TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Twentieth Century Club (Minneapolis, Minn.), creator. | |
| Title: | Twentieth Century Club records. | |
| Dates: | 1900-1962. | |
| Abstract: | Minutes (1904-1962), historical data (1905-1918), membership booklets (1909-1958), and scrapbooks (1900-1962) of an organization begun in 1900 as the Young Matrons' Club. The members were young women with children who met to discuss child rearing and household tasks. In 1917 the name was changed to reflect its broader interests and it became affiliated with the Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs. It ceased operating in the 1960s. | |
| Quantity: | 1.5 cubic feet (2 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Twentieth Century Club Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples
Accession Information:
Accession number: 14,662
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017200110104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| 146.L.15.6F | 1 | Minutes, 1904-1962. 6 volumes, 1 folder. | |||||||||
| Notes on the early years, 1905-1918. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| This volume contains notes, photographs, and reminiscences of members from the club's first years. | |||||||||||
| Membership booklets, 1909-1958. | |||||||||||
| Other membership information can be found in the scrapbooks. | |||||||||||
| Newsletters, undated. | |||||||||||
| Photocopies of handwritten sheets, in no particular order. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 146.L.15.7B | 2 | Scrapbook, 1900-1962. 2 volumes. | |||||||||
| The scrapbooks contain photographs, membership booklets (beginning in 1906), letters, notes, wedding announcements, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous material. The organization became associated with the Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs and the scrapbooks contain some of that organization's material. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Child rearing -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
- Home economics -- Study and teaching -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
- Women -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Societies and clubs.
- Young women -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Life skills guides.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs.
- Young Matrons' Club (Minneapolis, Minn.).
- Places:
- Minneapolis (Minn.) -- Clubs.
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