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Pullman Federated Women's Club Records, 1941-2004

Overview of the Collection

Title
Pullman Federated Women's Club Records
Dates
1941-2004 (inclusive)
Quantity
4.5 linear feet of shelf space, (9 boxes)
Collection Number
Cage 869 (collection)
Summary
Records of the Pullman (WA) Federated Women's Club, from 1941 to 2004. Most of the contents are papers pertaining to the operation of the local Pullman chapter. Also contains issues of journals and newsletters from the General Federation of Women's Clubs, newspaper clippings, photographs, and books related to the General Federation of Women's Clubs.
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 and available for research use.

Languages
English.
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Historical Note

[From the guide to Cage 510, Pullman Federated Women's Club Records, 1914-1981 (written circa 1985)]

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 collection contains records of the Pullman Federated Women's Club, from 1941 to 2004. Most of the contents are papers pertaining to the operation of the Pullman chapter, including scrapbooks, account books, meeting minutes, organization guidebooks and manuals, as well as yearbooks and directories. This collection also contains issues of journals and newsletters from the General Federation of Women's Clubs, newspaper clippings, photographs, and books related to the General Federation of Women's Clubs.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions apply.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description] Pullman Federated Women's Club Records, 1941-2004

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The Pullman Federated Women's Club Records are arranged in four series:

Series 1: Administrative, 1941-2004. Includes four subseries: 1.1: Minutes, 1957-2002; 1.2: Handbooks, 1960-2004; 1.3: Financial, 1941-2002; 1.4: Miscellaneous, 1962-2004.

Series 2: Programming, 1976-2004. Includes two subseries: 2.1: Program Records, 1976-2001; 2.2: Publications, 1965-2004.

Series 3: Publications, 1952-2004. Includes two subseries: 3.1: The Washington Clubwoman, 1952-2004; 3.2: Yearbooks, 1947-2002.

Series 4: Scrapbooks and ephemera, 1950-1996.

Acquisition Information

Mary Jane Becker donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries on behalf of the Pullman Federated Women's Club in multiple installments between 1989 and 2006 (MS.1989.71, MS.2002.22, MS.2006.03).

Processing Note

This collection was processed by Samantha Case and Steven Bingo in 2017.

Separated Materials

The following items were removed from the collection and cataloged separately:

GFWC Clubwoman (newsletter), 1987-2002 (incomplete): HQ1871 G646

The Story of the Dry Pea and Lentil Industry, circa 1972: SB351 L55 S76 1972

Unity in Diversity, volumes 1 and 2, 1975: HQ1904 W45 1975

Related Materials

Cage 510, Pullman Federated Women's Club Records, 1914-1981

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Finding aid prepared by Samantha Case and Steve Bingo.
2017

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