Inventory of the Akron and Summit County Federation of Women's Clubs Records, 1894-2010
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Akron and Summit County Federation of Women's Clubs Records, 1894-2010 |
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Archives and Special Collections, University Libraries, The University of Akron
Phone: 330-972-7670
http://www.uakron.edu/libraries/archives
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Akron and Summit County Federation of Women's Clubs |
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1894-2010 |
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7.0 cubic feet (7 record boxes) |
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Abstract: |
The Akron and Summit County Federation of Women's Clubs was organized in 1893. It united with the Ohio State Federation of
Women's Clubs in 1917. Like other women's organizations, the group raised money for charity, invited guest speakers to give
lectures, awarded scholarships, and worked on various community-related projects. However, along with the state and national
organizations, the Akron and Summit County club also lobbied for political reform. The records include materials relating
to the clubs' activities in the Akron community from its founding in 1893 to 1985.
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99/93 |
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Archival Services |
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The records are in English |
History of Akron and Summit County Federation of Women’s Clubs
The Akron and Summit County Federation of Women's Clubs was organized in 1893. It united with the Ohio State Federation of
Women's Clubs in 1917. Both organizations were part of the national organization, the General Federation of Women's Clubs,
with headquarters in Washington D.C. The philosophy behind the Akron and Summit County club is best summed up by Article
II of its Constitution: "The aim of the Federation is to bring the various organizations of Summit County into closer relation
through an organic union. . . . The object of the Federation is to serve as a medium of communication and a means of furthering
any work of common interest." Dues paying membership in the club was open to both individuals and organizations, with members
electing the club's officers. The organization was divided into Departments of Work and each department into committees.
In 1926, for example, these departments included American Citizenship, Applied Education, Public Welfare, and Fine Arts.
By 1985, the number of departments had increased to include International Affairs, Legislation, Home Life and Conservation.
Like other women's organizations, the Akron and Summit County Federation of Women's Clubs raised money for charity, invited
guest speakers to give lectures, awarded scholarships, and worked on various community-related projects such as tree planting.
However, along with the state and national organizations, the Akron and Summit County club also lobbied for political reform
including the first federal child labor laws, the Pure Food and Drug Act, the establishment of children and women's bureaus,
meat and poultry inspection, better schools and libraries, laws dealing with factory inspection, and sanitary laws, among
others.
Scope and Content
The records of the Akron and Summit County Federation of Women's Clubs contain materials relating to the organization's activities
in the Akron community from its founding in 1893 to 1985 and its relationship to the state organization, the Ohio Federation
of Women's Clubs, and the national organization, the General Federation of Women's Clubs. There are few records of the club's
first two decades; the bulk of the material dates from after 1917.
Series I: Presidents’ Notebooks
Series II: Directories
Series III: Scrapbooks
Series IV: Newsletters
Series V: Subject Files
Series VI: History
Statement of Arrangement
The records consist of the following six series: Series I: Presidents' Notebooks date from 1954-1970 and are a record of the activities of the club under each president. For each year they include such
materials as minutes, financial reports, budgets, names of the officers and board of trustees, correspondence to and from
the president, state and national convention programs, and newsletters. The early volumes in the Series (1954-1960) consist
mainly of financial reports and copies of the club's newsletter. The notebooks give the fullest account of the day-to-day
running of the club. Series II: Directories cover the years 1917-1957 and 1977-1986. They include the names and addresses of officers, club members, names of affiliated
clubs and information about activities Series III: Scrapbooks cover, chronologically, the longest period (1917-1976) in the club's records with only a ten year gap (1946-1956). They
mainly consist of newspaper clippings about members of the club as well as social events relating to the Akron and Summit
County Club, the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs, and the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Series IV: Newsletters mostly consist of the Federation Newsletter dating from 1953-1964 (Vols. 1-12) and from 1968 to 1980 (Vols. 17, 24, 26-18;
Volumes 24 and 27 are incomplete). The newsletter reported the club's past and future events. There are some pamphlets, broadsides
and correspondence bound in with the newsletters. There is also a folder of two editor's reports relating to the publication
of the newsletter. Series V: Subject Files includes certificates and awards made to the club, thank you notes, clippings, a resolution, notes from three of the clubs
committees, membership certificates, solicitations for donations, a budget for 1978-1979, and a guide to the Western Reserve,
and banquet, convention and conference programs. Series VI: History consists of a four volume history of the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs from 1894 to 1994.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Permission to reproduce or publish materials in this collection must be secured in writing
from Archival Services, University Libraries, The University of Akron.
