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 4: Programs, 1897-1930/1931

There are two booklets dated 1910/1911 covering different subject topics of study by the Monday Club; one of these is likely misprinted and should be dated 1911/1912.

Folder 1: Program, Russia, 1897 November-December
Folder 2: Program, France, 1899-1900
Folder 3: Program, Italian Renaissance, 1900-1901
Folder 4: Program, Book Talk—Then and Now, 1908-1909
Folder 5: Program, Biography, 1909-1910
Folder 6: Program, Holland, The Netherlands and Present Day Topics, 1910-1911
Folder 7: Program, Studies from German History and German Life, 1910-1911
Folder 8: Program, History in the Making, 1912-1913
Folder 9: Program, Some Twentieth Century Contributions to English and American Literature, 1913-1914
Folder 10: Program, Latin America, 1914-1915
Folder 11: Program, Side Lights on the European Situation, 1915-1916
Folder 12: Program, "The time is come," the Walrus said, "to talk of many things.", 1916-1917
Folder 13: Program, 'Tis the star-spangled banner; oh, long may it wave, O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave., 1917-1918
Folder 14: Program, Current Events, 1918-1919
Folder 15: Program, Book Review, 1919-1920
Folder 16: Program, America, half brother to all the world; A good country with a grand future., 1924-1925
Folder 17: Program, Contemporary Literature, 1925-1926
Folder 18: Program, Modern Literature, 1926-1927
Folder 19: Program, Biography and Historical Fiction, 1927-1928
Folder 20: Program, Biography 628-1928, 1928-1929
Folder 21: Program, The Italian Renaissance, 1929-1930
Folder 22: Program, The Italian and French Renaissance, 1930-1931