By Ella Frances Swain
Collection Overview
Title: Woman's Club of Norfolk Records, 1922-1954
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-165
Creator: Woman's Club of Norfolk (1905-)
Extent: 6.0 Folders
Arrangement: Arranged by record type in chronological order.
Date Acquired: 11/24/2014
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection contains 10 yearbooks from the Woman’s Club of Norfolk from 1925-1927 and 1940-1954 and two yearbooks from the Junior Woman’s Club of Norfolk from 1948-1950. Included are three annual reports for 1922-1924 and two copies of the club's biennial report for 1927-1928 and 1929-1930. The collection also includes a souvenir program booklet for round table events sponsored by the Woman’s Club of Norfolk and overseen by the organization’s department of literature chairman, Mrs. F. R. Barrett, from 1931-1932.
Biographical Note
The Woman’s Club of Norfolk was founded on November 9, 1905 by Virginia Duncan Gatewood in the assembly hall of the Atlantic Hotel in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. The first of its kind in the area, the organization held its first annual meeting on February 13, 1906. From December 1905 to October 1910, the club operated out of 380 Freemason Street, eventually moving to 163 West Freemason Street and later 612 Colonial Avenue. By 1925, the organization had moved its headquarters to 524 Fairfax Avenue where it still currently operates.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
Use Restrictions:
The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Source:
Unknown
Preferred Citation:
Woman's Club of Norfolk Records, MSS 0000-165, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed April 5, 2018.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Yearbooks (Folder 1 of 2), 1925-1928
- Folder 2: Yearbooks (Folder 2 of 2), 1940-1954
- Includes yearbooks 1940-1941, 1943-1944, 1944-1945, 1946-1947, 1948-1949, 1949-1950, and 1953-1954.
- Folder 3: Annual Reports, 1922-1924
- 17th-19th Annual Reports.
- Folder 4: Biennial Reports, 1927-1930
- Duplicate copies.
- Folder 5: Souvenir program, Round Table Events for Woman's Club of Norfolk, 1931-1932
- Booklet lists the planned dates and titles of lectures as well as the names of invited speakers.
- Folder 6: Yearbooks, Junior Woman's Club of Norfolk, 1948-1950