King’s Daughters Home – Sheltering Home Circle Records - Manuscripts and Archives - The North Carolina Collection

Title:	King’s Daughters Home – Sheltering Home Circle (Durham, N.C.) Records
Inclusive Dates:	1911-2006
Extent of Materials:	12.3 linear feet, approx. 5,500 items
Location:	Shelves 86-90
Date of Accession:	2007 April
Donor:	King’s Daughters Home – Sheltering Home Circle (Durham, N.C.)
Subject Headings:	King's Daughters and Sons, International Order of the
	King’s Daughters Home. Sheltering Home Circle (Durham, N.C.).
	King’s Daughters Home for Aged Women (Durham, N.C.).
	Old age homes – North Carolina – Durham.
	Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.).
	Photographs.
	Scrapbooks.
Abstract:	The Sheltering Home Circle of Durham, N.C. served as a residence for aged women from 1911-2006.
Abstract:	The collection contains administrative records, scrapbooks, publications and printed matter.
Scope and Content:	The collection contains six series: Administrative Records, Conventions, Publications and Printed Matter, Scrapbooks, Miscellaneous, and Oversize. Materials include meeting minutes, financial information, constitution and by-laws, scrapbooks, clippings, photographs, books, pamphlets and brochures. The material largely pertains to activities and events that occurred at the Sheltering Home Circle.
Restrictions:	The collection is open for research
Biographical/Historical Note:	The Sheltering Home Circle of Durham, N.C. was organized January 30, 1903, as part of the International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons. Its early work was primarily social service with the thought of establishing a home for girls who came from the country to work in the industrial plants of the city or in other lines of work. Because this would overlap the work of the YWCA, Circle members decided to build a home for aged women instead.
	Around 1910, Brodie L. Duke donated lots on the corner of Gloria Avenue and Buchanan Boulevard. After a period of fundraising, a structure was erected on the property, eventually housing more than a dozen women. The doors first opened to the public in 1911 with five residents, a cook, and a matron.
	The facility permanently closed its doors in 2006, largely due to financial constraints.
Container List:	Administrative Records, 1911-1996
	Contains largely meeting minutes but also includes financial information, correspondence, and the constitution and by-laws.
	Box 1
	Minutes, 1910 May-1915 April (folders need to be reviewed/re-dated; some incorrect)
	Minutes, 1911 July-1919 February Board of Directors, Old Ladies Home
	Minutes, 1915 June-1924 December
	Minutes, 1925 January-1928 October
	Minutes, 1928-1929
	Box 2
	Minutes, 1929
	Minutes, 1929 November-1932 August
	Minutes, 1931
	Minutes, 1931-1932
	Minutes, 1932 October-1934 October
	Minutes, 1934 November-1936 November
	Minutes, 1936 November-1937 December
	Minutes, 1939-1940
	Box 3
	Minutes, 1944-1945
	Minutes, 1946-1948
	Minutes, 1949-1956
	Minutes, 1957-1960
	Minutes, 1961-1962
	Minutes, 1965-1966
	Minutes, 1967-1968
	Minutes, 1968-1969
	Minutes, 1969-1970
	Box 4
	Minutes, 1971
	Minutes, 1972
	Minutes, 1973-1974 (2 folders)
	Minutes, 1974-1975
	Minutes, 1975-1976
	Minutes, 1977
	Minutes, 1978
	Minutes, 1979-1981
	Minutes, 1982-1983
	Box 5
	Minutes, 1983-1984
	Minutes, 1985
	Minutes, 1986
	Minutes, 1987-1989
	Minutes, 1989-1990
	Minutes, 1993 January-1994 June
	Minutes, 1994-1995
	Minutes, 1995-1996
	Executive Board Minutes, 1980-1983
	Executive Board Minutes, 1984
	Executive Board Minutes, 1985-1987
	Box 6
	Executive Board Minutes, 1988-1989
	Executive Board Minutes, 1993 January-1994 June
	Executive Board Minutes, 1994-1995
	Executive Board Minutes, 1995-1996
	Superintendent’s Reports and Board Minutes, 1970-1979
	Minutes of Group 1-A, 1952-1968
	Monthly Records and Notes, 1945-1964; Donations of Food, 1949-1954; Residents and
	Groups, 1947; Notes from Matrons, 1969, 1971
	Reports of Corresponding Secretary, 1981-1983
	Correspondence, 1936-1939, 1976, 1986-1988, undated
	Box 7
	Financial Statements, 1937-1938, 1982-1986
	Audit Reports, 1927, 1931
	Constitution and By-laws, 1986, 1993
Conventions, 1966, 1970-1971
These 3 folders include information gathered at conventions attended by staff of the Circle.
Box 7 (cont’d)
State Convention, 1966
N.C. Branch of the International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons, 80th Annual Convention, 1970 October 23-24
N.C. Branch of the International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons, 81st Annual Convention, 1971 October 29-30
Publications and Printed Matter, 1929-2006
Includes publications regarding the history of the Order, Branch, and the Home as well as printed matter produced by the Sheltering Home Circle, including prayers and promotional materials.
Box 7 (cont’d)
“The Silver Cross,” 1936 July-September, 1937 December, 1935 May (partial)
“History of the North Carolina Branch of the International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons,” by Easdale Shaw, 1929
“History of the North Carolina Branch of the International Order of King’s Daughters and Sons,” 1980
“History of the North Carolina Branch of the King’s Daughters and Sons, 1985 through 1999,” 1999
“History of the North Carolina Branch of the International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons, 1988-1990,” by Mary Lois Staton, PhD, 1991
“History of the Sheltering Home Circle of the King’s Daughters and Sons, 1903-1945,” by Bertha Lakey Rochelle, 1946
“History of the Sheltering Home Circle of the King’s Daughters and Sons, 1945-1986,” by Helen Card Upchurch, 1986
Pamphlets, Leaflets and Brochures, 1940-1999
Pamphlets, Leaflets and Brochures, 2003, 2006, undated
Box 8
“History of the International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons,1886-1930” by Sara F. Gugle, 1931 (Vol. I)
“History of the International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons, 1931-1946,” by Laura S. Goodhue, 1951 (Vol. II)
“History of the International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons, 1886-1970,” by Dorothy F. Ellison, 1970 (Vol. III)
Scrapbooks, 1926-2003
The scrapbooks contain largely newspaper clippings regarding the Sheltering Home Circle as well as printed material produced by the Home. Some also contain photographs.
Box 9
Scrapbook, 1936
Scrapbook, 1937
Scrapbook, 1926-1968
Scrapbook, circa 1958
Minnie E. Scott Scrapbook, 1968-1996
Sheltering Home’s 100th Birthday Album, 2003
Box 10
Centennial Year Scrapbook, compiled by Helen Card Upchurch, 1986 (4 folders)
Miscellaneous
The miscellaneous materials include photographs (largely unidentified and undated), clippings about the Sheltering Home Circle, and documents that do not fit elsewhere in the collection.
Box 11
Miscellaneous (2 folders)
Photographs
Clippings
Blueprints
Oversize
Box 12
Scrapbook, 1985-1998
Box 13
Scrapbook, 1968-1972
Box 14
In Remembrance Album
Photograph Album, 1986-1989
Box 15
Blueprint
Newspaper page, 1929, 1976
License
Framed Certificate of Appreciation, awarded by Gov. Jim Hunt, 1997
Crafts