Bowling Green Soroptimist Club records

 Collection – Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0191

Collection Organization

The manuscript collection of the Bowling Green Soroptimist Club spans the years 1944 to 1980. The minutes are the most important and detailed account of the organization's history. They offer insight into the Soroptimist Club's activities--mostly on a monthly basis--and are the most complete set of records in the collection.

Appendages to the minutes include correspondence, subject files, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, treasurer's reports, and ledgers. Some of this material, which is undated, appears to be of limited value. Most of these items, however, offer insight into the Club's activities at the local and national level and are important sources in understanding the Bowling Green Soroptimist Club.

The large section of printed material in the collection deals mainly with the Soroptimist organization at the national level. This material, mostly from the 1970s, includes Soroptimist publications of conference minutes, programs, information related to Soroptimist Conferences, and various miscellaneous material. These items offer some illumination into Soroptimism, but deal little with the Bowling Green Club.

Minutes, October 1944-January 1946

 File – Box 1, Folder: 1
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Creation: October 1944-January 1946

Minutes, July 1946-July 1947

 File – Box 1, Folder: 2
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Creation: July 1946-July 1947

Minutes, July 1947-July 1948

 File – Box 1, Folder: 3
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Creation: July 1947-July 1948

Minutes, August 1948-July 1949

 File – Box 1, Folder: 4
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Creation: August 1948-July 1949

Minutes, September 1949-June 1950

 File – Box 1, Folder: 5
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Creation: September 1949-June 1950

Minutes, June 1950-September 1951

 File – Box 1, Folder: 6
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Creation: June 1950-September 1951

Minutes, October 1951-July 1953

 File – Box 1, Folder: 7
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Creation: October 1951-July 1953

Minutes, August 1953-June 1954

 File – Box 1, Folder: 8
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Creation: August 1953-June 1954

Minutes, June 1954-August 1955

 File – Box 1, Folder: 9
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Creation: June 1954-August 1955

Minutes, September 1955-May 1956

 File – Box 1, Folder: 10
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Creation: September 1955-May 1956

Minutes, June 1956-July 1957

 File – Box 1, Folder: 11
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Creation: June 1956-July 1957

Minutes, September 1957-December 1958

 File – Box 1, Folder: 12
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Creation: September 1957-December 1958

Minutes, January 1959-December 1960

 File – Box 1, Folder: 13
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Creation: January 1959-December 1960

Minutes, January 1961-December 1962

 File – Box 1, Folder: 14
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Creation: January 1961-December 1962

Minutes, January 1963-December 1964

 File – Box 1, Folder: 15
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Creation: January 1963-December 1964

Minutes, January 1965-December 1965

 File – Box 1, Folder: 16
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Creation: January 1965-December 1965

Minutes, January 1966-December 1966

 File – Box 1, Folder: 17
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Creation: January 1966-December 1966

Minutes, January 1967-December 1967

 File – Box 1, Folder: 18
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Creation: January 1967-December 1967

Minutes, January 1968-December 1968

 File – Box 1, Folder: 19
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Creation: January 1968-December 1968

Minutes, January 1969-December 1969

 File – Box 1, Folder: 20
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Creation: January 1969-December 1969

Minutes, January 1970-December 1970

 File – Box 1, Folder: 21
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Creation: January 1970-December 1970

Minutes, January 1971-December 1972

 File – Box 2, Folder: 1
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Creation: January 1971-December 1972

Minutes, February 1973-December 1974

 File – Box 2, Folder: 2
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Creation: February 1973-December 1974

Minutes, January 1975-December 1975

 File – Box 2, Folder: 3
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Creation: January 1975-December 1975

Minutes, February 1976-December 1976

 File – Box 2, Folder: 4
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Creation: February 1976-December 1976

Minutes, February 1977-December 1978

 File – Box 2, Folder: 5
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Creation: February 1977-December 1978

Minutes, March 1979-July 1980

 File – Box 2, Folder: 6
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Creation: March 1979-July 1980

Constitution and Bylaws, 1955, 1979

 File – Box 2, Folder: 7
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Creation: 1955, 1979

Guest Book, August 1956-November 1974

 File – Box 2, Folder: 8
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Creation: August 1956-November 1974

Membership Rosters, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: undated

Correspondence, November 1955-May 1958, June 1970-December 1973

 File – Box 2, Folder: 10
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Creation: November 1955-May 1958, June 1970-December 1973

Correspondence, January 1974-December 1975

 File – Box 2, Folder: 11
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Creation: January 1974-December 1975

Correspondence--Greeting Cards, 1952-1979, undated (Scattered)

 File – Box 2, Folder: 12
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Creation: 1952-1979, undated (Scattered)

Correspondence--Soropitmist Federation of America, 1973, 1977

 File – Box 2, Folder: 13
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Creation: 1973, 1977

Subject File/Aberdeen, Scotland, 1953-1957, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 14
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Creation: 1953-1957, undated

Subject File/Midwest Region Scholarship Returns, October 1973-April 1974

 File – Box 2, Folder: 15
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Creation: October 1973-April 1974

Subject File/Material Related to Club's Disbandment, May 1980-August 1980

 File – Box 2, Folder: 16
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Creation: May 1980-August 1980

Subject File/Membership Transaction, August 1972-June 1979

 File – Box 2, Folder: 17
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Creation: August 1972-June 1979

Reports--Treasurer, September 1962-July 1969

 File – Box 2, Folder: 18
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Creation: September 1962-July 1969

Reports--Treasurer, June 1971-September 1974

 File – Box 3, Folder: 1
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Creation: June 1971-September 1974

