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The Fortnightly Club of Eugene was organized in December, 1893 by Dr. Alice Hall Chapman, wife of the second president of the University of Oregon. She was the first president of the original group of twenty two members, generally conceded to be the first women's study club west of the Rockies. In 1895, although always a study club, The Fortnightly Club began its first move toward what became a continued dedication: providing and supporting desirable library facilities for Eugene. Members work on a volunteer basis.
(Source: Constitution and By-Laws- The Fortnightly Club of Eugene- 1968).
Scope and Contents
Series I contains visual materials including photographs and news clippings related to the Club. Series I also contains a wood and metal centennial stamp from 1907.
Series II is comprised of scrapbooks organized by date. The scrapbooks are primarily composed of photographs of members and events, newspaper clippings, and pamphlets on the Club.
Series III is comprised of meeting records, including general and board meeting minutes, record books, attendance records, and records of special events organized by the Club.
Series IV is comprised of small paper yearbooks, yearly constitution and by-laws/customs and traditions booklets, histories of the Club, and non-Fortnightly Club publications.
Series V contains financial records including checkbooks, ledgers, budgets, Treasurer's reports, and miscellaneous financial records.
Series VI is comprised of membership material including member records, papers by members with introductions, and memorial tribute texts for members.
Series VII contains board and committee records including the club president's reports, Archive Committee reports, miscellaneous correspondence, and miscellaneous committee records from the following committees: Historian Scrapbook, Website, Audiovisual, Yearbook, Social, Program, Room and Hospitality, and Public Library.
Series VIII is composed of oral histories. These are transcripts of interviews of members by other members concerning their personal history and their experience in the Club.
Series IX contains accruals to the collection.