Friendly Circle Club (Washington, Iowa) records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0533
Scope and Contents
The Friendly Circle Club ( Washington, Iowa) records date from 1934 to 2011 and measure 1.25 linear feet. 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 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
- 1934-2011
Creator
- Friendly Circle Club (Washington, Iowa) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The records are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright held by the donor has been transferred to The University of Iowa.
Biographical / Historical
The Friendly Circle Club ( Washington, Iowa) was founded in 1927 by Winifred Schiebel and Roxy Longer as a social club for women in their community. Originally named the Harmony Community Club after the old Harmony School nearby, the club changed its name briefly to XV Club in 1936 before settling on the name Friendly Circle Club later that year. Records were not kept until 1934. While essentially a social club, the group has made small contributions to numerous charities and community groups such as the local library, Camp Fire Girls, and the annual YWCA-Rotary Christmas Party. The club has hosted several anniversary luncheons which celebrate the group's history; former members are invited to attend. The group has also hosted farewell parties for members who move out of the area. At one time the club had as many as seventeen members, but as of 1997, its membership was about ten women.
Extent
1.25 linear feet
Photographs in Boxes 2 and 3. other_unmapped
Abstract
A Washington, Iowa women's social club which was founded in 1934.
Method of Acquisition
The records (donor no. 935) were donated by Joyce Nebel in 2004 and 2011.
Other Descriptive Information
http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/iwa/findingaids/html/FriendlyCircleWash.htm#content
Creator
- Friendly Circle Club (Washington, Iowa) (Organization)
- Author
- Elizabeth Engel, 2006; Jillian Phillips, 2014.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Iowa Women's Archives Repository
Contact:
100 Main Library
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5068
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-women@uiowa.edu
100 Main Library
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5068
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-women@uiowa.edu