Archives West Finding Aid
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Historical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Accession No. 4033-001: Woman's Century Club records, 1911-1951
- Accession No. 4033-002: Woman's Century Club (WCC) archives, 1891-2015
- Accession No. 4033-003: Woman's Century Club records, 1892-2014
- Accession No. 4033-004: Woman's Century Club records, 1920-2015
- Accession No. 4033-005: Woman's Century Club records, 2008-2021
- Names and Subjects
Woman's Century Club records, 1891-2021
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Woman's Century Club (Seattle, Wash.)
- Title
- Woman's Century Club records
- Dates
- 1891-2021 (inclusive)18912021
- Quantity
- 26.63 cubic feet (70 boxes and 1 vertical file)
- Collection Number
- 4033
- Summary
- Records of a Seattle women's social and service club
- Repository
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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
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Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Woman's Century Club was founded by ten Seattle women (including the club's first president, suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt) on July 31, 1891. The club was organized at the home of Julia E. Kennedy, Seattle's first female superintendent of schools. Its purpose was to promote the intellectual growth of its members and to lend its influence toward solving altruistic problems of the community. The club was named in reference to the nineteenth century, which many women called the Woman's Century in recognition of the great accomplishments women had made in those years. The Woman's Century Club, both a social and educational club, was comprised of "departments" or interest groups representing members' academic interests, including Art, Current Events, Drama, Household Administration, Literature and Travel, Music, Parliamentary Procedure, Philosophy and Science, Political Science, and Social Service. The club also served the community by, among other initiatives, paying the salary of the city's first librarian and working to raise the age of consent from 12 to 18.
After first meeting at the Seattle Public Library and at members' homes, the club built its own meeting space in 1925 at 807 East Roy Street (the Harvard Exit) in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. The space allowed the club to host popular activities including lectures and presentations, concerts, theatrical productions, receptions (one honoring Amelia Earhart in 1933), and more. Upon the building’s transformation into a movie theater in 1968, the club continued to meet in the lobby of the Harvard Exit until January 2015. The building was then sold and slated for offices and a restaurant, and club meetings were held at the Dearborn House on First Hill.
For forty years between the 1920s and 1960s, the club also had a separate Juniors group that was open to the daughters of club members.
(Source: "Woman's Century Club (Seattle)" essay by Mildred Andrews (1998), historylink.org and “After 90 years at the Harvard Exit, Woman’s Century Club finds a new First Hill home” by Bryan Cohen (2015), http://www.capitolhillseattle.com)
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Yearbooks, correspondence, financial statements, reports, constitutions and bylaws, contracts and agreements related to the WCC club house, membership cards, clippings, programs, event materials, scrapbooks, early member papers and writings, department meetings minutes, club directories, guestbooks, realia, as well as scrapbooks and records from the Juniors group.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized into 5 accessions.
- Accession No. 4033-001, Woman's Century Club records, 1911-1951
- Accession No. 4033-002, Woman's Century Club (WCC) archives, 1891-2015
- Accession No. 4033-003, Woman's Century Club records, 1892-2014
- Accession No. 4033-004, Woman's Century Club records, 1920-2015
- Accession No. 4033-005, Woman's Century Club records, 2008-2021
Separated Materials
Photographs from box 2 of -001, box 42 and 43 of -002 transferred to Woman's Century Club photograph collection (PH2017-056)
Related Materials
The Woman's Century Club website has been regularly captured by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine since 2016. The snapshots can be viewed here: https://wayback.archive-it.org/4224/*/http://www.womanscenturyclub.org/
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 4033-001: Woman's Century Club records, 1911-1951Return to Top
Scope and Content: Yearbooks, financial statements, membership cards, clippings, and programs.
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 Kitsap County Historical Society, 2/22/1989.
