| Title: | The Study Club Records | |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1923-ongoing (minutes from 1998 forward are available digitally) | |
| Extent of Materials: | 6 boxes and 2 loose scrapbooks (5 linear feet; approx. 500 items) | |
| Location: | Cabinet #13 | |
| Date of Accession: | The first accession was given on Sept. 14, 1981. | |
| Donor: | Florence Shackleford and others | |
| Relationship of donor or materials to the DCL/NCR | The Study Club is a significant woman’s club in Durham. | |
| Processor: | Updated by Amy McDonald, 2011. | |
| Subject Headings: | Durham (N.C.)--History. | |
| Women--Societies and clubs-- North Carolina--Durham County. | ||
| Clippings. | ||
| Photographs. | ||
| Scrapbooks. | ||
| Scope and Content: | The Study Club Records consists of nine scrapbooks, programs, and papers documenting the activities of the Study Club. The scrapbooks contain programs, photographs, clippings, and correspondence describing the activities of the club and the individual members. The collection also includes yearly rosters listing the club’s membership. A 2010 acession was interfiled with the original accession. | |
| Related Materials: | Tuesday Morning Study Club Records, 1965-2008 and undated. North Carolina Collection, Durham County Library. | |
| Women's Clubs of Durham Collection, 1907-1959. North Carolina Collection, Durham County Library. | ||
| Up-to-Date Club Collection, 1896-2010. North Carolina Collection, Durham County Library. | ||
| Restrictions: | The collection is open for research. | |
| Biographical/Historical Note: | The Study Club was a women’s group organized in 1923 “to encourage members to broaden their knowledge of the fine arts – literature, music, opera, ballet, painting, sculpture, etc. – as well as events within our domestic and global world.” The group's meetings followed the academic calendar, with each new program of study beginning in September and concluding in May. | |
| Container List: | Box 1 | |
| Information Folder | ||
| Constitutions | 1934-2008 | |
| Club Histories | 1943-2008 | |
| Mary Lou Carr's Notes | 1960-1990 and undated | |
| Correspondence | ||
| Financial Records | ||
| Papers Written by Members | 1935-1973 and undated | |
| Group Outings | 1964-1971 | |
| Clippings | 1938-1988 and undated | |
| Member Memorials and Obituaries | 1948-2005 and undated | |
| Photographs | 1960, 1972, 1986, and undated | |
| Box 2 | ||
| Programs of Study | 1923-1928 | |
| Programs of Study | 1930-1940 | |
| Programs of Study | 1940-1950 | |
| Programs of Study | 1950-1960 | |
| Programs of Study | 1960-1970 | |
| Programs of Study | 1970-1980 | |
| Programs of Study | 1980-1987 | |
| Box 3 | ||
| Programs of Study | 1994-2000 | |
| Programs of Study | 2000-2010 | |
| Meeting Minutes | 1923-1926 | |
| Meeting Minutes | 1926-1934 | |
| Meeting Minutes | 1934-1941 | |
| Meeting Minutes | 1942-1954 | |
| Meeting Minutes | 1954-1965 | |
| Box 4 | ||
| Meeting Minutes | 1965-1972 | |
| Meeting Minutes | 1972-1982 | |
| Meeting Minutes | 1982-1989 | |
| Meeting Minutes | 1989-1995 | |
| Scrapbook (2 folders) | 1983-1987 | |
| Scrapbook (2 folders) | 1987-1990 | |
| Scrapbook (2 folders) | 1990-1998 | |
| Box 5 | ||
| Scrapbook | 1923-1933 | |
| Scrapbook | 1934-1949 | |
| Box 6 | ||
| Scrapbook | 1950-1959 | |
| Scrapbook | 1960-1964 | |
| Unboxed Scrapbooks | ||
| Scrapbook | 1965-1967 | |
| Scrapbook | 1987-1990 | |
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