Museum of History & Industry, Sophie Frye Bass Library
5933 6th Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98108
Phone: 206-324-1126
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1973.5572
Women's City Club (Seattle, Wash.)
Women's City Club Records
1922-1973
4.76 cubic feet
5 boxes
The Women's City Club Records comprise
minutes, financial records, photographs, programs, reports, correspondence, six
scrapbooks and other documents relating to the Women's City Club of Seattle,
Washington.
12a.2.12-13
Collection materials are in
English.
Historical Note
The Women's City Club of Seattle was organized in 1922 by former
Seattle Mayor Bertha K. Landes. The club was originally known as “The Women's
Civic League,” but the name changed to the Women's City Club in December 1923.
The purpose of the club was to educate women about local, state, national and
world politics, and in cooperation with other organizations, to work towards
securing the welfare of the city and improving civic conditions. The club was
non-partisan and did not endorse particular candidates for office, however
during election years it did invite all candidates for public office to address
the club. Club meetings were held every Tuesday and individual meetings would
focus on particular aspects of government.
The club grew quickly in popularity. In December 1923, the club
reported 640 women on its membership rolls. Not long after establishing the
club, Bertha Landes resigned as president. In November 1923, Mrs. Frederic J.
Beull was elected president in her place. The club worked very actively with
other community organizations, at one point having delegate representatives in
thirteen other organizations such as the Anti-Tuberculosis League, the Red
Cross, King County Home and others. The club was dissolved in 1973.
The Women's City Club Records is mostly made up of financial records
and meeting minutes. Both the financial records and meeting minutes span the
entire life of the club, from 1923 – 1973, but include some gaps in the
chronology.
Other records for the collection include a small number of photographs
and programs, as well as a collection of correspondence spanning from
1924-1942, some reports written by club members, six scrapbooks containing
newspaper clippings about the club ranging from 1923-1971, and other records
relating to the club and its involvement in the community.
The Women's City Club Records is comprised of eight series, three of
which have been further arranged into subseries. All series and subseries are
arranged chronologically. The arrangement of the collection is as follows:
- Series 1: Financial Records
- Subseries A: Financial Reports, 1923-1972
- Subseries B: Lists of Members and Record of Dues Paid,
1924-1972
- Series 2: Minutes and Other Records of Meetings
- Subseries A: Meeting Minutes, 1922-1972
- Subseries B: Member register and Sign-in Sheets
- Series 3: Correspondence, 1924-1942, undated
- Series 4: Community Involvement and Involvement with other
Organizations, 1927-1949
- Series 5: Reports and Publications of the Women's City Club,
1923-1934
- Series 6: Photographs of club members, 1932, circa 1958
- Series 7: Programs
- Subseries A: Women's City Club Annual Luncheons, 1948-1955
- Subseries B: Regular Meetings, 1927, 1945
- Series 8: Scrapbooks, 1923-1971
The collection is open to the public by appointment.
The Museum of History & Industry is the owner of the materials in
the Sophie Frye Bass Library and makes available reproductions for research,
publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from MOHAI
before any reproduction use. The museum does not necessarily hold copyright to
all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may
require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Women's City Club Records, Museum of History & Industry,
Seattle
Source: Women’s City Club, January 4, 1973
Processed by Esther Benson 2008
These materials are part of a donation by Women's City Club that also
includes a number of artifacts such as flags, sound equipment, a gavel and
other miscellaneous equipment. The artifacts are cataloged and stored
separately by MOHAI’s Collections Department.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Landes,
Bertha Knight, 1868-1943
Seattle
(Wash.)
