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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Reports, minutes, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, ephemera, and other materials relating to the Business and Professional Women's Club of Norfolk, Virginia. Most of the materials date to the 1930s. A history of the club from 1918-1953 includes lists of members by year. There are two scrapbooks in the collection; one scrapbook consists of booklets from the 1931 national convention held in Richmond, Virginia, while the second scrapbook details notable events of the Norfolk chapter from 1939-1940.
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:
Business and Professional Women's Club Records, MSS 0000-137, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed August 3, 2021.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
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Box 1],
[Box 2],
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- Box 2
- Item 1: Scrapbook, Old Dominion Biennial Convention of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, 1931
- Includes convention booklets and clippings. Photograph on scrapbook cover is Mrs. Geline MacDonald Bowman, President of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs.
- Item 2: Scrapbook, Business & Professional Women's Club of Norfolk, 1939-1940
- Includes sections on News and Events. Scrapbook includes photographs. Some materials from scrapbook belonged to Emma G. Saunders, President.
