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Women -- Societies and clubs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

The Associated Clubs of Woodlawn Records

 Collection
Identifier: spe-nhrc-acw
Abstract

The Associated Clubs of Woodlawn Records documents the organization’s work to promote business, civic, educational and social welfare in the Woodlawn community. The collection contains committee files, correspondence, meeting minutes, membership rosters, reports.

Dates: 1920 - 1972

Austin Daughters of the American Revolution (David Kennison Chapter) Records

 Collection
Identifier: spe-adar
Abstract

The Austin Daughters of the American Revolution (ADAR) - David Kennison Chapter was founded on December 12, 1921. The chapter’s namesake, David Kennison, claimed to be a Revolutionary War veteran. He died in 1852 and was buried in Lincoln Park, which was then a cemetery. Six scrapbooks compiled by ADAR members contain news clippings, photographs and yearbooks describing ADAR functions and members.

Dates: 1930 - 1938

Austin Woman’s Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: spe-nhrc-awc
Abstract

The collection includes news clippings, yearbooks and scrapbooks that document the objectives of the Austin Woman’s Club, defined as “intellectual and social culture, general philanthropic work, a united effort toward self-improvement and the elevation of humanity.”

Dates: 1912 - 1965

Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865 Records

 Collection
Identifier: spe-w00051
Abstract

The Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865, is an organization whose membership can trace its lineage to soldiers who served on the Union side in America’s Civil War, 1861-1865. The DUVCW was founded in 1885 in Massillon, Ohio. This collection is comprised almost entirely of minute books from the Department of Illinois and various local tents throughout the state.

Dates: 1895 - 1965

Englewood Woman’s Club Collection

 Collection
Identifier: spe-nhrc-ewc
Abstract

The Englewood Woman’s Club Collection was organized in 1896. The collection consists primarily of yearbooks dating from 1898 to 1931.

Dates: 1898 - 1932

North Town Woman's Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: nnhc-00013
Abstract

The North Town Woman’s Club was formed on December 17, 1930. It aimed to pursue civic, educational, and philanthropic purposes. This collection consists mostly of their meeting minutes and reports, with a small amount of additional material such as notes and correspondence.

Dates: 1930 - 1980

Rogers Park/West Ridge Community Collection

 Collection
Identifier: nnhc-00002
Abstract

Rogers Park and West Ridge, two of Chicago’s seventy-seven community areas, are located nine miles north of the Loop on the city’s far North Side. This collection documents life in Rogers Park and West Ridge from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day.

Dates: 1845 - 2021

West End Woman’s Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: spe-nhrc-wew
Abstract

The collection consists of yearbooks which contain the club’s articles of incorporation, lists of officers and members, by-laws and program calendars.

Dates: 1894 - 1929

Woodlawn Block Club Council Records

 Collection
Identifier: spe-nhrc-wbcc
Abstract

The Woodlawn Block Club Council’s activities are chronicled in records containing its constitution and by-laws, correspondence, minutes of meetings, membership rosters and publicity materials dealing with its community betterment projects.

Dates: 1958 - 1960

Woodlawn Woman’s Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: spe-nhrc-wwc
Abstract

The Woodlawn Women’s Club Records (WWC), contain a bound volume by Louise J. Pearson titled, History of the Woodlawn Woman’s Club, meeting minutes and yearbooks that chronicle by-laws, membership and programs from 1913 to 1954.

Dates: 1913 - 1954