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TOPS Club records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0811

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Scope and Contents

The TOPS Club records date from 1965 to 2004 and measure 10 linear inches. The records consist of eight scrapbooks, which detail TOPS history over a forty-year period, from 1965 to 2004. The first scrapbook contains the founding certificate of the club, its by-laws, and meeting minutes as well as a guide to good eating and alternatives to over-eating. One newspaper article describes how, during the club's first month, its members collectively lost 135 pounds. Most of the scrapbooks illuminate club activities through newspaper clippings, photographs, membership lists and occasional songs. The KOPS scrapbook consists of before and after photographs of members together with personal stories and the skits members wrote to celebrate progression to KOPS. The 2003 to 2004 notebook recording the weight loss of individual members for that period concludes the collection.

Dates

  • Creation: 1965-2004

Creator

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.

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Extent

10.00 linear inches

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Organization that provided support for weight loss.

Method of Acquisition

The records (donor no. 1243) were donated by Mary Kindred in 2010.

Author
Rosemary Riess, 2012
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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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