Accession No. 4033-002: Woman's Century Club (WCC) archives, 1891-2015Return to Top
Scope and Content: Woman's Century Club scrapbooks, early member papers and writings, department meetings minutes, club directories, guestbooks, and artifacts, as well as scrapbooks and records from the Juniors group.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Mimi Sheridan Woman's Century Club, 2015-05-29
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Accession | ||
1 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #1, 1893 Chicago World's Fair Book 1, History
of the Woman's Century Club, 1891-1893 |
1893 |
2 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #2, 1893 Chicago World's Fair Book 2, Manual
of the Woman's Century Club |
1893 |
3 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #3, Mrs. Kerr's press book |
1923-1924 |
3 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #4, Books owned by Carrie Chapman
Catt |
|
4 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #5, Mrs. Maude Graham's scrapbook, part
1 |
1926-1935 |
5 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #6, Mrs. Piggot's scrapbook |
1932-1933 |
6 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #7, with Mrs. Zednick's and Lulu Zinn Kerr's
histories |
1923-1932 |
7 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #8, Mrs. Maude Graham's scrapbook, part
2 |
1927-1939 |
8 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #9, Mrs. Lloyd X. Coder's
scrapbook |
1927-1934 |
9 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #10 |
1933-1936 |
10 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #11 |
1936-1937 |
11 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #12 |
1938-1939 |
12 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #13 |
1939-1940 |
13 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #14, 50th Anniversary scrapbook |
1940-1941 |
14 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #15 |
1942-1943 |
15 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #16 |
1944-1945 |
16 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #17 |
1945-1946 |
17 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #18 |
1946-1947 |
18 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #19 |
1948-1949 |
19 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #20 |
1949-1950 |
20 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #21 |
1950-1951 |
21 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #22 |
1952-1953 |
22 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook/Press book #23 |
1953-1954 |
23 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #24 |
1954-1955 |
24 | 4033-002 | Scrapbooks #25 |
1955-1956 |
25 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #26 |
1956-1957 |
26 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #27 |
1957-1958 |
27 | 4033-002 | Scrapbooks #28 |
1962-1963 |
28 | 4033-002 | Memoriam Scrapbook #29 |
1945-1946 |
29 | 4033-002 | Portraits scrapbook #30 |
undated |
30 | 4033-002 | Portraits scrapbook #31 |
undated |
31 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #32 |
1989-1993, 1995-1997 |
32 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #33 |
1998-2000 |
33 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #34 |
1992-2000 |
34 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #35 |
2007-2010 |
35 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #36 |
2011-2012 |
36 | 4033-002 | Scrapbook #37 |
2002-2008 |
37 | 4033-002 | Mae Sim Thomas scrapbook #38 |
1958-1960 |
Early Member Papers and Writings |
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Box | Accession | ||
38 | 4033-002 | Binder with receipt signed by Susan B. Anthony and
letter to the Woman's Century Club from her private secretary |
1896 |
Box/Folder | |||
38/1 | 4033-002 | "Evolution of Woman" by Carrie Chapman Catt |
August 1, 1891 |
38/2 | 4033-002 | "Review and Outlook 1899" by Kate Turner
Holmes |
May 26, 1899 |
38/3 | 4033-002 | "Ideal Club and the Ideal Woman" by Cornelia Temple
Fleming |
November 27, 1896 |
38/4 | 4033-002 | "Founding of Seattle and Indian War" by Emily Inez
Denny |
|
38/5 | 4033-002 | "The Madonna of the Thumb" by Emily Inez
Denyn |
December 3, 1899 |
38/6 | 4033-002 | "Wonders in Modern Science" by Maud Kellogg
Welbon |
April 13, 1900 |
38/7 | 4033-002 | "Hygiene in Education" by Francis Coiner |
March 25, 1897 |
38/8 | 4033-002 | "Prominent Spaniards in America" by Emma
Crippen |
November 11, 1898 |
38/9 | 4033-002 | "The Education of Girls" by Anna B. Allen |
March 11, 1898 |
38/10 | 4033-002 | "Women of the White House" by Mrs. Hannah M.
Denton |
|
38/11 | 4033-002 | "Birds of Washington" by Marmora DeVoe |
April 28, 1899 |
38/12 | 4033-002 | "Writers of the Victorian Era" by Ella J.
Snoke |
March 28, 1902 |
38/13 | 4033-002 | "Age" by Mrs. Swanson |
|
38/14 | 4033-002 | "Death of Columbus" by Mrs. Anna Fishback |
|
38/15 | 4033-002 | "Libraries Ancient and Modern" by Elizabeth H.
Shumway |
September 23, 1898 |
38/16 | 4033-002 | "Democracy and Social Ethics" by Julia E.
Kennedy |
|
38/17 | 4033-002 | "Juvenile Literature" by Elizabeth R.
