| Title: | Up-To-Date Club Collection | |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1896-2010 | |
| Extent of Materials: | 2 Hollinger boxes and 4 flat boxes (2.8 linear feet; approx. 1,000 items) | |
| Location: | Office Shelves 42-43 | |
| Donor: | Clara Crawford | |
| Processor: | 2010 Accession, Amy McDonald, 2011. | |
| Description: | Yearbooks, clippings, minutes, and miscellaneous records dating to 1896 from one of Durham’s oldest women’s organizations. | |
| Subject Headings: | Durham (N.C.)--History. | |
| Women--Societies and clubs-- North Carolina--Durham County. | ||
| Clippings. | ||
| Floppy disks. | ||
| Scope and Content: | The Up-to-Date Club Collection, 1896-1984, consists of club programs, notes, records, book lists, and record books documenting the activities of the club. The collection includes programs with membership lists and early book lists. A 2010 acession was interfiled with the original accession. | |
| Related Materials: | The Study Club Records, 1923-ongoing. North Carolina Collection, Durham County Library. | |
| Tuesday Morning Study Club Records, 1965-2008 and undated. North Carolina Collection, Durham County Library. | ||
| Women’s Clubs of Durham Collection, 1907-2004. North Carolina Collection, Durham County Library. | ||
| Restrictions: | The collection is open for research | |
| Biographical/Historical Note: | The Up-to-Date Club was founded in 1896 for the study of “Modern Thought, Inventors, New Books, etc.” It became club tradition that “at Roll Call each member would respond with some current topic of interest.” | |
| Condition Notes: | Floppy disks in box 6 (2010 accession) may need to be reformatted before use. Please contact North Carolina Collection staff for assistance. | |
| Container List: | Box 1 | |
| Book lists | 1896-1939 | |
| Minutes | 1896-1939 | |
| Box 2 | ||
| Yearbooks | 1900-1940 | |
| Box 3 | ||
| Yearbooks | 1940-1980 | |
| Box 4 | ||
| Yearbooks | 1980-2003 | |
| Box 5 | ||
| Centennial | 1996 | |
| Clippings, notes | 1924-1996 | |
| Club history | 1924-1996 | |
| Minutes, membership rolls | 1950-2000 | |
| 2010 Accession | ||
| Box 6 | ||
| Yearbooks, 2003/04-2008/09 | ||
| Meeting Invitations, 2005-2010 | ||
| Hostess / Program Schedules, 1995-2003 | ||
| Meeting Minutes, 2000-2001 | ||
| Meeting Minutes, 2001-2002 | ||
| Meeting Minutes, 2002-2003 | ||
| Meeting Minutes, 2003-2004 | ||
| Meeting Minutes, 2004-2005 | ||
| Meeting Minutes, 2005-2006 | ||
| Meeting Minutes, 2006-2007 | ||
| Meeting Minutes (incomplete), 2007-2008 | ||
| Charitable Donations Correspondence, 2000-2004 | ||
| Floppy Disks (2), ca.1995-2001 | ||
Floppy disks contain membership rolls; financial documents, including membership dues; and a spreadsheet recording programs and hostesses from 1995-2001. |
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