Burlington Clubwomen's Time Capsule records
Scope and Contents
Dates
- 1896, 1946
Creator
- Burlington Clubwomen's Time Capsule (Burlington, Iowa) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Biographical / Historical
The Burlington Clubwomen's Time Capsule dates from 1896 and was created by the Burlington Federation of Women's Clubs for the occasion of Iowa's Semi-Centennial Celebration that year. Its purpose was to honor women's contribution to society and to this celebration and to give 'the woman of 1946' an impression of 'the woman of 1896.' Every women's club in Burlington in 1896 made a contribution in the form of a short essay about their club, its aim, and its charter members. The Time Capsule (often referred to as 'the Box' or 'the Mystery Box') was to be opened at the celebration of the State's Centennial in 1946.
On October 2, 1946, during the celebration of Iowa's Centennial, the time capsule was opened by the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs. The Federation decided to extend the time capsule; they added new materials to the box and resealed it in April 1947, to be opened again in 1996. The women of 1996 would then get an impression of the progress made by women in the past century.
In 1997 Burlington resident Dianne Lerud Chubb came across a reference to the time capsule, located it in a safe at City Hall and opened it. The contents of the box were donated to the Iowa Womens Archives, and are included in the Iowa Digital Library.
Extent
5.00 linear inches
Artifacts in box 2 other_unmapped
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Method of Acquisition
- 1941-1950
- 20th century
- Administrative records
- Archives (groupings)
- Burlington (Iowa)
- Burlington Clubwomen's Time Capsule (Burlington, Iowa)
- Burlington Federation of Women's Clubs (Burlington, Iowa)
- Clubs
- Community life
- Cultural artifacts
- Iowa
- Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
- Women -- Societies and clubs
- Women in nonprofit organizations
Creator
- Burlington Clubwomen's Time Capsule (Burlington, Iowa) (Organization)
- Author
- Melanie Jacobs, 1997; revised by Karen Mason 2001.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Iowa Women's Archives Repository
100 Main Library
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5068
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-women@uiowa.edu