Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Preliminary Guide to the Fortnightly Club (Pullman, Wash.) Records
1893-2021
MSSM.050
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Fortnightly Club (Pullman, Wash.)
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Fortnightly Club (Pullman, Wash.) Records
- ID
- MSSM.050
- Date [inclusive]
- 1893-2021
- Extent
- 8 linear feet of shelf space, 13 boxes
- Location
- (MASC staff use) MS.1996.36: 2-14-27-5; MS.2004.04: 2-5-14-6; MS.2008.30: 2-5-25-2; MS.2011.24: 1-38-5-7; MS.2014.04: 1-38-6-7; MS.2014.26: 1-38-18-3; MS.2019.16: 1-38-16-4; MS2021.27: 1-38-16-4.
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- This collection contains records of the Pullman Fortnightly Club, from 1893 to 2019
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
Preliminary Guide to the Fortnightly Club (Pullman, Wash.) Records, 1893-2021 (MSSM 050)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
The Pullman Fortnightly Club was organized in 1893 by Mrs. Harriet E. Bryan as a women's literary society and has functioned continuously afterward. Since its inception it has conducted bi-monthly meetings from September to April at which members present their analyses of classical and contemporary works of poetry, drama, and fiction. In addition, the Fortnightly Club holds breakfast meetings and annual anniversary dinners.
Scope and Content
This collection contains records of the Pullman Fortnightly Club, from 1893 to 2021. It includes club yearbooks (1893-2015), newspaper clippings, program invitations, photographs, meeting minutes, financial records (1906-1939 and 1988-2004), notes and letters by club historians (starting 1898), and related correspondence, poems by members, meeting memorabilia, book lists, postcards, and multiple scrapbooks. The collection also includes materials pertaining to the 100th, 110th, and 125th anniversaries of the club, copies of the club newsletter "The Clover Leaf" from 1902, and the Constitution of Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs (1896).
Preliminary Inventory:
MS.1996.36
Box 1. Newspaper clippings, copies of programs, program invitations, photographs, meeting memorabilia, book covers, and the Constitution of Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs (1896), as well as correspondence, a video recording (VHS) of the Fortnightly Club 100th Anniversary (October 12, 1993), and audiocassette recordings of meetings (1993-1995).
Box 2. Club yearbook (1914-1915), postcard, scrapbook containing programs from 1908-1976 and newspaper articles.
MS.2004.04
Box 1. Poems by members, meeting minutes and financial records (1906-1939), notes and letters composed by club historians (starting 1898), and newspaper clippings.
Box 2. Photographs, posters, essays, scrapbook of 110th Anniversary, and an account book (1988-2004).
MS.2008.30
Box 1. Club scrapbook compiled for Serena F. (Wallis) Matthews, including programs, correspondence, WSC commencement materials, newspaper clippings, book list, meeting minutes, photographs, certificates, and copies of the club newsletter "The Clover Leaf" from 1902.
Box 2. Club scrapbook, including newspaper clippings, correspondence, financial information, postcards, photographs, and program invitations.
Box 3. 110th Anniversary banner, club scrapbook, including newspaper clippings, photographs, slides, and postcards.
MS.2011.24
Box 1. Club membership and book lists, programs (1893 to 2008), program invitations, and newspaper clippings.
Box 2. Club program invitations, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous papers.
Box 3. Club yearbooks (1993-2014), newspaper clippings, program invitations, and correspondence.
MS. 2014.04
Photographs, materials concerning the 100th and 110th anniversary, copies of club constitution, yearbooks.
MS.2014.26
Box 1. Club yearbooks (1896-1965), photographs, program invitations, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and speeches.
Box 2. Club yearbooks (1965-2003, 2015, 2017-2018) and collected clippings.
MS.2019.16
Box 1. Copy of 2019 revision of Constitution and Bylaws (2019); copy of Memorandum of Understanding with Neill Public Library; Memorabilia of the 2018 125th year anniversary of the club and 2019 Spring Luncheon (2018-2019); Newspaper clippings, Washington/Idaho Symphony program, and newsprint program commemorating community works by club members. (2018-2019)
MS.2021.27
Folder 1 (found in box 1 of MS.2019.16). Newspaper clippings concerning club members as well as the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment; Washington/Idaho Symphony program.
Arrangement
This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2019
https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Revision Description
Updated by Gayle O'Hara with the addition of a new accession. 2019-10-03
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Accruals
Materials are expected to continue to be donated.
Acquisition Information
Received by Washington State University Libraries from the Pullman Fortnightly Club in multiple installments: 1996 (MS.1996.36), 2004 (MS.2004.04), 2008 (MS.2008.30), 2011 (MS.2011.24), 2014 (MS.2014.04 and MS.2014.26), 2019 (MS.2019.16), and 2021 (MS.2021.27).
Related Materials
Related Material
Fortnightly Club (Pullman, Wash.) Yearbooks, 1893-1960 (Cage 108)
Fortnightly Club (Pullman, Wash.) Records 1893-1996 (Cage 630)
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Fortnightly Club (Pullman, Wash.) -- Records and correspondence
Subject(s)
- Women -- Societies and clubs -- Washington (State) -- Pullman -- Records and correspondence
- Literature -- Societies, etc.
- Women
- Washington (State)