Women's City Club Records

Collection

Identifier: 032

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The materials are primarily meeting minutes of the Women's City Club of Washington, D.C. from 1919 through 1972. Also included are scrapbooks, photographs, clippings, and administrative records which document the Club's founding and activities.

Dates

Creation: 1919-1974

Creator

Women's City Club (Washington, D.C.) (Organization)

Language of Materials

English

Biographical / Historical

The Women's City Club of Washington, D.C. was established in 1919 and was the first local club for women with a Meetinghouse. The first president was Judge Mary O’Toole of the Municipal Court of D.C. The Club encouraged membership of not only professionals and academics, but also housewives; an unusual stance at the time of its founding. The Club took positions on women’s suffrage, home rule, and abolition of capital punishment. Activities included language classes, lecture series, Red Cross campaigns, and other community focused programs. The Club was part of a national and international network of women's groups and became a part of the D.C. Federation of Women's Clubs in 1920.

Extent

11 Linear feet

20 Boxes

Additional Description

Arrangement

Series 1: Meeting Minutes, 1919-1982
This series contains meeting minutes of the Women's City Club of Washington, D.C’s board and committees.

Series 2: Administrative Materials, 1940-1974
This series includes financial data contained in receipt books, financial statements, and accounts receivable reports. It also contains correspondence, annual reports, newsletters, member rosters, a Women's City Club of Washington, D.C. history, by-laws, and articles of incorporation.

Series 3: Photographs, 1919-1974
The series primarily consists of framed photographs of early Women's City Club of Washington, D.C. leaders with a few photographs of events. The photographs are arranged chronologically. Oversized photographs were removed from their original location and placed in separate containers.

Series 4: Scrapbooks and Memorabilia, 1925-1968
This series includes scrapbooks, a guest register, and a collection of original poems. The items are arranged chronologically. An oversized scrapbook was removed from its original location and placed in a separate container.

Oversize
Oversized materials.

Custodial History

Most of the items in this collection were originally part of the Division's Vertical File Collection and to ensure their physical preservation, the documents were removed in 1999 to create this collection. Photocopies of clippings and other less rare items were retained in the vertical file.