Woman's Club of Central Kentucky Records
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Woman's Club of Central Kentucky Records
- Date
- 1897-2017 (inclusive)
- 1929-2017 (bulk)
- Extent
- 19.64 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Women -- Kentucky -- Societies and clubs
- Women's and gender history
- Arrangement
- Arranged by format in the order in which the collection was received.
- Preferred Citation
- 2013ms0770 : [identification of item], Woman's Club of Central Kentucky Records, 1897-2017, bulk 1929-2015, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- The Woman's Club of Central Kentucky was established in November 1894 in Lexington, Kentucky, just after the formation of the Kentucky Federation of Women's Clubs in summer 1894. Counties represented include Bourbon, Boyle, Casey, Clark, Fayette, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer, Montgomery, Scott, and Woodford. Today its headquarters are located at 210 North Broadway in Lexington. The organization's mission is to "further the educational and cultural life of the community and to broaden the outlook of the women of central Kentucky by keeping them informed on matters of national and international scope." The Club was active in establishing Lexington's free public library in 1898, in public school reform, and in woman's suffrage in local school elections. The Club sponsors monthly educational and philanthropic programs, Club Day, and the Annual Style Show.
- "History." Woman's Club of Central Kentucky Website. http://www.wccky.net/history.html. Accessed 8/17/2016.
- Scope and Content
- The Woman's Club of Central Kentucky Records (dated 1897-2017, bulk 1929-2017; 19.64 cubic feet, 1.27 GB; 30 boxes, 4 digital files) primarily comprise constitutions and bylaws, ledgers, Executive Board meeting minutes, yearbooks and calendars, photographs, and scrapbooks that document the Woman's Club of Central Kentucky's operations and events. There are also enrollment, treasurers, and building/house reports; four histories; event programs; Club-published cook books (1968, 1974, 1981); a monthly newsletter (2015-2017); and an oral history and event recording (1965).
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Constitution and Bylaws, 1964-2017
Legal documents, 1922-1994
Histories, 1894-1999
- Box 1
Highlights of the History of the Woman's Club of Central Kentucky by Ruth Parker, 1974
Reflections of A Cardinal Fancier by Mrs. John Wilson Townsend (Dorothy Edwards), 1980
WCCK new member club history brochure and pamphlet by Janice Austin, WCCK President, 2013
History of the Woman's Club of Central Kentucky, 1894-1994, by Mrs. Walter Brock and Mrs. Thomas D. Clark (Loretta)., 1996
Book reviews, 1919-1933 1979-1986
Inventory of Hunt Morgan House furnishings; Hunt Morgan House family reunion and homecoming schedule, 1989-1991
Meeting minutes, 1973-2017
Correspondence, 1941-1996
Meeting minutes, 1987 Sept.-1992 Sept., 1997 Mar.-1999 Mar., 2017
Guest books, 1978-1991
Awards certificate, 1996
Event programs, 1920-2017
Newsletters, 1975-2017
Style show programs (missing 2002-2003), 1977, 1988-2017
Tributes, 1927-1945 1981-1990
Artifacts, playing cards, slate THM house, 1994
Logo, 1965-2014
Stationary, 1965-2014
Recipe books used for WCCK cookbooks published, 1934-1994
Cookbooks, 1968-1981
External accounts/financial statements, 1963-2007
WCCK treasurer report, 2009-2010
Photographs, presidents (complete set), 1968-2017
Ledgers, 1897-1968
Photographs, 1999-2011
Clippings, 1943-2016
Audio tape and DVDs, 1965, undated
Yearbooks, calendars, and directories (missing 2015), 1897, 1929-2017
Scrapbooks, 1928-2012
1928-1930
1931-1932
1935, Jan. 20-1937, May 9
1975-1976
1939-1940
1947, Mar. 9-1951, April 15
1951, Nov. 11-1954, Mar. 20
1957-1958
1959-1960
1960-1961
1961-1962
1963-1964
1964-1965
1965-1966
1966-1967
1967-1968
1968-1969
1969-1970
1969-1977
1970-1971
1971-1972
1972-1973
1989
1973-1974
1974-1975
1975-1976
Reel-to-reel tape, 1965, Oct. 23
1976-1977
1977-1978
1960-1969
1960-1972
1978-1979
1979-1980
1980-1981
1981-1982
1982-1983
1988-1989
1985-1987(2 scrapbooks)
1987-1988
1972-1989
1983-1985
1989-1990
1990-1991
1995-1997
1997, Jan.-1997, Apr.
1997-1998
1998-1999
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001-2001
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
Poster, 1925-1997
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