Restrictions on Access
No restrictions on access; except not available through interlibrary loan. Copyright restrictions may apply. Permission to
reproduce or publish materials in this collection must be secured in writing from Archival Services, University Libraries,
The University of Akron.
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Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects:
Wome--Ohio--Summit County--Societies and clubs
Organizations/Corporations:
Akron and Summit County Federation of Women’s Clubs
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], Akron and Summit County Federation of Women's Clubs, Archival Services, University Libraries, The
University of Akron, Akron, Ohio.
Detailed Description of The Collection
SERIES I: PRESIDENTS' NOTEBOOKS, 1954-1972
BOX 1
Presidents' Notebooks, 1954-1960
SERIES II: DIRECTORIES, 1926-2010
BOX 2
Directories, 1926-1974
BOX 3
Directories, 1972-2010
SERIES III: SCRAPBOOKS, 1917-1976
BOX 4
Scrapbooks, 1917-1933
BOX 5
Scrapbooks, 1933-1946
BOX 6
Scrapbooks, 1962-1976
SERIES IV: NEWSLETTERS, 1952-1989
BOX 7 / Folder 1
Newsletter, September 1952-May 1954
BOX 7 / Folder 2
Newsletters, October 1954-May 1956
BOX 7 / Folder 3
Newsletters, October 1956-May 1958
BOX 7 / Folder 4
Newsletters, October 1958-May 1960
BOX 7 / Folder 5
Newsletters, October 1960-May 1963
BOX 7 / Folder 6
Newsletters, October 1962-May 1964
BOX 7 / Folder 7
Newsletters, October 1968-May 1972
BOX 7 / Folder 8
Newsletters, February 1976-April 1980
BOX 7 / Folder 9
Federation Council Report, 1956-1957
BOX 7 / Folder 10
Federation Council Report, 1957-1958
BOX 7 / Folder 11
Federation Council Report, 1958-1959
BOX 7 / Folder 12
Federation Council Report, 1962-1964
BOX 7 / Folder 13
Federation Council Report, 1964-1965
BOX 7 / Folder 14
Federation Council Report, 1965-1966
BOX 7 / Folder 15
Federation Council Report, 1967-1968
BOX 7 / Folder 16
Federation Council meeting agendas, 1968-1969
BOX 7 / Folder 17
Federation Council Report, 1970-1971
BOX 7 / Folder 18
Federation Council Report, 1988-1989
SERIES V: SUBJECT FILES, 1902-2008
BOX 7 / Folder 19
Lady's Cemetery Association meeting notes, 1902
BOX 7 / Folder 20
Tree plantings, 1946-1955
BOX 7 / Folder 21
Event and banquet programs, 1949
BOX 7 / Folder 22
Certificates of appreciation, 1950-1958
BOX 7 / Folder 23
Photographs of past presidents, 1960
BOX 7 / Folder 24
Administration report; publications, 1974-1976
BOX 7 / Folder 25
Thank you letters, 1977-1978
BOX 7 / Folder 26
News clippings, 1978-1980
BOX 7 / Folder 27
Event planning files, 1995-1997
BOX 7 / Folder 28
Board of Trustees files, 1995-1998
BOX 7 / Folder 29
Correspondence and newsletters from Dorothy McLane, Properties and Publicity Chair, 2004-2008
BOX 7 / Folder 30
Malona A. Harris Memorial Library report, undated
BOX 7 / Folder 31
Resolution, undated
BOX 7 / Folder 32
Alumnae of the Board of Trustees record book, May 1961-February 1971
SERIES VI: HISTORY, 1894-1924
BOX 7 / VOLUME 1
History of the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs, 1894-1924
BOX 7 / VOLUME 2
History of the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs, 1924-1954
BOX 7 / VOLUME 3
History of the Ohio Federation of Women's Club, 1954-1974
BOX 7 / VOLUME 4
History of the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs, 1974-1994