Women’s
History
Organizations,
Clubs and Research Collections, page 3
Daughters of the
American Revolution. Old Elyton Chapter
Records,
1913-1954
(AR 227)
These records include
membership certificates for the year 1925, minutes of
meetings for 1913 to 1949, a chapter history written in
1954 and yearbooks.
Size: 2 boxes
Democratic
National Committee. Women’s Committee
Manuscript:
“Thumbnail Sketches of Women You Hear About in
the New Deal,” 1934
(AR 769)
Size: 1 box
Equal Rights
Amendment
Scrapbook,
1980-1982
(AR 530)
This scrapbook contains
newspaper clippings relating to the campaign to ratify
the Equal Rights Amendment.
Size: 1 reel microfilm
Executive Women
International. Birmingham Chapter
Records
(AR 1368)
This collection contains
scrapbooks, minutes of meetings, financial records and
other material relating to the history and activities
of this chapter.
Size: 19 boxes
Federation of
Women’s Missionary Societies of Birmingham
Minutes,
1911-1923
(AR 277)
This volume contains
minutes of the semi-annual and occasional meetings of
the General Board of the Federation. The group included
representatives of missionary societies from the
Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, Episcopal and
Christian denominations.
Size: 1 volume
Frazier, Octavia
Fletcher
History of the
Study Circle, 1955
(AR 1345)
Octavia Fletcher was
born in Athens, Alabama in 1873. She served as
secretary of the Birmingham Suffrage Association and
was an organizer of the League of Women Voters in
Birmingham. Frazier was also active in lineage
societies and Birmingham area women’s clubs and
was a founding member of the Study Circle. This club
focused on the study of literature and pursued
philanthropic activities. Many of the club’s
members were the wives of prominent Alabama men
including two governors and several judges, mayors, and
legislatures. The collection consists of a copy of the
speech given by Octavia Fletcher at the 50th
anniversary celebration of the study circle; a history
of it's constitution, by-laws, and motto; and brief
biographies of several members.
Size: 1 box
Glen Iris Garden
Club
Scrapbook,
1937-1940
(AR 1631)
Size: 1 volume
Grace Episcopal
Church, Woodlawn at Birmingham
Records,
1905-1998
(AR 1654)
Established as a mission
in 1889 to minister to workers and their families from
the nearby textile mills, foundries, and blast
furnaces, Grace Episcopal Church has served a diverse
community in Woodlawn and the Birmingham area for over
100 years. The collection includes minutes from vestry
meetings and annual parish meetings, monthly treasury
reports, correspondence, church bulletins, newsletters,
membership directories, newspaper clippings and
photographs. Financial documents detail several
building programs, memorials, donations, and
stewardship campaigns. The collection includes minutes
of the Episcopal Church
Women.
Size: 21 boxes
Highland Book
Club
Records,
1900-1983
(AR 287)
This collection includes
yearbooks, minutes of meetings, constitutions and a
brief history of this Birmingham women’s literary
club.
Size: 1 box
Highland Book
Club
Yearbooks,
1896-1942
(AR 991)
These yearbooks document
the activities of the club.
Size: 1 box
Hollingsworth
Family
Papers,
1920-1923
(AR 152)
This collection includes
correspondence to Carey and Mrs. William Hollingsworth,
much of it from the Alabama Federation of Women’s
Clubs. The collection also contains a manuscript and
pamphlet concerning movie censorship.
Size: 1 box
J. Cunniff
Public Relations
Clipping Files
Relating to Women, Children and Other Social Issues
(AR 1527)
This collection contains
newspaper clippings and printed matter relating
primarily to women's health and allied topics,
including abortion, pregnancy, child care, infant
mortality, diseases, aging, breast cancer, domestic
violence and nutrition. The Foundation for Women's
Health in Alabama is prominently featured, with a
chronological history, financial report, miscellaneous
brochures and several newsletters.
Size: 2 boxes
Jefferson
County, Ala. Election Commissioner and Registrar
Voter
Registration Certificates, 1920
(AR 116)
These voter registration
forms were completed by women in Jefferson County
following the passage of the 19th amendment granting
women the right to vote.
Size: 1 box
Kenilworth Club
Records,
1907-1917
(AR 411)
The Kenilworth Club is a
Birmingham literary club organized in 1907. The
collection contains a minute book for the period 1907
to 1912, a membership roll and cashbook for the period
1907 to 1917, and yearbooks.
Size: 1 box
League of
American Pen Women. Birmingham Branch
Records,
1936-1980
(AR 224)
This collection contains
organizational files, yearbooks, correspondence and
other records.
Size: 1 box
League of Women
Voters of Greater Birmingham, Alabama
Assorted
Correspondence, 1921-1932, 1937, 1939, 1946-1950
(AR 557)
Size: 1 reel microfilm
League of Women
Voters of Greater Birmingham, Alabama
Records,
1952-1976
(AR 51)
This collection includes
by-laws, annual reports, correspondence, minutes of
meetings, membership lists, newsletters, newspaper
clippings, photographs, posters, scrapbooks and
financial reports. The collection includes material
relating to a Citizens’ Conference on the Alabama
Constitution and efforts to repeal the poll tax.
Size: 9 boxes
Letitia Club
Records,
1942-1974
(AR 209)
This collection contains
minutes of meetings, treasurer’s reports and club
history scrapbooks.
Size: 1 box
