Guide to the Union Center Goodwill Club Records 1936-1954
Cage 173

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

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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.

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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.

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Arrangement

This collection is arranged in a single series.

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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.

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Names and Subjects

Subject(s)

  • Women -- Washington (State) -- Whitman County -- Societies and clubs -- Records and correspondence
  • Women
  • Washington (State)

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