Oregon Business and Professional Women's Club records

 Collection – Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0434

Collection Organization

The Oregon Business and Professional Women's Club collection consists of meeting proceedings, membership information, Treasurer's and annual reports, some subject files covering special programs, several scrapbooks and scrapbook materials, The Torch and Scroll newsletter, some programs and awards, and several photographs. The materials span from the late 1950s to the mid 1980s and give insight into the club's involvement in the Oregon, Ohio community.

The materials concerning the club's meetings include minutes, both handwritten and typed, which give general descriptions, the by-laws which outline the organizations purpose and some membership information from the later years of the club. Overall, these materials are very general.

The subject files offer a little more insight into the club's participation in events. The Civic Participation file briefly covers the year's events to take place, including involvement with the Oregon Day Parade, scholarships, and Buckeye Girls' State. The Nike Club file is a small collection in itself containing program schedules, membership information and meeting minutes. This club served as a young women's branch of the BPW by involving high school girls in the business and professional world. Another file included contains some miscellaneous information about the BPW, including a brief history and several newsletters.

The rest of the collection--scrapbooks, newsletters, printed materials, and photographs--give more information on special events. The scrapbooks include programs, photographs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings on the club's accomplishments, conventions, and involvement with the community. Many of the photographs are identified. Some of the materials are loose but in general the scrapbooks are well organized. The Torch and Scroll, the Oregon branch's own newsletter, though not complete, will give one a good idea of the events and programs the club was involved in. Unfortunately, they only cover the late 1970s and early 1980s.

This collection gives a good overview of what the Oregon Business and Professional women's Club was involved with from 1959 to 1984 and how they affected the community as well as helped prepare young and mature women for the professional world.

By-Laws , 1973, 1974

 File – Box 1, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1973, 1974
Language of Materials
English

Minutes--General, 1959-1961

 File – Box 1, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1959-1961
Language of Materials
English

Minutes--General , 1968-1974

 File – Box 1, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1968-1974
Language of Materials
English

Minutes--General , 1974-1981

 File – Box 1, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1974-1981
Language of Materials
English

Minutes--Executive Board , 1974-1981

 File – Box 1, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1974-1981
Language of Materials
English

Meeting Agendas , 1981-1984

 File – Box 1, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1981-1984
Language of Materials
English

Membership information , 1976-1984

 File – Box 1, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1976-1984
Language of Materials
English

Correspondence , 1978-1982, n.d.

 File – Box 2, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1978-1982, n.d.
Language of Materials
English

Civic Participation File , 1967-1968

 File – Box 2, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1967-1968
Language of Materials
English

Nike Club File , 1967-1968

 File – Box 2, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1967-1968
Language of Materials
English

BPW Federation Information File , 1976-1978, n.d.

 File – Box 2, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1976-1978, n.d.
Language of Materials
English

Annual Reports , 1959-1971

 File – Box 2, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1959-1971
Language of Materials
English

Treasurer's Reports , 1958-1968

 File – Box 2, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1958-1968
Language of Materials
English

Budgets (proposed), 1974-1982

 File – Box 2, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1974-1982
Language of Materials
English

Scrapbook, 1959-1962

 File – Box 2, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1959-1962
Language of Materials
English

Scrapbook, 1959-(1983)

 File – Box 2, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1959-(1983)
Language of Materials
English

Scrapbook, 1968-1970

 File – Box 3, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1968-1970
Language of Materials
English

Guestbook, May 14, 1966

 File – Box 3, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: May 14, 1966
Language of Materials
English

Newsletters, The Torch and Scroll, vol. 17-19, 1974-1977; vol. 23-26, 1981-1984

 File – Box 3, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1981-1984
Language of Materials
English

Awards and Certificates, 1980-1982, n.d.

 File – Box 3, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1980-1982, n.d.
Language of Materials
English

Programs, 1961-1984

 File – Box 3, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1961-1984
Language of Materials
English

Photographs and Negatives, 1960s

 File – Box 3, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1960s
Language of Materials
English

Officer’s notebook (with minutes, financial reports, membership, etc.), 1985-1991

 File – Box 2011 Addition 1, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1985-1991
Language of Materials
English

Officer’s notebook (with minutes, financial reports, membership, etc.), 1991-1999

 File – Box 2011 Addition 1, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1991-1999
Language of Materials
English

Officer’s notebook (with minutes, financial reports, membership, etc.) , 1997-2000

 File – Box 2011 Addition 1, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1997-2000
Language of Materials
English

Scrapbook, 1962-1968

 File – Volume 1 Oversize
Dates
Creation: 1962-1968
Language of Materials
English