Summary Information
Abstract
The collection consists of correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes,
succeeding versions of the constitution, a history of the club, membership lists and
cards, and various membership, financial, and annual reports relating to the Women’s
Graduate Club of Columbia University.
At a Glance
Call No.: | UA#0144 |
Bib ID: | 9208963 View CLIO record |
Creator(s): | Columbia University. Women's Graduate
Club. |
Title: | Women's Graduate
Club of Columbia University Records,
1898-1956.
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Physical description: | 1.5 linear ft. (1 Record Cartons 2 3x5 card file
boxes)
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Language(s): | Material is in English.
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Access: |
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least
two business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and
Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
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Arrangement
Arrangement
Material is organized into one series
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Description
Scope and Content
The collection consists of correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes,
succeeding versions of the constitution, a history of the club, membership lists and
cards, and various membership, financial, and annual reports relating to the Women's
Graduate Club of Columbia University.
Series I: Women's Graduate Club of Columbia University Records,
1898-1956
Of particular interest in the collection is the History of the Women’s
Graduate Club of Columbia University, 1895-1925, written by Anna Campbell in
1927. In addition, a handwritten list of presidents of the Club from 1897
through 1942 is housed in the folder Officer and Board Lists.
The President’s Reports, Treasurer’s Reports and Minutes are not complete,
but contain most of the years of the club’s existence. The President’s
Reports are missing for the years 1906/07-1907/08, 1910/11-1916/17,
1918/19-1919/20, 1921-1922, and 1923-1924. Some duplicate reports can be
found in the minutes. The Treasurer’s Reports are missing for the years
1923/24, 1924/25, 1929-1939. The minutes for the Club are nearly complete
from 1898 through 1955, with a few exceptions. Executive board meeting
minutes and open meeting minutes were arranged together chronologically.
Boxes two and three are membership cards arranged alphabetically within each
year from 1941 through 1955. For membership enrollment figures, please see
the Reports folder, which also contains reports by the Stocking Committee,
Committee on Revision of the Constitution, and Special Committee on Bylaws.
Also included is an undated unidentified speech regarding an outgoing
president of the club.
In addition to the records of the Women’s Graduate Club, there are two
folders with minutes and correspondence regarding other University
committees on women. The first is the University Committee for Graduate
Women (originally the University Committee for Women Graduate Students).
This material includes a letter from President Nicholas Murray Butler
requesting establishment of the committee. The bulk of the material consists
of minutes of meetings relating to women graduate students at Columbia
University from 1914 through 1921. The Advisory Committee on Women’s
Residence Halls, established by the University Committee for Graduate Women,
is also documented in this collection from 1925 through 1928. The records
contain minutes, correspondence, and reports. All material has been retained
in one folder as originally found. The minutes, correspondence, and reports
are arranged together chronologically. In addition to material on the
Advisory Committee on Women’s Residence Halls, the folder contains some
minutes and reports of the Council of the Johnson Hall Association, the
women’s residence hall.
The records of the Women’s Graduate Club provide insight into one of the
earliest formal women’s organizations at the University.
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Using the Collection
Access Restrictions
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least
two business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and
Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of
the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs.
The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Women's Graduate Club of Columbia
University Collection; Box and Folder; University Archives, Rare Book and Manuscript
Library, Columbia University Library.
Related Material at Columbia
Historical Subject Files, 1870s-2012. [Bulk Dates: 1968-1972] (UA#0002)
e
Women's Graduate Club Portrait Collection, c.1920-1930s (UA#0114)
e
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About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Archives; machine readable
finding aid created by Columbia University Libraries Digital Library Program
Division
Processing Information
Records processed 2002 Abby Lester
Finding aid written 2002 Abby Lester
Finding aid reformatted 2009 Elizabeth Nolte
Machine readable finding aid generated from MARC-AMC source via XSLT
conversion January 31, 2012
Finding aid written in English.
2012-01-31
xml document instance created by Alison Rhonemus
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Subject Headings
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.
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Genre/Form
Subjects
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History / Biographical Note
Historical Note
The Women's Graduate Club grew out of the 1895 Barnard
Graduate Club, according to Anna Campbell in
History of the
Women's Graduate Club of Columbia University, 1895-1925.
The Club was
known as "Woman's Graduate Club" in 1897, later changing its name to the "Women's
Graduate Club.' No information is available about the Club's demise.
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