Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Union Center Goodwill Club Records
1936-1954
Cage 173
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
- Title
- Union Center Goodwill Club Records
- ID
- Cage 173
- Date [inclusive]
- 1936-1954
- Extent
- .25 feet of linear shelf space, 1 box
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- Records consisting of meeting minutes, bills, receipts, correspondence, and notes concerning the Union Center Goodwill Club, a rural women's club in Whitman County, Washington. Records date 1936-1954.
Preferred Citation
Union Center Goodwill Club Records, 1936-1954
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections Washington State University Libraries Pullman, WA
Biography/History
The Union Center Goodwill Club was a rural women's club located in Whitman County, Washington. According to the club's by-laws, they met the first and third Thursday of each month and had a President, Vice President, and Secretary-Treasurer. Their dues were $1.00 a year, and the club elected a flower and card committee that were used in times of member hospitalization, funerals, birthdays, and Christmas. The club also provided members with bridal or wedding showers, baby showers, and a hankie shower upon leaving the club.
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence, meeting minutes, bills, receipts, and other records pertaining to a rural women's club, the Union Center Goodwill Club, in Whitman County, Washington. The records date 1936-1954. The meeting minutes are chiefly recorded in three composition notebooks, and in addition to the minutes, the books list members' names, birthdays, and wedding anniversaries, as well as dues paid, expenses, and schedules for club meetings. Collection includes Goodwill Club yearbooks, by-laws, and miscellaneous club notes.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in a single series.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections 2013
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions apply.
Names and Subjects
Subject(s)
- Women -- Washington (State) -- Whitman County -- Societies and clubs -- Records and correspondence
- Women
- Washington (State)