Monday Club Records, 1892-2022 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Monday Club Records, 1892-2022

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-149

Primary Creator: Monday Club (1892-)

Extent: 10.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged by series: Minutes, Organizational Records, Programs, and Papers.

Date Acquired: 00/00/1962. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Clubs, Norfolk (Va.), Women--Socialization, Women--Societies and clubs

Forms of Material: Booklets, Bylaws (administrative records), Clippings (information artifacts), Histories (literature genre), Lists (document genres), Minutes (administrative records), Photographs, Programs

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Minutes, organizational records, programs, and papers of the Monday Club in Norfolk, Virginia. The minutes cover 1892-1902, 1914-1918, and 1962-2008. There are also copies of the club's constitution from 1916-2005. Correspondence in the collection is dated 1955 and 1992-2011. There are also photographs of Monday Club members, most of which were taken during the 100th Anniversary Luncheon on October 12, 1992. A list of topics discussed during each year's club meetings ranges in date from 1930/1931-2010/2011. Programs showing each meeting's topics and listing club officers cover 1897-1920 and 1924-2012. There are also copies of papers presented at meetings for 2007-2015, 2018-2019, and 2020-2022, along with undated handwritten papers.

Biographical Note

The first meeting of the Monday Club occurred on October 31, 1892 in Norfolk, Virginia. The purpose of this women's club was the study of literature, science, and art. The women chose topics each year for group discussion and presented papers on some aspect of that year's subject.

Subject/Index Terms

Clubs
Norfolk (Va.)
Women--Socialization
Women--Societies and clubs

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Accruals: 1965; 1978; 1981; 2012; photographs were donated on April 8, 2013; 2021; 2022.

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: Monday Club by donation

Preferred Citation: Monday Club Records, MSS 0000-149, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed August 19, 2021; March 1, 2023.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Minutes, 1892-1983],
[Box 2: Minutes, 1983-1996],
[Box 3: Minutes; Organizational Records and Programs, 1996-2008; 1901-2011],
[Box 4: Programs, 1897-1930/1931],
[Box 5: Programs, 1931/1932-1947/1948],
[Box 6: Programs, 1948/1949-1980/1981],
[Box 7: Programs, 1981/1982-2011/2012],
[Box 8: Papers, 1962-2010/2011],
[Box 9: Papers, 2011/2012-2014/2015],
[Box 10: Papers, 2018/2019-2021/2022, undated],
[[information restricted]],
[All]

Box 3: Minutes; Organizational Records and Programs, 1996-2008; 1901-2011

Folder 1: Minutes, 2001-2002
Folder 2: Minutes, 2002-2003
Folder 3: Minutes, 2003-2004
Folder 4: Minutes, 2005-2008
Folder 5: Constitutions, 1916-2006
Folder 6: Correspondence, 1955
Folder 7: Correspondence, 1992-1999
Folder 8: Correspondence, 2000-2004
Folder 9: Correspondence, 2007-2011
Folder 10: History, The Beginning of The Monday Club, circa 1955
Folder 11: History, The Monday Club, Norfolk, Virginia, 1897-1962, 1962 March
Folder 12: History of the Monday Club, 2005
Folder 13: Photographs, circa 1990-1992: 24 photographs. Primarily photographs taken during the 100th Anniversary Luncheon at Westminster-Canterbury, Virginia Beach on October 12, 1992.
Folder 14: Clippings, 1952-2005
Folder 15: List, Monday Club Subjects of Former Years 1930/1931-2010/2011, circa 2010
Folder 16: Program, Rome, 1901
Folder 17: Program, Rome, 1902
Folder 18: Program, Egypt, 1903-1904
Folder 19: Program, Early Britain, 1904-1905
Folder 20: Program, England - History & Literature, 1905-1906
Folder 21: Program, Early Settlements of Virginia: Colonial Virginia, 1906-1907
Folder 22: Program, Scandinavia: Its People and Literature, 1907-1908