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National Society United States Daughters of 1812, District of Columbia Society

 Collection
Identifier: 115
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of yearbooks, by-laws, clippings, a banquet invitation, and a program.

Dates: 1923-1958

Northeasterners Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 021
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of correspondence, by-laws, meeting minutes, financial reports, a short history, member information, and photographs of the Northeasterners.

Dates: 1952-1989

Petworth Women’s Club Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 052
Scope and Contents

The collection contains programs, yearbooks, meeting minutes, reports, membership lists, correspondence, and receipts which document the activities of the Petworth Women’s Club.

Dates: 1914-1964; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1955

Professional Restoration Inc. Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 205
Scope and Contents

The collection contains materials relating to Professional Restoration Inc., including contracts, completed works, awards, and photographs. Photographs retain their original order and have been arranged alphabetically by “job.” A few of the photographs contain additional information, such as a date (date stamped or sticker) or details specific to the job, but the majority are unlabeled aside from their classification within binders relating to certain jobs.

Dates: 1987-03 - 1999

Radcliffe College Black Women Oral History Project

 Collection
Identifier: OHP004
Scope and Contents

Between 1976 and 1981 the Schlesinger Library of Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, conducted over 70 oral history interviews with African-American women, of which the transcripts of 8 D.C. interviews were donated to the D.C. Public Library. Topics include family background, childhood history, family, socioeconomic status, education, influences, accomplishments and the effects of sex and race on their lives. No tapes of these interviews were transferred to the Library.

Dates: 1976 - 1981

Washington Club Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 098
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the Washington Club’s monthly bulletins and annual publications of the constitution and bylaws, officers and members, rules, and duties of committees.

Dates: 1896-1956

Washington Cultus Club

 Collection
Identifier: 212
Content Description

The collection consists primarily of 23 booklets describing the meeting programs of the Washington Cultus Club. Names of members and their addresses are included in the final pages of each booklet. Also included is a folder of notes and clippings. A handwritten version of the program for 1948-49 can be found in this folder.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1919 - 1949

Washington Women’s Arts Center Records

 Collection
Identifier: 004
Scope and Contents The collection contains administrative files including correspondence, board meeting minutes, annual reports, contracts, insurance policies, and grant files. The records document the Center's history and membership through guest books, membership directories, and documentation of the 1972 Women's Conference in the Visual Arts. The collection includes the Center's journal Womensphere and issues of its newsletter. Additionally, the collection contains information on the activities of the...
Dates: 1972-1988

WETA Women of Achievement Oral History Project

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: OHP008
Scope and Contents Between 1979 and 1985 WETA-FM conducted a total of 56 "luncheon series" oral history interviews with notable women in the greater Washington, D.C. area. All interviews were a part of a series entitled "Women of Achievement." Each interview is approximately 45 minutes to an hour long and topics included life and work experiences. Interviewees were chosen for their achievements in a wide range of fields, including community volunteering, business, and the arts. The project's director was...
Dates: 1979 - 1985

Women’s Advertising Club of Washington Records

 Collection
Identifier: 053
Scope and Contents The collection consists of board meeting minutes, annual reports, treasurer reports, financial records, clippings, and photographs from the Club’s records. It also contains editions of the “Ad Woman of Washington” and “Washington Ad Woman”, newsletters of the Club. Of particular significance are photographs, correspondence, memoranda, event programs and other items that document events and activities conducted by the Club in the mid-1960s for inner city girls who named themselves the “Go...
Dates: 1943-1975

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