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Description: Emerson Study Club1 itemDates: 1967-1969Container: Box 2, Object 40
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Description: Emerson Study Club1 itemDates: 1969-1971Container: Box 2, Object 41
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Description: Emerson Study Club1 itemDates: 1972-1973Container: Box 2, Object 42
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Description: Emerson Study Club1 itemsDates: 1974-1975Container: Box 2, Object 43
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Description: Ida Pines Project1 itemDates: 1953-1968Container: Box 2, Object 44
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Description: Ida Pines Project1 itemDates: 1971-1974Container: Box 2, Object 45
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Description: Idaho Federated Women's Club Third District1 itemDates: 1952-1963Container: Box 3, Object 46
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Description: Idaho Federated Women's Club Third District1 itemDates: 1964-1968Container: Box 3, Object 47
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Description: Idaho Federated Women's Club Third District1 itemsDates: 1966-1972Container: Box 3, Object 48
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Description: Convention Photo Album1 itemDates: 1983-1984Container: Box 3, Object 49
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Description: Idaho Federated Women's Club Third District1 itemDates: 1972-1974Container: Box unboxed
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Description: Club Yearbooks1 itemDates: 1949-1973Container: Box unboxed
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Women--Societies and clubs
Corporate Names
- General Federation of Women's Clubs
Geographical Names
- Coeur d'Alene (Idaho)
- Idaho
- Moscow (Idaho)
- Sandpoint (Idaho)