Clubs--Washington
(State)--Seattle
Women--Societies and
clubs
Women in community
organization--Washington (State)--Seattle
Women
Seattle
Photographs
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
Series 1: Financial
Records
1923-1972
17 bound volumes
Arranged chronologically
1
Subseries A: Financial
Reports
1923-1972
6 bound volumes
1
Financial Reports
1923 February – 1930 June
1 bound volume
1
Financial Reports
1930 June - 1932 August
1 bound volume
1
Financial Reports
1937 circa November –1939 circa July
1 bound volume
1
Financial Reports
1940 May - 1950 May
1 bound volume
1
Financial Reports
1950 May – 1963 May
1 bound volume
1
Financial Reports
1972 May – 1972 September
1 bound volume
1
Subseries B: Lists of Members and
Record of Dues Paid
1924-1972
11 bound volumes
1
List of members and record of
dues paid
1924 June – 1928 June
1 bound volume
1
List of members and record of
dues paid
1924 November –1932 May
1 bound volume
1
List of members and record of
dues paid
1928 September –1933 May
1 bound volume
1
List of members and record of
dues paid
1937 May –1940 May
1 bound volume
1
List of members and record of
dues paid
1941 May – 1944 May
1 bound volume
1
List of members and record of
dues paid
1944 May – 1945 May
1 bound volume
1
List of members and record of
dues paid
1945 June – 1948 February
1 bound volume
1
List of members and record of
dues paid
1948 February – 1950 September
1 bound volume
1
List of members and record of
dues paid
1950 September –1955 May
1 bound volume
1
List of members and record of
dues paid
1955 May – 1963 October
1 bound volume
1
List of members and record of
dues paid
1963 October – 1972 April
1 bound volume
2
Series 2: Minutes and Other Records
of Meetings
1922-1973
11 bound volumes, 1
folder
2
Subseries A: Meeting
Minutes
1922-1972
9 bound volumes
2
Meeting minutes
1922 November– 1928 May
1 bound volume
2
Meeting minutes
1948 May – 1950 June
1 bound volume
2
Meeting minutes
1950 August – 1952 August
1 bound volume
2
Meeting minutes
1952 September – 1955 February
1 bound volume
2
Meeting minutes
1955 March – 1957 September
1 bound volume
2
Meeting minutes
1957 October – 1961 May
1 bound volume
2
Meeting minutes
1961 May – 1963 November
1 bound volume
2
Meeting minutes
1964 January – 1966 June
1 bound volume
2
Meeting minutes
1966 August – 1972 September
1 bound volume
2
Subseries B: Member register and
Sign-in Sheets
various, 1971-1973
2 bound volumes, 1
folder
2
Alphabetical Membership
Register
undated
1 bound volume
2
Sign-in sheet
1971 March – 1972 September
1 notebook
2/1
Membership list
1972-1973
1 folder
2/2
Series 3:
Correspondence
circa
1924-1942
undated
1 folder
2/3
Series 4: Community Involvement and
Involvement with other Organizations
circa
1927-1949
1 folder
2/3
Bulletin of the Recreation
Members of the Parent-Teacher Association and the Women's City Club
1927 April 1
2/3
Report and Membership Card to The
Washington State Council for Protection of Roadside Beauty, made out to the
Women's City Club
circa 1932
2/3
Program for the 21st Annual
Institute of Government, held at University of Washington, Seattle
1936 July
2/3
Address of Mrs. H.E. Maltby, 16th
President of the Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs, at the formal
dedication of the Federation Forest
1949 July 16
2/3
Certificate of Appreciation from
the American National Red Cross to the Women's City Club
undated
2/3
Certificate of Recognition from
the Anti-Tuberculosis League of King County to the Women's City
Club
undated
2/4
Series 5: Reports and Publications
of the Women's City Club
1923-1934
2/4
Roster of Seattle area clubs
compiled by the Research Department of the Women's City Club
circa 1923
2/4
Report on the progress of the
Citizenship Class 1920-1930, prepared by the Chairman of the Women's City Club
Citizenship Class
1930
2/4
Articles of Incorporation for the
Women's City Club
1931
2/4
Historical sketch of the Women's
City Club, written by the Women's City Club Publicity Committee for the
Seattle Times
1934
2
Series 6: Photographs of club
members
1934-
circa1958
.40
2/5
J.D. Ross and Mrs. Adeline Cole
at dedication (tree planting), of Diablo Dam along the Skagit
River.
1934
.41
2/6
Members of Women's City Club and
others at dedication (tree planting) Diablo Dam
1934
.42-.43
2/7
Members of Women's City Club on a
trip to Diablo Dam
1934
2 photographs
.44
2/8
Women's City Club on a trip to
Olympia
circa 1958
Series 7: Programs
1927-1945
2/9
Subseries A: Women's City Club
Annual May Luncheons
1948-1955
Missing programs for years 1950, 1953 and 1954.
2/9
Subseries B: Regular
Meetings
1927, 1945
3 programs
Series 8: Scrapbooks
1923-1971
One stand-alone scrapbook and a set of five chronologically
arranged scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings relating to the Women's City
Club.
2
Scrapbook
1941-1945
1 bound volume
Scrapbook set
1923-1971
5 bound volumes
3
Volume 1
1923-1934
3
Volume 2
1934-1940
4
Volume 3
1940-1945
4
Volume 4
1945-1953
5
Volume 5
1953-1971