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Women -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids -- Societies and clubs

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Daughters of the American Revolution Sophie De Marsac Campau Chapter, Grand Rapids (Mich.) records

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Identifier: Collection 306
Abstract The Sophie de Marsac Campau Chapter is the Grand Rapids, Michigan branch of the national non-profit Daughters of the American Revolution. The Grand Rapids chapter was founded in 1896. This is a devised collection created from several found items and small accessions. It contains documents related to the organization, primarily to the Grand Rapids chapter but also to the Michigan and National groups. The bulk of the collection are chapter yearbooks from 1907 to 1964. Other material includes...
Dates: 1896-1973

East Side Ladies Literary Club papers

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Identifier: Collection 032
Abstract The East Side Ladies Literary Club was one of several women's groups formed for the purpose of encouraging literary and social culture. The papers contain documents of the organization from 1894-2004, although the club may have stopped meeting by the year 2000. Included are incomplete holdings of minute books, account books, membership records, yearbooks, the original gavel used by the organization and history and news clippings. Also received with the later materials of the...
Dates: 1894-2004

Grand Rapids Federation of Women's Clubs records

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Identifier: Collection 020
Scope and Contents The collection covers the years 1896-1959, and is currently divided into numerous series by type of document or activity. Within the series are documents from the Grand Rapids Federation of Women's Clubs, the Michigan State Federation of Women's Clubs (MSFWC), the General Federation of Women's Clubs GFWC) and the GRFWC's affiliated clubs. A majority of the collection includes correspondence, minutes, financial-related material and yearbooks.The bulk of the collection consists of...
Dates: 1896-1997

Grand Rapids Study Club records

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Identifier: Collection 082
Abstract The Grand Rapids Study Club records document the activities and membership of this Grand Rapids, Michigan African American womens’ organization. Included are minutes, correspondence, membership lists, yearbooks, historical notes and clippings. Holdings provide information on the Club from its creation in 1904 until 1987, with the bulk of the contents from the 1930s to the early 1970s. Yearbooks from the junior club, called the Pierian Club, are also included with the collection. Historical...
Dates: 1904-1987

Grand Rapids Woman's Club Records

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Identifier: Collection 103
Abstract The Grand Rapids Woman's Club was a club in Grand Rapids, Michigan dedicated to social, literary and philanthropic efforts. This collection includes documents of the club, including under its earlier names Our Society and South End Ladies Literary Club or South Side Ladies Literary Club. In addition to the usual minutes, constitution and by-laws, member lists, and accounts, is a scrapbook, and information on philanthropies. Also, a major group within the Club was The Players, which produced...
Dates: 1890-1960, n.d.

Kent Garden Club records

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Identifier: Collection 469
Abstract In 1913 the Kent Garden Club was founded by a group of women from the city of Grand Rapids, Mich. Their mission was to promote gardening, educate their members and the community on different aspects of gardening, and to conserve the wildlife and environment of Michigan. The Kent Garden club was vigorously engaged in the community. The club donated to the Red Cross, The Ronald McDonald House, and various hospitals and organizations. The Kent Garden Club is a member of the Federated Garden...
Dates: Existence: 1913-2000

Ladies Literary Club records

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Identifier: Collection 275
Abstract The Ladies Literary Club was a women's club in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The group, organized in the 1860s, sought to promote literary and scientific pursuits. When the organization closed in 2005 they donated their records to the library. The club held regular meetings with educational talks and hosted a number of local and national speakers. Many prominent, local women were involved with the club and this collection may be a good source for photographs or other documents relating...
Dates: 1872-1987

Shakespeariana Club of Grand Rapids collection

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Identifier: Collection 331
Abstract

The Shakespeariana Club of Grand Rapids, Michigan is an organization devoted to the study of Shakespeare. Founded in April 1887 by Loraine Pratt Immen, it was originally a subgroup of the Ladies Literary Club. This collections contains records from circa 1893-1987, including minutes, programs, yearbooks, original writings of members, reference materials and printed plates.

Dates: 1887- circa 1980

Sorosis Club Records

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Identifier: Collection 430
Scope and Contents The materials within the Sorosis Club Records Collection consists of print materials that span most of the 20th Century. The bulk of the material is made up of the minutes of the club staring in 1909 and ending in 1979. These Minute Books are divided between Senior Sorosis Minute Books and Alumnae Sorosis Minute Books. The Senior Sorosis Books cover the time period when the women were students at Central High School The Alumnae Sorosis Books cover the time period after the students left...
Dates: 1910 - 1979

Western Michigan Chapter, Navy Mothers' Club of America records

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Identifier: Collection 209
Abstract The Navy Mother's Club of America provided for the welfare of the men of the United States Navy. The Western Michigan chapter was founded in 1937. This collection includes scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, certificates, minutes, pamphlets and photographs relating to the Navy Mothers' welfare work. There are also historical reviews, programs from state and national conventions, newsletters and other literature. Three large group photographs from the Eleventh National Convention in New York, as...
Dates: 1930-1965