Guide to the Dothan Study Club Records, 1917-2002
Record Group 200
Date Span: 1917 - 2002
Extent: 0.66 cu. ft. (34 file folders)
Organizational Sketch: The Dothan Study Club was one of many women's clubs in the city. It consisted of 24 members whose purpose was to encourage "Interest in and a real knowledge of Literature, Art, Science and all questions of vital moment" (Constitution & By-Laws, 1987). It was organized and joined the General Federation of Women's Clubs in 1912. The club held meetings on a bi-weekly or monthly basis at the homes of its members from September to May. Its motto was "Shall we in all things look for the how, the why, and the wherefore" (Annual program, 2001-2002).
Scope / Content Note: Documents the organization, mission, programs, and activities of the Dothan Study Club. Contains governing documents, meeting minutes, annual programs, correspondence, and records on finances and membership.
Organization: Organized into four series.
Series 1: Annual Programs, 1937-2002 [8 files / 1 per decade]: [a.k.a. Annual Programs] Document the yearly lessons for the Dothan Study Club. Includes club motto and colors, the "Collect of Club Women" (a prayer meant to begin each meeting), list of current officers and committee members, membership roster with phone numbers, and planned programs complete with information on hostess, program topic and presenter.
Series 2: Office Files, 1935-1997 [4 files]: Documents the operations of the Dothan Study Club. Includes a constitution and bylaws, 1954, 1975 & 1987.
Series 3: Meeting Minutes, 1917-1994 [20 notebooks]: Documents the meetings of the Dothan Study Club. Meetings were held on a bi-weekly or monthly basis. Includes attendance and meeting minutes as recorded by the club's secretary.
Series 4: Financial Records, 1927-1959 [2 ledgers]: Documents the financial actions of the Dothan Study Club. Includes dues, fines, deposits and disbursements.
Provenance: The Dothan Study Club stored their records at the Houston Love Memorial Library. When the Library moved to a new building in 2014, it sent collections that clubs had not retrieved to the Wiregrass Archives.
Preferred Citation: Dothan Study Club, RG 200, Wiregrass Archives, 快猫成版视频 Dothan Campus, Dothan, AL.
Access/User Limits?: Open per gift agreement
Processing Date: May 2016
INVENTORY
Series 1: Annual Programs, 1937-2002 [8 files / 1 per decade]: Document the yearly lessons for the Dothan Study Club.
Includes club motto and colors, the collect of club women, list of current officers
and committee members, membership roster with phone numbers, and planned programs
complete with information on hostess, program topic and presenter.
File I.D. File Label
200-15-1109-001-001 Annual programs, 1937-38
200-15-1109-001-002 Annual programs, 1943-1950
200-15-1109-001-003 Annual programs, 1951-1959
200-15-1109-001-004 Annual programs, 1960-1964 (50th Anniversary in 1962)
200-15-1109-001-005 Annual programs, 1970-1980
200-15-1109-001-006 Annual programs, 1980-1990
200-15-1109-001-007 Annual programs, 1990-2000
200-15-1109-001-008 Annual programs, 2000-2002
Series 2: Office Files, 1935-1997 [4 files]: Documents the operations of the Dothan Study Club. Includes a constitution and by-laws, 1954, 1975 & 1987.
File I.D. File Label
200-15-1109-001-009 Constitution & By-Laws, 1954, 1975 & 1987
200-15-1109-001-010 Correspondence, 1967-1999
200-15-1109-001-011 Club Report to Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs (A.F.W.C.), 1935-1936
200-15-1109-001-012 Annual program mock-ups, 1995-96 & 1996-97
Series 3: Meeting Minutes, 1917-1994 [20 notebooks]: Documents meetings of the Dothan Study Club. Meetings were held on a bi-weekly or monthly basis. Includes attendance and meeting minutes as recorded by the club's secretary.
File I.D. File Label
200-15-1109-001-013 Meeting Minutes, 1917-1919
200-15-1109-001-014 Meeting Minutes, 1920-1924 [Fragile]
200-15-1109-001-015 Meeting Minutes, 1932-1934
200-15-1109-001-016 Meeting Minutes, 1934-1937
200-15-1109-001-017 Meeting Minutes, 1937-1941
200-15-1109-001-018 Meeting Minutes, 1942-1944
200-15-1109-001-019 Meeting Minutes, 1944-1945
200-15-1109-001-020 Meeting Minutes, 1945-1946
200-15-1109-001-021 Meeting Minutes, 1946-1947
200-15-1109-002-001 Meeting Minutes, 1948-1951
200-15-1109-002-002 Meeting Minutes, 1952-1956
200-15-1109-002-003 Meeting Minutes, 1960-1961
200-15-1109-002-004 Meeting Minutes, 1961-1963
200-15-1109-002-005 Meeting Minutes, 1963-1967
200-15-1109-002-006 Meeting Minutes, 1967-1971
200-15-1109-002-007 Meeting Minutes, 1971-1973
200-15-1109-002-008 Meeting Minutes, 1973-1976
200-15-1109-002-009 Meeting Minutes, 1976-1979
200-15-1109-002-010 Meeting Minutes, 1979-1983
200-15-1109-002-011 Meeting Minutes, 1986-1994
Series 4: Financial Records, 1927-1959 [2 ledgers]: Documents the financial actions of the Dothan Study Club. Includes dues, fines, deposits and disbursements.
File I.D. File Label
200-15-1109-002-012 Financial Records, 1927-1948
200-15-1109-002-013 Financial Records, 1948-1959
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