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DEWITT MOTHERS' CLUB RECORDS

Scrapbooks and Papers, 1916 - 1986
Manuscript Collection MC 777
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THE DeWITT MOTHERS' CLUB

In 1916, a number of DeWitt area women organized the "Twentieth Century Mothers' Club." A social and civic organization, the club became affiliated with the Association of Federated Women's Clubs in 1919. It sponsored many local projects, including a soup kitchen for school children during the Great Depression, participation in the Community Improvement Program sponsored by the Sears Roebuck Foundation, and the sponsorship of art contests in the DeWitt area. Foremost among it accomplishments, however, was the sponsorship of the DeWitt City Library, which it helped establish in 1926.

THE COLLECTION

The original copies of the DeWitt Mothers' Club Papers are housed in the DeWitt Public Library. They were loaned to Special Collections for microfilming December 2, 1987 by Ms. Edra Lumsford, librarian of that institution.

The papers include twenty-two scrapbooks and approximately four linear inches of documents. The documents are comprised mainly of reports written for the state and national A.F.W.C. offices describing the club's activities for the previous year. The club's minute books comprise a separate series (Series 2), as do the club's scrapbooks and guest books (Series 3).

Researchers are encouraged to cite the collection as follows: DeWitt Mothers' Club Papers, microfilm edition, Special Collections Department, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville.

Processed by Leon C. Miller, March 1988. Special Collections Division, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Series 1. Papers and Reports, 1952-1982 Groups 1-11.

This series primarily comprises annual committee reports sent by the club to the district, state, and national offices. There are also "annual reports," which are general reports for the club as a whole, as well as reports concerning special club projects. This series also includes club yearbooks, which record the hostesses and topics for monthly club meetings. The final items in this series are a small number of club papers which include the club constitution, club song, and two items of correspon- dence.
Groups 1-11
  1. Annual reports, 1952-1981.
  2. Community Improvement Program reports, 1970-1982.
  3. Conservation Committee reports, 1959-1983.
  4. Education Committee reports, 1954-1977.
  5. Fine Arts Committee reports, 1962-1980.
  6. Home Life Committee reports, 1954-1981.
  7. International Affairs Committee reports, 1959-1977.
  8. Public Affairs Committee reports, 1960-1982.
  9. Other reports: Children's and Youth Department, Communications Division, Community Achievement Contest, Five Point Star of Achievement Contest, Project H.E.L.P., Honor Roll, Libraries Division, Special Projects, United Nations Division.
  10. Year Books, 1962-1973.
  11. Papers, 1977 and n.d.
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Series 2. Minute Books, 1916-1981. Volumes 1-15.

Volumes 1-15
  1. Nov 16, 1916-Aug 28, 1918.
  2. Jan 15, 1919-Dec 8, 1920.
  3. Jan 12, 1921-Dec 14, 1921.
  4. Jan 11, 1922-Mar 14, 1923.
  5. Apr 18, 1923-Nov 14, 1923.
  6. Aug 18, 1924-Oct 2, 1936.
  7. Nov 11, 1927-Dec 9, 1931.
  8. Jan 13, 1932-Dec 13, 1933.
  9. Jan 14, 1942-Dec 8, 1943.
  10. Jan 14, 1944-Apr 13, 1949.
  11. May 11, 1949-Apr 1952.
  12. Apr 9, 1952-May 11, 1960.
  13. May 11, 1960-May, 1971.
  14. Sept 7, 1971-Mar 10, 1976.
  15. Apr 15, 1976-Dec 9, 1981.
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    Series 3. Scrapbooks and Guest Books 1919-1986. Volumes 16-22.

    Volumes 16-22
  16. Scrapbook, Apr 2, 1919-Nov 9, 1966.
  17. Scrapbook, May 12, 1925-Mar 11, 1934.
  18. Scrapbook, May 12, 1925-1976.
  19. Scrapbook, Nov 9, 1966.
  20. Scrapbook, Oct 9, 1974-Dec 1980.
  21. Guest Book, Apr 20, 1977.
  22. Guest Book, Jan 15, 1986.
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