Oregon Business and Professional Women's Club records
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
- Dates
- Creation: 1973, 1974
- Language of Materials
- English
Minutes--General, 1959-1961
- Dates
- Creation: 1959-1961
- Language of Materials
- English
Minutes--General , 1968-1974
- Dates
- Creation: 1968-1974
- Language of Materials
- English
Minutes--General , 1974-1981
- Dates
- Creation: 1974-1981
- Language of Materials
- English
Minutes--Executive Board , 1974-1981
- Dates
- Creation: 1974-1981
- Language of Materials
- English
Meeting Agendas , 1981-1984
- Dates
- Creation: 1981-1984
- Language of Materials
- English
Membership information , 1976-1984
- Dates
- Creation: 1976-1984
- Language of Materials
- English
Correspondence , 1978-1982, n.d.
- Dates
- Creation: 1978-1982, n.d.
- Language of Materials
- English
Civic Participation File , 1967-1968
- Dates
- Creation: 1967-1968
- Language of Materials
- English
Nike Club File , 1967-1968
- Dates
- Creation: 1967-1968
- Language of Materials
- English
BPW Federation Information File , 1976-1978, n.d.
- Dates
- Creation: 1976-1978, n.d.
- Language of Materials
- English
Annual Reports , 1959-1971
- Dates
- Creation: 1959-1971
- Language of Materials
- English
Treasurer's Reports , 1958-1968
- Dates
- Creation: 1958-1968
- Language of Materials
- English
Budgets (proposed), 1974-1982
- Dates
- Creation: 1974-1982
- Language of Materials
- English
Scrapbook, 1959-1962
- Dates
- Creation: 1959-1962
- Language of Materials
- English
Scrapbook, 1959-(1983)
- Dates
- Creation: 1959-(1983)
- Language of Materials
- English
Scrapbook, 1968-1970
- Dates
- Creation: 1968-1970
- Language of Materials
- English
Guestbook, May 14, 1966
- Dates
- Creation: May 14, 1966
- Language of Materials
- English
Newsletters, The Torch and Scroll, vol. 17-19, 1974-1977; vol. 23-26, 1981-1984
- Dates
- Creation: 1981-1984
- Language of Materials
- English
Awards and Certificates, 1980-1982, n.d.
- Dates
- Creation: 1980-1982, n.d.
- Language of Materials
- English
Programs, 1961-1984
- Dates
- Creation: 1961-1984
- Language of Materials
- English
Photographs and Negatives, 1960s
- Dates
- Creation: 1960s
- Language of Materials
- English
Officer’s notebook (with minutes, financial reports, membership, etc.), 1985-1991
- Dates
- Creation: 1985-1991
- Language of Materials
- English
Officer’s notebook (with minutes, financial reports, membership, etc.), 1991-1999
- Dates
- Creation: 1991-1999
- Language of Materials
- English
Officer’s notebook (with minutes, financial reports, membership, etc.) , 1997-2000
- Dates
- Creation: 1997-2000
- Language of Materials
- English
Scrapbook, 1962-1968
- Dates
- Creation: 1962-1968
- Language of Materials
- English