Community Women's Club records
MSS.086
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Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Alexander M. Bracken Library
2000 W. University Avenue
Muncie, Indiana, 47306
765-285-5078
libarchives@bsu.edu
Community Women's Club records MSS.086
Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Historical Note............................................................................................................................................... 4
Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4
Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4
Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................5
Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 7
Series 1: Community Women's Club meeting minutes, 1904-1951....................................................... 7
Series 2: Community Women's Club documents, 1904-1953................................................................ 8
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Community Women's Club records MSS.086
Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Title
Community Women's Club records
Date
1904-1953
Extent
1.0 Cubic feet 3 boxes
Language
English
Preferred Citation
Community Women's Club records, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries
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Community Women's Club records MSS.086
Historical Note
The Community Women's Club was one of the many organizations that traced its origins to the turn of
the century when women's clubs became so numerous and so popular in Delaware County. It was on
March 3, 1904 that the ladies of the Union Chapel Church in Eaton, Indiana met at the home of Mrs. Lee
Langston for the purpose of organizing a Ladies Aid Society. The group drew up by-laws that stipulated
that monthly meetings would be held in various members' homes. Hostesses who served over three items
for refreshments would be subject to a small fine. Sewing was the main activity of the group and orders
were taken for sunbonnets, aprons, and eventually for handmade quilts. The money received for the sale
of these articles was used for the upkeep of Union Chapel. The singing of hymns and group prayer also
accompanied the meetings, which sometimes featured a trip to the minister's home with refreshments.
In March of 1935, the Society voted to change its name to the Community Woman's Club. Sewing was
still a main activity, but by the 1950s, the club had evolved into one of the numerous home economics
clubs in the County. Demonstrations of products for home use and time saving tips for completing
household tasks were now part of the monthly programs.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains meeting minutes (1904-51), treasurer's report (1904-07, 1923-1937), flower
secretary lists (1934-1952). It also contains letters and cards (1938-1950); membership lists; programs
(1937-1949); yearbooks (1935-1949); program books, creeds, and membership cards (1949-1953), and
secretary record books (1948-1955).
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Community Women's Club meeting minutes, 1904-1951
Series 2: Community Women's Club documents, 1904-1953
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Community Women's Club records MSS.086
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Archives and Special Collections, Ball State
University Libraries, Muncie, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to
Archives and Special Collections.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Archives and Special Collections as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
EAD finding aid created 2012/10/04 by Julie Hausknecht. EAD finding aid revised 2012/10/30 by
Bethany Fiechter.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
• Programs
• Yearbooks
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Community Women's Club records MSS.086
Geographic Name(s)
• Delaware County (Ind.)
• Muncie (Ind.)
Subject(s)
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Clubwomen
Reports
Stoeckel Archives of Local History
Women--Societies and clubs
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Community Women's Club records MSS.086
Series 1: Community Women's Club meeting minutes, 1904-1951
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Community Women's Club meeting minutes, 1904-1951
Minutes, 1904-1905
Minutes, 1905-1909
Minutes, 1913-1914
Minutes, 1916-1919
Minutes, 1919-1922
Minutes, 1922-1925
Minutes, 1925-1927
Minutes, 1927-1935
Minutes, 1935-1938
Minutes, 1938-1939
Minutes, 1939-1941
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Community Women's Club records MSS.086
Series 2: Community Women's Club documents, 1904-1953
Minutes, 1941-1943
Minutes, 1943-1947
Minutes, 1947-1949
Minutes, 1950-1951
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Series 2: Community Women's Club documents, 1904-1953
Treasurer's report, 1904-1907
Treasurer's report, 1906-1916
Treasurer's report, 1923-1929
Treasurer's report, 1929-1937
Secretary record books, 1948-1951
Secretary record books, 1952-1955
Flower secretary's list, 1934-1952
Membership lists, undated
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Community Women's Club records MSS.086
Series 2: Community Women's Club documents, 1904-1953
Programs, 1937-1949
Program books, creed and membership cards, 1949-1953
Letters and cards, 1938-1950
Yearbooks, 1935-1949
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