Reports--Treasurer, October 1974-September 1975

 File – Box 3, Folder: 2
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Creation: October 1974-September 1975

Reports--Treasurer, October 1977-June 1979

 File – Box 3, Folder: 3
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Creation: October 1977-June 1979

Reports--Treasurer, July 1979-August 1980

 File – Box 3, Folder: 4
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Creation: July 1979-August 1980

Reports--President, 1974-1977

 File – Box 3, Folder: 5
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Creation: 1974-1977

Ledger, September 1950-June 1954

 File – Box 3, Folder: 6
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Creation: September 1950-June 1954

Ledger, September 1954-June 1962

 File – Box 3, Folder: 7
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Creation: September 1954-June 1962

Ledger, July 1962-August 1966

 File – Box 3, Folder: 8
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Creation: July 1962-August 1966

Ledger, February 1967-May 1970

 File – Box 3, Folder: 9
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Creation: February 1967-May 1970

Ledger, June 1968-1975

 File – Box 3, Folder: 10
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Creation: June 1968-1975

Ledger, July 1975, July 1977

 File – Box 3, Folder: 11
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Creation: July 1975, July 1977

Ledger, July 1978-1980

 File – Box 3, Folder: 12
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Creation: July 1978-1980

Ledger--Records of Cash Receipts, July 1954-January 1967

 File – Box 3, Folder: 13
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Creation: July 1954-January 1967

Ledger--Cash Balance Sheets, 1954-1966

 File – Box 3, Folder: 14
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Creation: 1954-1966

Ledger--Kater Offerman Fund, June 1954-June 1968

 File – Box 3, Folder: 15
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Creation: June 1954-June 1968

Press Book, 1948-1950

 File – Box 4, Folder: 1
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Creation: 1948-1950

Newspaper Clippings, 1949-1963

 File – Box 4, Folder: 2
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Creation: 1949-1963

Newspaper Clippings, undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 3
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Creation: undated

Printed Material of Minutes of Midwestern Region Conference, 1968

 File – Box 4, Folder: 4
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Creation: 1968

Printed Material of Minutes of Midwestern Region Conference, 1973-1974

 File – Box 4, Folder: 5
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Creation: 1973-1974

Printed Material of Minutes of Midwestern Region Conference, 1975-1976

 File – Box 4, Folder: 6
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Creation: 1975-1976

Printed Material of Minutes of Midwestern Region Conference, 1977, 1979

 File – Box 4, Folder: 7
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Creation: 1977, 1979

Printed Material Related to Midwestern Region Conference, 1973

 File – Box 4, Folder: 8
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Creation: 1973

Printed Material Related to Midwestern Region Conference, 1974

 File – Box 4, Folder: 9
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Creation: 1974

Printed Material Related to Midwestern Region Conference, 1976

 File – Box 4, Folder: 10
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Creation: 1976

Printed Material Related to Midwestern Region Conference, 1978

 File – Box 4, Folder: 11
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Creation: 1978

Installation Program, 1976

 File – Box 4, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1976

Printed Material Related to District IV Meetings, 1972-1979

 File – Box 4, Folder: 13
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Creation: 1972-1979

Venture Club Council Papers, 1974

 File – Box 4, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1974

Newsletters, 1949, 1954-1956, undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 1
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Creation: 1949, 1954-1956, undated

Newsletters, 1966-1968

 File – Box 5, Folder: 2
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Creation: 1966-1968

Newsletters, 1969-1979 (scattered)

 File – Box 5, Folder: 3
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Creation: 1969-1979 (scattered)

Awards, 1956-1980

 File – Box 5, Folder: 4
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Creation: 1956-1980

Printed Material, Miscellaneous, 1970-1978, undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 5
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Creation: 1970-1978, undated

Printed Material, Miscellaneous, undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: undated

Programs of Soroptimist International Association Convention, 1950-1962 (scattered)

 File – Box 5, Folder: 7
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Creation: 1950-1962 (scattered)

Programs of Local Soroptimist Chapters, 1951-1980, undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 8
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Creation: 1951-1980, undated

Programs for Midwestern Region of Soroptimist and Venture Clubs, 1956-1958

 File – Box 5, Folder: 9
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Creation: 1956-1958

Guides for Soroptimist Clubs, undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 10
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Creation: undated

Soroptimist Guides, 1976-1979

 File – Box 6, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1976-1979

Northwest Region Rosters, 1976

 File – Box 6, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1976

Midwest Region Rosters, 1972-1974

 File – Box 6, Folder: 3
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Creation: 1972-1974

General Club Forms, undated

 File – Box 6, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: undated

Bylaws and Procedures, 1978-1980

 File – Box 6, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1978-1980

File Guides, June 1968-April 1971

 File – Box 6, Folder: 6
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Creation: June 1968-April 1971

Club Rules and Guidelines, 1970s

 File – Box 6, Folder: 7
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Creation: 1970s

Club Rules and Guidelines, 1970s

 File – Box 6, Folder: 8
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Creation: 1970s

Club Rules and Guidelines, 1970s

 File – Box 6, Folder: 9
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Creation: 1970s

Soroptimist Manual, 1970

 File – Box 6, Folder: 10
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Creation: 1970

Program of the 16th Biennial Convention, 1960

 File – Box 6, Folder: 11
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Creation: 1960

Photographs, 1950-1960

 File – Box 6, Folder: 12
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Creation: 1950-1960

Horse Show Ribbons, 1955

 File – Box 6, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1955

Scrapbook, 1944-1952

 File – Volume 1
Dates
Creation: 1944-1952

Scrapbook, 1954-1960

 File – Volume 2
Dates
Creation: 1954-1960