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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Norfolk Business and Professional Women's Club Scrapbook, 1969-1970
ID: 001/01/MSS 2015-050
Primary Creator: Business and Professional Women's Club (Norfolk, Va.)
Extent: 1.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in original order. Loose materials have been separated.
Date Acquired: 12/21/2015
Subjects: Clubs, International Azalea Festival (Norfolk, Va.), Norfolk (Va.), Saint Louis (Mo.), Virginia Beach (Va.), Women--Socialization, Women--Societies and clubs
Forms of Material: Brochures, Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Lists (document genres), Newsletters, Obituaries, Photographs, Postcards, Programs, Ribbon (material), Yearbooks
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
One 1969-1970 scrapbook of the Business and Professional Women's Club in Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbook appears to have been compiled by Club President Ann Diffee and includes photographs, programs, correspondence, and other materials relating to the club's activities and the national conference in St. Louis, Missouri. Topics in the index include: dedication, club officers and chairmen, club programs, national level, state level, district level, club level, retired members, year book, memorial, awards, and annual reports.
Biographical Note
The Business and Professional Women's Club of Norfolk, Virginia organized on February 27, 1918 as the Twentieth Century Club, an auxiliary group of the American Red Cross. They initially held their meetings at the YWCA building on College Place and at the Camp Community Service's clubrooms on Brooke Avenue, later moving to clubrooms at the Chamber of Commerce. The organization made surgical dressings, participated in the war fund and liberty bond campaigns, and entertained enlisted men with musical and literary programs. The club also supported two French orphans for several years. Following World War I, the club renamed itself the Business and Professional Women's Club. The organization then focused on local charitable work and educational endeavors. The Business and Professional Women's Club established a scholarship fund, operated a summer clubhouse at Willoughby Beach, assisted in organizing Little Theatre, and sponsored other Tidewater chapters of Business and Professional Women's Clubs.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
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:
Norfolk Business and Professional Women's Club Scrapbook, MSS 2015-050, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed September 22, 2017.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
[Box 1: Scrapbook, 1969-1970],
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Box 2: Loose Materials, 1969-1970],
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- Box 1: Scrapbook, 1969-1970
