Political Study Club Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of records pertaining to the Political Study Club of Washington, D.C. including yearbooks, annual breakfast programs, and clippings.
Dates
- Creation: 1914-1968
Creator
- Political Study Club of Washington, D.C. (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Use
No known restrictions.
Biographical / Historical
The Political Study Club of the District of Columbia was organized on October 13, 1899, by Helen Rand Tindall. The club was originally an afternoon suffrage club, but after the adoption of the 19th Amendment, the objective became “the study of the United States government in its home and foreign relations (non-partisan).”
Extent
0.25 Linear feet
1 Boxes
Arrangement
Processed without series.
Custodial History
This collection was removed from the vertical files.
Processing Information
Basic archival processing procedures were applied to the collection at the time of processing.
- Title
- Political Study Club
- Subtitle
- An inventory of Political Study Club at DC Public Library
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Rachel Telford.
- Date
- 2006-11
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository