NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RAILWAY BUSINESS WOMEN. TWIN CITIES CHAPTER:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	National Association of Railway Business Women. Twin Cities Chapter, creator.
	Title:	Chapter records.
	Dates:	approximately 1921-2017.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Articles of incorporation and bylaws, minutes, financial records, correspondence, newsletters, scrapbooks, clippings, photographs, and print and semi-print materials of an organization of women employed by various railroads in the Minneapolis-St. Paul (Minnesota) area. Also included are miscellaneous files relating to the national organization and to its District III subdivision, to which the Twin Cities Chapter belongs.
	Quantity:	8 cubic feet (8 boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

The stated purpose of the association was to stimulate interest in the railroad industry; to foster cooperation and better understanding within the industry and its affiliates; to create good public relations for the railroad industry; to further the educational, social and professional interests of its members; and to undertake charitable, benevolent and social welfare projects. The Twin Cities Chapter, formed in 1921 with Sara Miles as the first president, was the beginning of the national organization, which was incorporated in 1941.

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ARRANGEMENT

These documents are organized into the following sections:


		Twin Cities Chapter Records
		District III Records
		National Organization Records

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. National Association of Railway Business Women. Twin Cities Chapter. Association Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 12,164; 12,667; 12,777; 12,913; 16,658; 17,890

Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 990017360440104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

TWIN CITIES CHAPTER RECORDS

Location

Box

152.H.14.9B

Historical background, articles of incorporation and bylaws, 1920s-1970.

Minutes, 1930s-1976, 1984-2017. 4 folders.

Set is incomplete.

Membership lists, 1925, 1930s, 1950s-2009. 3 folders.

Financial records:

Account book, 1959-1970. 1 volume.

Cashbooks, July 1929-June 1959, December 1970-April 1983, August 1995-May 1999. 5 volumes.

Treasurer's reports, budgets, and miscellaneous financial records:

1930s-1970s. 3 folders.

1991, 1994-2006.

Welfare fund journal, 1959-1968. 1 volume.

Location

Box

152.H.14.10F

Brochures, undated.

Certificates, 1992-1998.

Chapter president's handbook and guide, February 2006.

Resolutions, 1990-1991, 2000, 2005.

Rosters of officers, 1979-2008.

Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1920s-1970s. 10 folders.

Includes Golden Spike Centennial materials (1969).

Correspondence and clippings, 1997, 2007.

Printed items, 1920s-1971. 2 folders.

Newspaper clippings, 1920s-1960s.

Whistle Post, 1930s-1943.

Unfoldered newsletters, arranged roughly by decade groups.

Location

Box

152.H.15.1B

Whistle Post, 1944-1974.

Unfoldered newsletters, arranged roughly by decade groups.

Whistle Post, July 1979-1984. 6 folders.

Location

Box

152.H.15.2F

Whistle Post, 1985-2017. 14 folders.

Budgets, membership, reports, 1960-1980. 6 folders.

National conferences, 1973-1974, 1977-1980. 5 folders.

Northern Pacific Division Account book, 1949-1967. 1 volume.

Location

Box

147.C.3.10F

Veterans' Hospital guest book, 1967-1978. 1 volume.

Photographs, undated and 1932-1938.

Miscellany, 1977-1981.

Location

Box

148.C.1.2F

Proclamations, 1977-1990.

Scrapbooks, 1973-1977. 3 volumes.

Scrapbooks, 1972-1974. 2 volumes.


Location	Box
144.C.4.3B	5	Scrapbooks:
			Clippings and memorabilia:
				1921-1925.
				1926-1952.
				1956-1972.
			Clippings:
				January-June 1925.
				July-December 1925.
				1925-1926.
				1929-1930.
				1930-1933.
				1933-approximately 1935.


		Omaha Division scrapbooks:
			The Omaha Division was composed of women employees of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway.
			1924.
			1929-1932.
			1937-1938.

Location

Box

147.C.3.10F

Histories and related papers, undated, 1967-2015.

History book #2 (Twin Cities Chapter), 1980-2016.

Awards and nominations, 1980-2005.

Chapter presidents handbook, 2009-2015.

Chapter welfare reports, 1997-2017.

Clippings/publicity, 1956-2007.

Donations, 1998-2017.

Financial miscellany, 1943-2004.

Includes tax and investment information.

Membership, 2009-2017.

Members memorial services, 1995, 2005-2016.

Officer rosters, 1921-2015.

Photographs, undated, 1980s. 2 folders.

Proclamations, 2007-2015.

Programs, 1927, 1970-2005.

Treasurer's reports, 2005, 2008-2014.

National Association of Railway Business Women 6Oth Anniversary slides, 1981.

Unidentified slides, late 1970s-early 1980s.

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DISTRICT III RECORDS

District III includes the Twin Cities Chapter.

Location

Box

147.C.3.10F

Annual reports, 1959-1960, 1969, 1970-1971, 1972-1973.

Conferences:

1972-1974.

September 1979-May 1988. 13 folders.

May 1992-October 1993. 3 folders.

Location

Box

147.C.4.1B

May 1994-October 1995. 3 folders.

Miscellaneous, 1930s-1970s. 2 folders.

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NATIONAL ORGANIZATION RECORDS

These files consist of materials relating to the national organization.

Location

Box

147.C.4.1B

Annual conventions, 1992, 2002. 2 folders.

Articles of incorporation and bylaws, 1966, 1971.

Banquet program, 7th annual convention, 1951.

Bylaws and rules, 1976-1987.

History, undated.

National Railway Women, 1952-1953, 1958-1971. 2 folders.

File includes only scattered issues.

NARBW Capsule, 1966-1974.

Miscellaneous issues.

Miscellaneous materials from other districts, 1934-1949, 1972-1974, 1999-2009. 5 folders.

Miscellaneous, approximately 1930s-1973. 5 folders.

Histories, related papers, brochures, undated.

Annual conventions, 2008-2016. 3 folders.

Scholarships, 2002-2016.

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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:: Businesswomen -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis Metropolitan Area.; Businesswomen -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul Metropolitan Area.; Railroads -- Minnesota.; Railroads -- United States.; Women railroad employees -- Minnesota.; Women railroad employees -- United States.

Document Types:: Photographs.; Color slides.

Organizations:: Railway Business Women's Association of the Twin Cities (Minn.).

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