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 5: Programs, 1931/1932-1947/1948

Folder 1: Program, The French and English Renaissance, 1931-1932
Folder 2: Program, Spain.... The Netherlands, 1932-1933
Folder 3: Program, Scotland, 1933-1934
Folder 4: Program, Ireland and Wales, 1934-1935
Folder 5: Program, Persia, 1935-1936
Folder 6: Program, Arts of Ancient Greece, 1936-1937
Folder 7: Program, Arts of Ancient Greece, 1937-1938
Folder 8: Program, The Grandeur That Was Rome, 1938-1939
Folder 9: Program, Glimpses Overseas, 1939-1940
Folder 10: Program, Development of the United States of America, 1940-1941
Folder 11: Program, Biographies By Modern Writers, 1941-1942
Folder 12: Program, India, 1942-1943
Folder 13: Program, China, Ancient and Modern, 1943-1944
Folder 14: Program, Russia, 1944-1945
Folder 15: Program, Russia, 1945-1946
Folder 16: Program, Mexico and South America, 1946-1947
Folder 17: Program, Neighbors to the South, 1947-1948