Women's Athenaeum Club records
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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
Women's Athenaeum Club records
Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Historical Note............................................................................................................................................... 4
Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4
Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4
Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4
Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................ 5
Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 7
Series 1: Women's Athenaeum Club annual programs, 1902-1989........................................................7
Series 2: Women's Athenaeum Club minutes, 1894-1995....................................................................22
Series 3: Women's Athenaeum Club organizational records, 1894-1974............................................. 24
Series 4: PSC.175 Women`s Athenaeum Club photograph, 1903........................................................25
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Women's Athenaeum Club records
Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Title
Women's Athenaeum Club records
Date
1894-1995
Extent
2.0 Cubic feet 2 boxes
Language
English
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Text [Box]
1
Text [Box]
2
Graphic materials [Folder] PSC.175
Preferred Citation
Women's Anthenaeum Club records, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries
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Women's Athenaeum Club records
Historical Note
The Woman’s Athenaeum Club was organized February 28, 1894 in Muncie, Indiana. The club was
founded for the purpose of social and intellectual advancement of its members and included activities in
philanthropy, domestic science, education, art and literature.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes meeting minutes, annual programs, and the constitution and by-laws from the
Women`s Athenaeum Club records in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1894 to 1995 regarding the club and
its activities. PSC.175 includes a single photograph of a WAC meeting held in 1903.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Women`s Athenaeum Club annual programs, 1902-1989
Series 2: Women`s Athenaeum Club minutes, 1894-1995
Series 3: Women`s Athenaeum Club organizational records, 1894-1974
Series 4: PSC.175 Women`s Athenaeum Club photograph, 1903
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
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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.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 1995/08/28 by M. Seelinger. Finding aid created 1995/08/28 by M.
Seelinger. EAD finding aid completed 2011/05/13 by Helen Boyer. EAD finding aid revised 2011/05/13
Bethany Fiechter.
Related Materials
Related Archival Materials
Materials relating to this collection may be found in the following collections in Archives and Special
Collections, Ball State University Libraries, Muncie IN:
Women`s History Resources in Archives and Special Collections
http://bsu.libguides.com/content.php?pid=15895&hs=a
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
• Correspondence
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Women's Athenaeum Club records
• Documents
• Photographs
• Publications
Geographic Name(s)
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Delaware County (Ind.)
Delaware County (Ind.)--History--19th century--Sources
Delaware County (Ind.)--History--20th century--Sources
Muncie (Ind.)
Muncie (Ind.)--History--19th century--Sources
Muncie (Ind.)--History--20th century--Sources
Subject(s)
• Stoeckel Archives of Local History
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Women's Athenaeum Club records
Series 1: Women's Athenaeum Club annual programs, 1902-1989
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Women's Athenaeum Club annual programs, 1902-1989
Annual program, 1902-1903
Text
Box
1
Folder
1
Box
1
Folder
2
Box
1
Folder
3
Box
Folder
Annual program, 1908-1909
Text
Annual program, 1909-1910
Text
Annual program, 1910-1911
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Women's Athenaeum Club records
Series 1: Women's Athenaeum Club annual programs, 1902-1989
Text
1
4
Box
1
Folder
5
Box
1
Folder
6
Box
1
Folder
7
Box
1
Folder
8
Annual program, 1911-1912
Text
Annual program, 1912-1913
Text
Annual program, 1913-1914
Text
Annual program, 1914-1915
Text
Annual program, 1915-1916
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Women's Athenaeum Club records
Series 1: Women's Athenaeum Club annual programs, 1902-1989
Text
Box
1
Folder
9
Box
1
Folder
10
Box
1
Folder
11
Box
1
Folder
12
Box
1
Folder
13
Annual program, 1916-1917
Text
Annual program, 1917-1918
Text
Annual program, 1918-1919
Text
Annual program, 1919-1920
Text
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Series 1: Women's Athenaeum Club annual programs, 1902-1989
Annual program, 1920-1921
Text
Box
1
Folder
14
Box
1
Folder
15
Box
1
Folder
16
Box
1
Folder
17
Annual program, 1921-1922
Text
Annual program, 1922-1923
Text
Annual program, 1925-1926
Text
Annual program, 1928-1929
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Series 1: Women's Athenaeum Club annual programs, 1902-1989
