American Society of Women Accountants, Toledo Branch, records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0560

Collection Organization

The records of the American Society of Women Accountants, Toledo Branch, Ohio, documents the history of the professional organization from 1947 to 1984. The collection largely consists of minutes, president's notebooks, treasurer's records, membership records, committee files, news clippings, photographs, and bulletins.

The board meeting minutes date from 1954 to 1974. These minutes document the time and place of meetings, issues discussed, and actions taken. These minutes, although incomplete, are complemented by regular meeting minutes which date from 1954 to 1966; and by the president's notebooks dating from 1972 to 1980. Through a study of the documents, one can learn the changing attitudes and purposes of the Society as well as detect, to some degree, the opinion of the local and national Society about women as professional accountants.

Various other sources reflect the activities and attitudes of the American Society of Women Accountants. The programs initiated by the committees reveal the progress and development of accounting as a profession for females, which emerged during and after WWII. News clippings dating from 1947 to 1970 and bulletins also illustrate the advancement of the organization.

The Toledo Chapter kept close touch with the national Society as well as other chapters in the neighboring states. As a result, the collection contains correspondence and other records which reflect the activities of these other chapters as well as the national Society.

Proceedings , 1954-1980

 Series

This series contains the following materials:
  1. BOARD MEETINGS, 1954-1970, 1973-1974 - Arranged chronologically. Consists of the minutes of the ASWA Toledo Chapter Board, including time and place of meetings, issues discussed, decisions made.
  2. REGULAR MEETINGS, 1954-1966 - Arranged chronologically. Consists of the minutes of Toledo Chapter regular meetings. Includes readings of correspondence, reports, action taken.
  3. CHAPTER PRESIDENTS' MEETINGS, May 23, 1954 - Contains regional reports on research, chapter development, legislation, publicity, education, bulletin; attendance records; and, an essay entitled, "Womanagement."
  4. PRESIDENT'S NOTEBOOK, 1972-1980 - Arranged chronologically. Includes reports to the president from committees and correspondence with the national ASWA.
  5. ANNUAL REPORTS, 1972-1978 - Arranged chronologically. Includes reports from the committees and financial conditions.
Dates
Creation: 1954-1980

Officers' files , 1947-1979

 Series

This series contains the following materials:
  1. TREASURER'S RECORDS, 1947-1979 - Arranged chronologically. Consists of financial statements.
  2. TAX STATEMENTS, 1953-1975 - Arranged chronologically. Includes annual tax reports.
  3. MEMBERSHIP RECORDS, 1947-1964, 1968-1974, 1977-1979 - Arranged chronologically. Contains membership financial reports, dues, and national rosters.
  4. CORRESPONDENCE, 1954-1957, 1971-1972, 1974-1975 - Arranged chronologically. Includes letters of recommendation for membership; meeting notices; and letters to committee chairs.
  5. SECRETARY FILE, 1956-1962, 1972-1973, 1977-1978 - Arranged chronologically. Contains certification of meetings and minutes.
Dates
Creation: 1947-1979

Committee files , 1949-1984

 Series

This series contains the following materials:
  1. PROGRAM COMMITTEE FILES, 1958-1965, 1976, 1977 - Consists of program planning.
  2. AWARD COMMITTEE, 1973 - Includes explanation of award rules.
  3. YEARBOOK COMMITTEE, 1973-1974 - Includes explanations of yearbook committee's duty.
  4. MANUAL OF PROCEDURE, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1968, 1973 - Contains procedures for all committees and officers.
  5. CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT, 1973-1984 - Arranged chronologically. Consists of plans for chapter development.
Dates
Creation: 1949-1984

Scrapbooks , 1947-1970

 Series

This series contains the following materials:
  1. CLIPPINGS AND SCRAPBOOKS, 1947-1970 - Arranged chronologically. Contains news clippings from various local papers covering the chapter's beginning, its activities, dinners, membership and special events.
Dates
Creation: 1947-1970

Printed material , 1954-1978

 Series

This series contains the following materials:
  1. PUBLICITY, 1954-1977 - Arranged chronologically. Includes newspaper announcements, autobiography of speakers at the Toledo Chapter, and other committee activities.
  2. BULLETINS, 1970-1983 - Arranged chronologically. Contains "Mirrorscope" and a few bulletins of other chapters.
  3. PUBLICITY COMMITTEE FILE, 1972-1978 - Arranged chronologically. Includes plans and procedures of public relations programs.
Dates
Creation: 1954-1978