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As You Like It Club Records, 1895-2018

Overview of the Collection

Creator
As You Like It Club (Missoula, Mont.)
Title
As You Like It Club Records
Dates
1895-2018 (inclusive)
Quantity
3.4 linear feet
Collection Number
Mss 089 (collection)
Summary
The As You Like It Club is a Missoula, Montana, women's social and intellectual organization. This collection consists of meeting minutes, program yearbooks, newspaper articles, correspondence and a brief history about the club.
Repository
University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu
Access Restrictions

Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and the University of Montana-Missoula.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

The As You Like It Club was founded in 1895 in Missoula, Montana. The object of the club is the "promotion of intellectual culture and social intercourse." Membership to the club is limited to 25 members, and at each meeting they discuss and present different topics of choice, such as the changing role of world affairs and its leaders, collecting antiques, American women in literature, astrology, prison reform and Morocco.

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Content Description

This collection consists of meeting minutes, program yearbooks, newspaper articles, correspondence and a brief history about the club. The club's meetings are largely literary in nature and reflect close ties with the University of Montana and its faculty, as well as historically prominent Missoula families.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to The University of Montana.

Preferred Citation

[Name of document], As You Like It Club Records, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is divided into four series:

Series I: Meeting Minutes, 1895-2017, 2.6 linear feet

Series II: Yearly Programs, 1898-2018, 0.5 linear feet

Series III: Organization and Member History, 1897-2018, 0.2 linear feet

Series IV: Correspondence, 1942-2018, 0.1 linear feet

Custodial History

Materials in this collection remained with the officials of the As You Like It Club until donation to the K. Ross Toole Archives. The club has donated materials on a periodic basis since the collection was first established in 1972.

Acquisition Information

Gifts of the As You Like It Club, 1972 to 2018.

Processing Note

The actions of the original processors are unknown. In 1998 additional materials were integrated into the collection and the content of the collection was re-described. In 2003 subsequently donated materials were integrated into the existing collection and small accruals were added in 2005, 2006, 2014, 2015 and 2018.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Literature--Societies, etc.
  • Women--Montana--Missoula--Intellectual life
  • Women--Montana--Missoula--Social life and customs
  • Women--Montana--Missoula--Societies and clubs

Corporate Names

  • University of Montana--Missoula
  • University of Montana--Missoula--Faculty

Geographical Names

  • Missoula (Mont.)--Intellectual life
  • Missoula (Mont.)--Social life and customs
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