The Afro-American Clubwomen's Project was a grant-funded collecting project, developed by the University of Kansas Women's Studies program, which sought to document the history of African American Women's clubs in Kansas.

The Madaline Sullinger papers are those of a native Kansan, who worked as a nutrition assistant through the Kansas State University Cooperative Extension Service.

The Topeka Council of Colored Women's Clubs (TCCWC) was organized in 1923 by Beatrice Childs, president of the Kansas Association of Colored Women's Clubs (KACWC). This collection includes materials from the TCCWC and KACWC, as well as items from the national chapter, the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (NACWC), and other affiliated clubs. Additionally, miscellaneous items relating to Topeka and the African American experience in Kansas are included.

The collection contains documents, publications, and notes Victoria Shinn collected during her service in the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs, the Kansas Association of Colored Women's Clubs (K.A.C.W.C.), and Church Women United. Collection also contains a few papers from the Topeka Council of Clubs and the Ne Plus Ultra Art and Literary Club. A 1952-1961 K.A.C.W.C. scrapbook belonging to Anna Boydston Woods and a 365 Days of Black History Calendar (1989) are also included.