Text
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1
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18
Box
1
Folder
19
Box
1
Folder
20
Box
1
Folder
21
Box
1
Folder
22
Annual program, 1929-1930
Text
Annual program, 1930-1931
Text
Annual program, 1931-1932
Text
Annual program, 1932-1933
Text
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Series 1: Women's Athenaeum Club annual programs, 1902-1989
Annual program, 1933-1934
Text
Box
1
Folder
23
Box
1
Folder
24
Box
1
Folder
25
Box
1
Folder
26
Annual program, 1934-1935
Text
Annual program, 1935-1936
Text
Annual program, 1936-1937
Text
Annual program, 1937-1938
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Series 1: Women's Athenaeum Club annual programs, 1902-1989
Text
Box
1
Folder
27
Box
1
Folder
28
Box
1
Folder
29
Box
1
Folder
30
Box
1
Folder
31
Annual program, 1938-1939
Text
Annual program, 1939-1940
Text
Annual program, 1943-1944
Text
Annual program, 1944-1945
Text
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Series 1: Women's Athenaeum Club annual programs, 1902-1989
Annual program, 1945-1946
Text
Box
1
Folder
32
Box
1
Folder
33
Box
1
Folder
34
Box
1
Folder
35
Annual program, 1946-1947
Text
Annual program, 1947-1948
Text
Annual program, 1948-1949
Text
Annual program, 1949-1950
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Series 1: Women's Athenaeum Club annual programs, 1902-1989
Text
Box
1
Folder
36
Box
1
Folder
37
Box
1
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38
Box
1
Folder
39
Box
1
Folder
40
Annual program, 1950-1951
Text
Annual program, 1951-1952
Text
Annual program, 1952-1953
Text
Annual program, 1953-1954
Text
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Women's Athenaeum Club records
Series 1: Women's Athenaeum Club annual programs, 1902-1989
Annual program, 1954-1955
Text
Box
1
Folder
41
Box
1
Folder
42
Box
1
Folder
43
Box
1
Folder
44
Annual program, 1955-1956
Text
Annual program, 1956-1957
Text
Annual program, 1957-1958
Text
Annual program, 1958-1959
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Series 1: Women's Athenaeum Club annual programs, 1902-1989
Text
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1
Folder
45
Box
1
Folder
46
Box
1
Folder
47
Box
1
Folder
48
Box
1
Folder
49
Annual program, 1960-1961
Text
Annual program, 1961-1962
Text
Annual program, 1963-1964
Text
Annual program, 1964-1965
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Series 1: Women's Athenaeum Club annual programs, 1902-1989
Annual program, 1965-1966
Text
Box
1
Folder
50
Box
1
Folder
51
Box
1
Folder
52
Box
1
Folder
53
Annual program, 1966-1967
Text
Annual program, 1967-1968
Text
Annual program, 1968-1969
Text
Annual program, 1969-1970
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Series 1: Women's Athenaeum Club annual programs, 1902-1989
Text
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1
Folder
54
Box
1
Folder
55
Box
1
Folder
56
Box
1
Folder
57
Box
1
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58
Annual program, 1970-1971
Text
Annual program, 1971-1972
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Annual program, 1972-1973
Text
Annual program, 1973-1974
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Women's Athenaeum Club records
Series 1: Women's Athenaeum Club annual programs, 1902-1989
Annual program, 1974-1975
Text
Box
1
Folder
59
Box
1
Folder
60
Box
1
Folder
61
Box
1
Folder
62
Annual program, 1975-1976
Text
Annual program, 1976-1977
Text
Annual program, 1977-1978
Text
Annual program, 1981-1982
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Series 1: Women's Athenaeum Club annual programs, 1902-1989
Text
Box
1
Folder
63
Box
1
Folder
64
Box
1
Folder
65
Box
1
Folder
66
Box
1
Folder
67
Annual program, 1982-1983
Text
Annual program, 1983-1984
Text
Annual program, 1984-1985
Text
Annual program, 1985-1986
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Series 2: Women's Athenaeum Club minutes, 1894-1995
Annual program, 1986-1987
Text
Box
1
Folder
68
Box
1
Folder
69
Box
2
Folder
1
Box
2
Folder
2
Annual program, 1988-1989
Text
Series 2: Women's Athenaeum Club minutes, 1894-1995
Minutes, 1894-1907
Text
Minutes, 1907-1919
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Series 2: Women's Athenaeum Club minutes, 1894-1995
Minutes, 1919-1927
Text
Box
2
Folder
3
Box
2
Folder
4
Box
2
Folder
5
Box
2
Folder
6
Minutes, 1927-1935
Text
Minutes, 1935-1945
Text
Minutes, 1946-1957
Text
Minutes, 1957-1968
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Series 3: Women's Athenaeum Club organizational records, 1894-1974
Text
Box
2
Folder
7
Box
2
Folder
8
Minutes, 1984-1995
Text
Series 3: Women's Athenaeum Club organizational records, 1894-1974
Constitution and by-laws, circa 1894
Text
Box
2
Folder
9
Box
2
Folder
10
Box
Folder
Constitution and by-laws revision, 1950
Text
Constitution and by-laws revision, 1974
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Series 4: PSC.175 Women`s Athenaeum Club photograph, 1903
2
Text
11
Delaware County Federation of Clubs directories, 1948-1949, 1953-1954
Text
Box
2
Folder
12
Box
2
Folder
13
Box
2
Folder
14
Box
2
Folder
15
Journal, 1926-1941
Text
Imaginary Good neighbor tour passport, 1940-1941
Text
Program, 1914/05/04
Text
PSC.175 Series 4: PSC.175 Women`s Athenaeum Club photograph, 1903
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