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Wamego, Kansas women's club records

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 919

Overview

These women's club records, which date from 1917 to 1940, consist primarily of yearbooks of the Portia Club of Wamego, Kansas and the women's guild of Wamego's St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Also included are a yearbook of the Wamego Study Club and an annual meeting program for District Six of the Kansas Federation of Women's Clubs.

Dates

  • Creation: 1917 - 1940

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Extent

.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Contents

These women's club records consist chiefly of Wamego, Kansas yearbooks which contain calendars of meetings, programs, and officers. In the collection are yearbooks of Wamego's Portia Club (organized in 1905 and state-federated in 1917) which date from 1917/1918 to 1939/1940. The collection also contains yearbooks of St. Luke's Guild of Wamego's St. Luke's Episcopal Church which date from 1922 to 1930, a 1926-1927 yearbook of the Wamego Study Club, and a 1925 annual meeting program for District Six of the Kansas Federation of Women's Clubs.

Physical Location

RH MS 919

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, John Carlos, 1980

Processing Information

Previously shelved at: RH MS 306

Title
Guide to Wamego, Kansas Women's Club Records
Subtitle
Wamego, Kansas women's club records
Author
Finding aid prepared by mh, 2007; Finding aid encoded by mh, 2007
Date
2007
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in <language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/8191126328
Preferred citation
Wamego, Kansas Women's Club Records, Kansas Collection, RH MS 919, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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