Convoy Research Club collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0123

Collection Overview

Abstract

Minutes, membership lists, treasurer's reports, bank books, and programs of this women's literary and social club.

Dates

  • Creation: 1908-1994

Extent

3 Reels (3 reels of 35mm microfilm)

Creator

Scope and Contents

The Proceedings include 11 volumes of Minutes dating from 1919 through 1993 which detail the events of the Club's monthly meetings. The Club's year ran from October of one calendar year to May of the next year with no meetings held during the summer. The Proceedings also include a list of the Club's members from 1908 through 1987. Membership since 1987 can be found as dues rolls in the fourth volume of Treasurer's Reports.

The Financial Documents include four volumes of Treasurer's Reports dating form 1930 through 1994. The reports were usually prepared in May at the end of each Club year. The Treasurer's Reports volumes also include dues rolls, and ledger entries. Also included within the group of Financial Documents are two bank books which document the Club's cash savings from 1950 through 1994.

Printed Material includes a 1977 pamphlet entitled "Doing Research for Research Club." Also included are programs from 1908 through 1994 and three dinner party programs dating from 1943, 1945, and 1946. The programs detail the Club's research agenda for each year, the Club's officers, Program Committee, and the hostess for each month's program.

Conditions Governing Access

No known access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Convoy Research Club Collection, 1908-1994, was transferred for microfilming to the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, with the cooperation of Carol C. Bebout in August of 1994.

Title
Guide to the Convoy Research Club records
Author
Madeleine Williams
Date
May 2020
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin