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 6: Programs, 1948/1949-1980/1981

Folder 1: Program, The World Today In History, Literature, Science and Art, 1948-1949
Folder 2: Program, Egypt Past and Present, 1949-1950
Folder 3: Program, History in the Making, 1950-1951
Folder 4: Program, Challenge and Response: History's Challenge—Man's Response, 1951-1952
Folder 5: Program, Under the Scepters of Queens, 1952-1953
Folder 6: Program, This Turbulent Era, 1953-1954
Folder 7: Program, [Islands], 1954-1955
Folder 8: Program, Biographies, 1955-1956
Folder 9: Program, Counties of the United Nations: Cultural Background, 1956-1957
Folder 10: Program, The World To-Day, 1957-1958
Folder 11: Program, The World We Live In To-Day, 1958-1959
Folder 12: Program, Literature Through the Letters of the Great, 1959-1960
Folder 13: Program, Universities of the World, 1960-1961
Folder 14: Program, Cities of the World and Profiles of Their Citizens, 1961-1962
Folder 15: Program, Wonders of the World Created By Man, 1962-1963
Folder 16: Program, Famous Daughters of Famous Fathers, 1963-1964
Folder 17: Program, Molders of the Minds of Men, 1964-1965
Folder 18: Program, Rivers of the World, 1965-1966
Folder 19: Program, Explorers, 1966-1967
Folder 20: Program, Great Leaders of the Christian Church, 1967-1968
Folder 21: Program, Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Women in the Arts, 1968-1969
Folder 22: Program, Archaeology: The Science of Prehistoric Man, 1969-1970
Folder 23: Program, The Lesser Countries of Asia, 1970-1971
Folder 24: Program, Rulers Through the Ages, 1971-1972
Folder 25: Program, China, 1972-1973
Folder 26: Program, Queen Victoria and Her Descendants, 1973-1974
Folder 27: Program, Contributions to Modern Living, 1974-1975
Folder 28: Program, The United States American Independence Bicentennial, 1975-1976
Folder 29: Program, World Personalities during the time of George Washington, 1976-1977
Folder 30: Program, World Personalities During the Nineteenth Century, 1977-1978
Folder 31: Program, World Personalities During the Nineteenth—Twentieth Centuries, 1978-1979
Folder 32: Program, La Belle France, 1980-1981