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 Series
Identifier: 1

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Friendly Circle Club ( Washington, Iowa) records date from 1934 to 2011 and measure 12.25 linear inches. The records, which consist of anniversary luncheon materials, correspondence, financial records, minutes ledgers, and scrapbooks, are arranged alphabetically.

The anniversary luncheon materials include planning materials, programs, guest books, RSVPs and letters of regret. Photographs from the anniversary luncheons are in the anniversary scrapbooks in Box 3. The cover of 60th anniversary guestbook is hand-embroidered.

Correspondence includes letters from charities to which the Friendly Circle Club contributed, including the Iowa City Veterans Administration Hospital, the Center for Disabilities and Development (formerly the University Hospital School for Severely Handicapped Children), and the YWCA-Rotary Christmas Party. The club also provided financial assistance to send an overweight teenage girl to the Department of Social Service's Maxi-Mini Camp and sent a care package to soldiers serving in Vietnam.

The financial records contain the original coin purse used for collecting dues. The minutes are all handwritten, except for the years 1968 to 1971. A number of the yearbooks are missing. The bound scrapbooks contain mostly unidentified photographs.

Dates

  • Creation: 1934-2011

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The records are open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 12.25 linear inches

From the Collection: Photographs in Boxes 2 and 3. boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Iowa Women's Archives Repository

Contact:
100 Main Library
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
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