Dames Club records, 1945-1969
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Dames Club records, 1945-1969
- Creator
- Dames Club (University of Kentucky)
- Extent
- 0.72 cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Subjects
- Cox, Betty.
- Cloud, Susan.
- Egan, Mary Ann.
- Hunter, Shirley.
- Nelson, Gwen.
- Nelson, Peggy.
- Seale, Gail.
- Dames Club (University of Kentucky).
- University of Kentucky.
- Clubs -- Kentucky -- Lexington.
- Women -- Kentucky -- Lexington.
- Scrapbooks.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged in folders by subject.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- The University of Kentucky Dames Club was first organized in November of 1945 and became affiliated with the National Association of Dames on November 12, 1946. The Dames Club was formed by the wives of UK students whose members played bridge, did various crafts, and performed fashion shows. Members of the Dames Club also volunteered at local orphanages and nursing homes.
- Scope and Content
- The Dames Club records contain financial documents from the late 1940s, election results from Elizabeth Dawson's presidency, correspondence from the UK chapter to others, member questionnaires, rosters, information cards, and other historical information covering 1945-1968. The collection also contains a 1965-1969 scrapbook that has been disassembled for preservation purposes. A preservation photocopy of the original scrapbook is in Folder 13; the materials and photographs have been removed.
Contents of the Collection
Constitution
Election Results 1948-1949
Account Book 1946-1947
Event Receipts
Correspondence to and from National Dames Club
Information Cards
Potential Member Questionnaires
Rosters, dated
Roster Notebook
Rosters, undated
History
Miscellaneous notebooks, programs, and booklets
Scrapbook (Preservation copy) 1965-1969
Disassembled Scrapbook items in original order
Color Photographic Negatives
Scrapbook Photographs
Scrapbook Photographs
Disassembled Scrapbook
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