McCullough |
October 22, 1897 |
38/18 | 4033-002 | "Town Meetings" by Elizabeth R. McCullough |
May 12, 1899 |
38/19 | 4033-002 | "Art and Architecture" by Lulu Zinn Kerr |
|
38/20 | 4033-002 | "The Art of Woodgraving in America" by Mrs. Cornelia
Temple Fleming |
March 1896 |
38/21 | 4033-002 | "Writers of Washington" by Mary Barrett
Hagan |
December 31, 1897 |
Early Member Papers and Magazines |
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Box/Folder | Accession | ||
39/1 | 4033-002 | Woman's Century Club Magazine background
information |
1899 |
39/2 | 4033-002 | "The Winged Victory" by Mrs. H.C. Hills (Carrie B.
Hills) |
1899 |
39/3 | 4033-002 | "Thoreau" by Dr. Marmora De Voe |
1899 |
39/4 | 4033-002 | "Greetings" by Rose Simmons |
1899 |
39/5 | 4033-002 | "A Reminiscence of the Civil War" by Jeanette J.
Langley |
January 7, 1899 |
39/6 | 4033-002 | "An American Patriot's Hymn" by Elizabeth
Calvert |
1899 |
39/7 | 4033-002 | "The Disarmament Proposition" by Annie M.
Brown |
1899 |
39/8 | 4033-002 | "Dullness Amongst School Children" by Celeste
Langley |
1899 |
39/9 | 4033-002 | "Notes" by Dr. Sarah Kendall |
1899 |
39/10 | 4033-002 | "Dreams of a Devotee of Fashion" by Emily Inez
Denny |
1899 |
39/11 | 4033-002 | "Springtime" by Nell P. Phillips |
1899 |
39/12 | 4033-002 | "The W.C.T.U." by Ellen K. Simison |
1899 |
39/13 | 4033-002 | "New Birth Letter" by Cornelia T. Fleming and Mary
Barrett Hagan |
1899 |
39/14 | 4033-002 | "A Visit to the Presidio, San Francisco" by Maud Kellogg
Welbon |
1899 |
39/15 | 4033-002 | "The Hollow of His Hand" by Sara Stephen
Williams |
1899 |
39/16 | 4033-002 | Woman's Century Club Magazine 1900 background
information |
1900 |
39/17 | 4033-002 | "Woman's Way" by Elizabeth H. Calvert |
1900 |
39/18 | 4033-002 | "Struck it Rich" by Helen P. Holmes |
1900 |
39/19 | 4033-002 | "A Trip to Monterey" by Maud K. Welbon |
1900 |
39/20 | 4033-002 | "Our Outlook Poem" by Rose Simmons |
1900 |
39/21 | 4033-002 | "An Etching" by Kate T. Holmes |
1900 |
39/22 | 4033-002 | "An Unchanged Pattern" by Mary B. Hagan |
1900 |
39/23 | 4033-002 | "The Hoosier Country" by Esther K. Givens |
1900 |
39/24 | 4033-002 | "A Floating Hospital" by Elizabeth Shumway |
1900 |
39/25 | 4033-002 | "A Story of the Mind" by Lulu Zinn Kerr |
1900 |
39/26 | 4033-002 | "Western Washington Winter" by Dr. Marmora
DeVoe |
1900 |
39/27 | 4033-002 | "A Protest" by Bessie I. Savage |
1900 |
39/28 | 4033-002 |
A New Years Wish by Sara Stephen
Williams |
1900 |
39/29 | 4033-002 |
A Windom in Thrums by Ellen K. Simison |
1900 |
39/30-31 | 4033-002 |
My Impressions of the Woman's Century Club
1941-1945 by Marion C. French |
1945 |
Box | |||
40 | 4033-002 | Department Minutes: Drama, Art, Chorus, Music,
Literature and Travel, Ways and Means |
1908-1972 |
41 | 4033-002 | Department Minutes: Current Events, Social Service,
American Home, House, Household, Political Science, Parliamentary,
Bylaws |
1922-1974 |
42 | 4033-002 | Directories and Yearbooks |
1895-2015 |
42 | 4033-002 | Copies of photographs and information about club
history |
undated |
43 | 4033-002 | Guest Book (contains Amelia Earhart's
signature) |
1925-1938 |
43 | 4033-002 | Copies of clubhouse construction information and floor
plans |
|
44 | 4033-002 | Guest Books |
1957-2011 |
45 | 4033-002 | Junior records |
|
46 | 4033-002 | Junior scrapbook |
1938-1939 |
47 | 4033-002 | Junior scrapbooks |
1952-1953, 1955-1956 |
48 | 4033-002 | Junior scrapbook |
1956-1957 |
49 | 4033-002 | Chair Nameplates |
undated |
50 | 4033-002 | World War I Service flag and other flags |
|
51 | 4033-002 | Groundbreaking shovel |
1925 |
Accession No. 4033-003: Woman's Century Club records, 1892-2014Return to Top
Scope and Content: Additions to records for the Woman's Century Club (WCC). Records include meeting minutes, reports, constitutions and bylaws, contracts and agreements related to the WCC club house, summary financial records, program and event materials, newsclippings, membership applications and records, correspondence, WCC rubber stamps, press, gavel, and photo blocks.
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries
Acquisition Info: Mimi Sheridan (President), 2016-03-30 ; 2016-07-12
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Series 1: Meeting Minutes |
1895-2008 | ||
Box/Folder | Accession | ||
1/1-10 | 4033-003 | Meeting Minutes |
1895-1932 |
2/1-27 | 4033-003 | Meeting Minutes |
1932-1962 |
3/1-16 | 4033-003 | Meeting Minutes |
1962-2008 |
3/17 | 4033-003 | Meeting Minutes (Board of Managers) |
1929-1934 |
3/18 | 4033-003 | Meeting Minutes (Board of Managers) |
1944-1967 |
3/19 | 4033-003 | Meeting Minutes (Misc. Departments) |
1921-1965 |
3/20 | 4033-003 | Meeting Minutes (History Committee) |
2001 |
Series 2: Administrative Documents |
1893-2008 | ||
Box/Folder | Accession | ||
3/21 | 4033-003 | Constitution and Bylaws |
1896-2008 |
3/22 | 4033-003 | Annual Quarterly Reports |
1922-1928 |
6/8 | 4033-003 | Financial Statements |
1951-1967 |
6/9 | 4033-003 | Financial Statements |
1969-1999 |
6/10 | 4033-003 | Programs and Activities Finances |
1955-1984 |
6/11 | 4033-003 | Charitable Donations |
1924-1994 |
6/12 | 4033-003 | Bequests |
1972-1975 |
6/13 | 4033-003 | Ledger |
1894-1902 |
6/14 | 4033-003 | Ledger |
1901-1907 |
4/1 | 4033-003 | Yearly Reports |
1893-1968 |
4/2 | 4033-003 | Financial/Treasury Reports |
1967 |
4/26 | 4033-003 | Financial Statements |
1923-1948 |
Series 3: WCC Club House |
1923-2014 | ||
Box/Folder | Accession | ||
4/3 | 4033-003 | Contracts, Deeds, and Agreements |
1923-1968 |
4/4 | 4033-003 | Building Board Meeting Minutes |
1923-1968 |
4/5 | 4033-003 | Correspondence |
1925-1967 |
4/6 | 4033-003 | Fire |
1948 |
4/7 | 4033-003 | Sale Authorization Forms |
1967 |
4/8 | 4033-003 | Property Inventory and Appraisal |
1962-2014 |
4/9 | 4033-003 | 1980s Remodel Building Plans |
1980 |
4/16 | 4033-003 | Real Estate Bonds |
1925-1944 |
4/17 | 4033-003 | Building Setup |
1924-1927 |
4/18 | 4033-003 | Maintenance |
1953-1962 |
4/19 | 4033-003 | Furnishings and Equipment |
1925-1956 |
4/20 | 4033-003 | Misc. Real Estate Records |
1968-2014 |
4/21-23 | 4033-003 | Meetings and Rentals |
1927-1930 |
4/24 | 4033-003 | Meetings and Rentals |
1951-1968 |
4/25 | 4033-003 | Allendale Property |
1924 |
Series 4: WCC Programs |
1892-2008 | ||
Box/Folder | Accession | ||
4/10 | 4033-003 | Event Invitations |
1892-2008 |
4/11 | 4033-003 | Event Invitations |
Undated |
4/12 | 4033-003 | Community Service Project |
1963 |
4/13 | 4033-003 | Cookbook Project |
2003 |
Series 5: Newsclippings |
1919-1945 | ||
Box/Folder | Accession | ||
4/14 | 4033-003 | Newsclippings |
1919-1945 |
4/15 | 4033-003 | Newsclippings |
Undated |
Series 6: Membership |
1914-2003 | ||
Box/Folder | Accession | ||
5/1-5 | 4033-003 | Applications |
1920-1995 |
5/6-7 | 4033-003 | Member Lists |
1922-2003 |
5/8 | 4033-003 | Blank Application and Member Cards |
Undated |
5/9 | 4033-003 | Member Questionnaire |
1952 |
5/10 | 4033-003 | Member Meetings |
1952-1953 |
5/11 | 4033-003 | Member Certificates and Recognition |
1949-2001 |
5/12 | 4033-003 | Member Writings |
1932 |
5/13 | 4033-003 | Elections |
1923-2003 |
5/14 | 4033-003 | Officers |
Undated |
Box | |||
7 | 4033-003 | Index Cards with Member Details |
