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By Ella Frances Swain
Collection Overview
Title: Woman's Reading Club Records, 1905-1972
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-166
Primary Creator: Woman's Reading Club (Norfolk, Va.) (1905-1971)
Extent: 4.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order.
Date Acquired: 07/20/1972
Subjects: Clubs, Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--History, Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--20th century, Organizations, Women--History--United States, Women--Socialization, Women--Societies and clubs
Forms of Material: Bylaws (administrative records), Certificates, Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Gavels (ceremonial mallets), Histories (literature genre), Ledgers (account books), Maps (documents), Memorandums, Minute books, Minutes (administrative records), Newsletters, Place cards, Playbills, Poems, Resolutions (administrative records), Speeches (documents), Yearbooks
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Minute books, bylaws, administrative records, yearbooks, correspondence, histories, speeches, poems, clippings, and memorabilia from the Woman's Reading Club in Norfolk, Virginia. The records date from 1905-1972, with gaps in the meeting minutes from 1916-1923 and 1928-1944.
Biographical Note
The Woman's Reading Club was first brought to fruition on January 28, 1905 at the home of Mrs. B. F. Reynolds, at the intersection of Brambleton Avenue and Park Avenue, in Norfolk, Virginia. Its purpose was to bring women together to discuss literature, world affairs, and culture. The Woman's Reading Club motto was, "We live to learn." The Club studied a variety of subjects including art, music, drama, poetry, history, and biography from all over the world. Due to low membership numbers, the Club dissolved in Fall 1971.
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:
Woman's Reading Club by donation
Preferred Citation:
Woman's Reading Club Records, MSS 0000-166, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed May-July 2018.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 4
- Folder 1: Booklet, History of the Woman's Reading Club, Norfolk, Virginia, 1905-1947, 1947
- Folder 2: Histories of Woman's Reading Club, circa 1917-1970
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1912-1972
- Folder 4: Certificates, 1964-1970
- Folder 5: Speeches, circa 1949-1955
- Folder 6: Poems, circa 1906-1943
- Folder 7: Memorabilia, 1955, 1960, undated
- Folder 8: Clippings, 1922-1956
- Folder 9: Materials relating to the Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs, 1952-1966, undated
- Folder 10: Yearbook, Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs, 1965-1966
- Folder 11: Newsletters, Tidewater Tidings, Tidewater District, Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs, 1965-1966
- Folder 12: Gavel, Woman's Reading Club Records, undated
- Gavel is located inside the document spacer behind Folder 11.
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