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"GFWC Ladies Study Club of Bolivar Collection"

 

APG-002-06 GFWC Ladies Study Club of Bolivar 3A-5-2
This collection contains yearbooks, minutes, correspondence and four scrapbooks from the Ladies Study Club of Bolivar. This club was established in 1902. Most of this box contains materials from 1940 and following years. The collected was gifted to the library by Jane Otradovec who had personal possession of the materials.
 

Folder/Item

Contents
  Yearbooks for the following years:

1914-1915, 1940-1941, 1950-1951, 1960-1961, 1962-1963 (2 copies), 1964-1965, 1966-1967, 1967-1968 (2 copies), 1972-1974, 1974-1976 (2 copies), 1976-1978, 1978-1980 (3 copies), 1980-1982, 1982-1984 (2 copies), 1984-1986 (2 copies), 1986-1988 (5 copies), 1988-1990 (4 copies), 1992-1994 (5 copies), 1994-1996, 1995-1996 (2 copies), 1996-1997, 1998-2000 (42 total)

  Minute Books for the following years: (Bound books)
  1. September 1938-February 1940
  2. March 1940-April 1941
  3. April 1943-May 1949
  4. June 1949-February 1950
  5. March 1950-September 1952
  6. September 1952-March 1954
  7. August 1954-June 1955
  8. August 1955-June 1957
  9. August 1957-May 1958
  10. May-June 1958
  11. August 1958-January 1961
  12. September 1964-October 1967
  13. June-September 1976
  14. October 1976-April 1977
  15. September 1978-April 1980
  16. September 1986-May 2000

1

Loose pages of minutes for the following years:
  1. April 7, 1969 and march 1, 1976 (3 pages)
  2. January 6, 1975-November 3, 1975 (13 pages)
  3. January 1, 1972; June 5, 1972; September 4, 1972; December 4, 1972; May 1, 1972 (11 pages)
  4. March 4, 1974 through June 1976 (19 pages)

2

Newspaper clippings on activities of the Club

Ten different articles

3

Certificates presented to the Club
  1. 1987: Contributing to Missouri Girls Town
  2. 1988: Contributing to Missouri Girls Town
  3. 1989: Honor Roll
  4. 1989: Certificate of Honor Roll Achievement
  5. 1990: Honor Roll
  6. 2001: Silver membership Award (GFWC Genesis Club)
  7. 2001: Twenty Club of Bolivar—Missouri Girls Town $100 contribution or more
  8. 2001: Genesis Club—Missouri Girls Town Honorable Mention

4

Miscellaneous papers as follows:
  1. list of Sixth District Officers—do date
  2. 1986-88 Calendar of Events (Meetings and Conventions)
  3. Yearbook Score Sheet 1986-87
  4. 1986 Statistical Report of Club
  5. Activities Report 1985-86 (4 pages)
  6. Activities Report 1987-88 (7 pages)
  7. "Build a Better Community Contest" Rating Sheet 1949-1950
  8. Parental permission slip for Sophomore Pilgrimage
  9. Song "I Love America" written by Jean B. Boyce
  10. Installation Service using Spices and Herbs (2 pages)

5

Miscellaneous papers as follows:
  1. Summary Reports for Community Improvement Program 1966-1968 (2 copies consisting of report, newspaper clipping on Preston Estep and cover from SWBC 1967-68 Catalog) dated 12 February 1968
  2. Book Review presented by Leona Tucker on Harry S. Truman written by Margaret Truman (3 pages)
  3. Outstanding Program entry paper 1976

6

Correspondence
  1. Board of Directors (GFWC of Missouri, Inc.) Meeting 1994
  2. Photos (9) taken on two different occasions—no identification or date
  3. Postcard of thanks from Polk County Christian Social Ministries for donation 17 December 1987
  4. Flyer seeking donation to Missouri Girls Town
  5. Invitation to PCCSM Open House November 1986
  6. Letter of thanks from Mayme Howlett postmarked 26 May 1958
  7. Thank you from Mabel Cochran 4 August 1986
  8. Thank you from Edith Stewart 11 January 1993
  Scrapbooks for the following years
  1. includes minutes of meetings for the year (in the box with other papers)

the following scrapbooks are located 3B-6

1962-1976

1903-1961

1976-1983

1949-1950

one blank book was included

 

 


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