1914-1960 |
Series 7: Correspondence |
1893-2012 | ||
Box/Folder | Accession | ||
5/15-52 | 4033-003 | Correspondence |
1893; 1914-1949; Undated |
6/1-7 | 4033-003 | Correspondence |
1950-2012 |
Series 8 : Realia |
undated | ||
Box | Accession | ||
8-9 | 4033-003 | Rubber/Metal Stamps |
undated |
10 | 4033-003 | Impress Stamp |
undated |
11 | 4033-003 | Photoblocks and Gavels |
undated |
Accession No. 4033-004: Woman's Century Club records, 1920-2015Return to Top
Scope and Content: Correspondence, news clippings about the closing of Harvard Exit Theatre, and four scrapbooks. Also included are three publications from other Seattle societies that include rosters, programs, and a society constitution.
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Acquisition Info: Donor: Carla Rickerson 2017-08-18
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Accession | ||
1 | 4033-004 | Scrapbook |
2012 |
2 | 4033-004 | Scrapbook |
2013 |
3 | 4033-004 | Scrapbook |
2014 |
4 | 4033-004 | Scrapbook |
2015 |
VF | |||
VF 3117 | 4033-004 | News clippings, publications, and
correspondence
Scope and Content: News clippings and magazine article about closing Harvard Exit
Theatre (2014-2015) , correspondence (2012-2015), publications from other
Seattle societies which includes rosters, event programs, and a society
constitution (1920, 1925, 1940)
|
2012-2015, 1920, 1925, 1940 |
Accession No. 4033-005: Woman's Century Club records, 2008-2021Return to Top
Scope and Content: Three scrapbooks, annual meeting and board meeting minutes, member lists, and publications that mention the WCC.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users, but access to portions of the collection is restricted. Contact Special Collections for details.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. Check restrictions for curatorial review.
Acquisition Info: Donated from Carla Richerson July 22, 2022.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | Accession | ||
1/1 | 4033-005 | WCC general meeting minutes |
2008-2010 |
1/2 | 4033-005 | WCC general meeting minutes |
2011-2014 |
1/3 | 4033-005 | WCC general meeting minutes |
2015-2016 |
1/4 | 4033-005 | Annual meeting and board minutes |
2017-2018 |
1/5 | 4033-005 | Annual meeting and board minutes |
2019-2021 |
1/6 | 4033-005 | Art collection records |
|
1/7 | 4033-005 | WCC year in review |
2020-2021 |
1/8 | 4033-005 | WCC member list
Restrictions on Access: Restricted
|
2016-2018 |
1/9 | 4033-005 | Yearbook and member list
Restrictions on Access: Restricted
|
2016-2018 |
1/10 | 4033-005 | WCC mentioned in publications
Scope and Content: Seattle Times Pacific NW section, Historic Seattle's 10th annual
preservation award benefit, and 30 Women who built Seattle
|
2016-2019, 2021 |
Box | |||
2 | 4033-005 | Scrapbooks |
2016-2018 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Women--Washington (State)--Seattle--Societies and clubs
Corporate Names
- Woman's Century Club (Seattle, Wash.)--Archives
- Woman's Century Club (Seattle, Wash.)--Finance
- Woman's Century Club (Seattle, Wash.)--Membership
- Woman's Century Club (Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs