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Michigan State Federation of Women’s Clubs

 Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Subseries Activities

Mrs. Wm. Corwith Visit series (1941-42) includes letters, itineraries and copies of publicity surrounding the speaking appearance before the GRFWC by Mrs. Wm. Corwith, an assistant in the Public Service Department of the National Broadcasting Company.

Nesbitt Case series (1936-38) consists of numerous sworn depositions and a few letters concerning the community-wide effort to remove Dr. Eugene N. Nesbitt from his post at the Sunshine Sanitarium. Obituary of Dr. Eugene N. Nesbitt added 10/1999.

Play series (1933) contains one play, The President's Garden Party, written by Barbara Bushnell Klumph in unpublished form.

Questionnaires series (1940, n.d.) includes numerous responses to the 1940 annual questionnaire of the West Central District; 2 undated District questionnaires; 2 responses to a Grand Rapids questionnaire; and a Latin America Questionnaire.

Miscellaneous material is arranged under three groupings, Federation Related, World War II Related and Miscellaneous.

Subseries. Program Materials series (1941-44) consists of various pamphlets and publications issued by the GFWC detailing their objectives and plans of action in four areas of concern, Fine Arts, Education, Legislation and National Defense.

Program series is divided into the following subseries: Annual Luncheon Programs, Federation-Related Programs and Misc. Programs.

Annual Luncheon Programs subseries (1929-1955) consists of programs from the GRFWC's Annual Spring and December Luncheons.

Miscellaneous Federation-Related Programs subseries (1932-1958) includes miscellaneous programs from meetings, conventions and other activities of the Women's City Club, the West Central District, MSFWC, GFWC and other components of the Federation.

Miscellaneous Programs subseries (1933, 1936, 1938, 1946, n.d.) contains 6 programs from events not directly related to the Federation.

Dates

  • 1896-1997

Extent

From the Collection: 12.67 Linear Feet (Nineteen boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Grand Rapids History Center Repository

Contact:
Grand Rapids Public Library
111 Library Street NE
Grand Rapids Michigan 49503 USA
616-988-5497