FROULA READING CIRCLE:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Froula Reading Circle, creator. | |
| Title: | Records. | |
| Dates: | 1914-2006. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Organizational records of the Froula Reading Circle, a women's social club based in the Saint Anthony Park neighborhood in Saint Paul, Minnesota that focuses on subject study and reading. Records include minutes, annual meeting programs, photographs, the constitution, and bylaws. | |
| Quantity: | 0.5 cubic feet (1 box). | |
| Location: | P2674. |
HISTORICAL NOTE
The Froula Reading Circle was founded in 1909 by Eva B. Froula (Mrs. Vincent K. Froula) with an original group of 12 members from the St. Anthony Park neighborhood. The group, a women's social organization, focuses on subject study and reading. Membership is limited to 20, and until the 1990's were all members of the St. Anthony Park Congregational Church (now St. Anthony Park United Church of Christ), though the Church played no official role in the organization. The group was still in existence as of 2006. A detailed history of the Circle and further background information is included in the collection.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Includes annual meeting programs (1915-2006) that contain the Circle's yearly schedules, members, and officer lists. Two books contain the Circle's minutes (1957-1987). The Circles' activities are well documented in these books, and were written mostly by the circle's secretary. The original constitution and bylaws (1914-1915) are included in the collection along with revisions (1915-1999). Lists of books read and reviewed by the circle are also included (1961-2001), along with photographs of group members (1915-2004).
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Froula Reading Circle Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 16,108
Processing Information:
Processed by: Alex Kent, March 2009
Catalog ID number: 990068251020104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| P2674 | 1 | History and background, undated and 1978, 1989, 1999, 2002. 2 folders. | |||||||||
| 80th Anniversary song list, 1989. | |||||||||||
| Annual meeting programs, 1915-2006. 6 folders. | |||||||||||
| Books read and reviewed, 1961-2001. | |||||||||||
| Constitution and bylaws, 1914-1999. | |||||||||||
| Minute books, 1957-1987. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Photographs of group members, 1915, 1932, 1978, 1999, 2004. | |||||||||||
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:
- Group reading -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Literature -- Societies, etc.
- Women -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul -- Societies and clubs.
- Persons:
- Froula, Eva B., 1875-1948.
- Types of Documents:
- Photographs.
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