Women -- Societies and Clubs
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Arkansas State University Faculty Women's Club Records
Collection
Identifier: UR 001
Abstract
The Faculty Women's Club, founded in 1938, was created to inform local citizens about the needs of Arkansas State University and serve as a forum for spouses of male faculty and, later, female faculty members. The records include yearbooks summarizing club activities, meeting minutes, membership rosters, and scholarship information.
Dates:
1946-2007; Majority of material found within 1946-1995
Arkansas State University Secretaries Club Records
Collection
Identifier: UR 003
Abstract
The Arkansas State University Secretaries Club was founded in 1960 to create a deeper relationship between the women employed on campus. Over time the club changed from a social club to a professional organization. The club changed its name to the Professional Women's Association and then to the ASU Administrative Services Association. This collection documents the club's activities.
Dates:
1960-1995
Craighead County Home Demonstration Records
Collection
Identifier: NEAD 005
Abstract
The Arkansas Home Demonstration Club (AHDC) was founded in 1912 with the goal of strengthening families through consumer science education. In Craighead County several local chapters were established by women who wanted to participate in the AHDC curriculum. This collection contains the materials distributed by the AHDC to local chapters including club secretary record books and yearbooks containing the annual curriculum. The collection also contains scrapbooks maintained by various...
Dates:
1936-1993
E. C. “Took” Gathings: House Select Committee on Current Pornographic Materials Collection
Collection
Identifier: NEAD 019
Abstract
This collection is a subgroup of the Ezekiel C. "Took" Gathings Congressional Papers. This subgroup contains research, artifacts, and correspondence related to the House Select Committee on Current Pornographic Materials that was chaired by Congressman E. C. Gathings in 1951. From 1951-1953 the House Select Committee investigated alleged pornography in "Pocket Sized Books," advertisements sent through the United States Postal Service, and the content of television,...
Dates:
1933-1966; Majority of material found within 1951-1953