Ravenswood Woman's Club Records
Content Description
The papers of the Ravenswood Woman’s Club reflect their activities, goals and achievements through the minute books from the Board of Managers and regular meetings, program announcements, calendars, news clippings and yearbooks, and photographs.
Dates
- 1891-1976, undated
Creator
- Ravenswood Woman's Club (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection.
Historical Note
The Ravenswood Woman’s Club was organized in 1889 under the name of the Woman’s Literary Club of Ravenswood. Its main objective was to promote intellectual growth through discussions and study groups. In 1894 the club became an incorporated body and the name was changed to the Ravenswood Woman’s Club.
Membership soon grew to over a hundred, as a result, the Club’s objective was broadened in scope to include educational and philanthropic work as well as social and civic activities. This can be seen through their close association with such community groups as the Ravenswood Improvement Association, Lake View High School, Ravenswood Hospital and the Ravenswood-Lake View Historical Association.
The membership began to dwindle during the mid-1950s. By 1974 the Ravenswood Woman’s Club disbanded. On April 15, 1974, the club held their last meeting in conjunction with the Ravenswood-Lake View Historical Association’s Annual Dinner.
Extent
2 Linear Feet (in 4 boxes plus 5 photographs)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of yearbooks which contain the club’s articles of incorporation, lists of officers and members, by-laws, news clippings, and program announcements and calendars and 5 photographs.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in 2 series: Series 1: Administrative Records, 1891-1976, undated Series 2: Photographs, 1899, 1905, undated
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Mrs. Ethel Reeda in 1974.
- Lincoln Square (Chicago, Ill.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ravenswood (Chicago, Ill.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ravenswood Woman's Club (Chicago, Ill.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Women's Clubs-Illinois-Chicago Subject Source: Local sources
Creator
- Ravenswood Woman's Club (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Ravenswood Woman's Club Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed as part of the Local History grant received from the Scholl Foundation in 1982 May. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Julie Lynch, 2021
- Date
- 1982
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Northside Neighborhood History Collection Repository
Sulzer Regional Library
Chicago Public Library
4455 N. Lincoln Avenue
Chicago IL 60625 United States
(312) 742-4455
northsidehistory@chipublib.org