Perry Women’s Club (Perry, Iowa) records

Collection

Identifier: IWA0925

Staff Only
Please navigate to collection organization to place requests.

Scope and Contents

The Perry Women's Club records date from 1926 to 1985 and measure 1.5 linear inches. The scrapbook contains yearbooks for the club from 1926 to 1985 with the exception of 1938-39. The yearbooks contain the dates and programs of meetings, and list club officers, members and their addresses, and past presidents. The scrapbook also includes a short handwritten early history of the club after the 1976 yearbook. Newspaper clippings concerning the 50th anniversary of the club in 1976 are included at the beginning of the scrapbook.

Dates

Creation: 1926-1985

Creator

Perry Women's Club (Perry, 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.

However, copyright status for some collection materials may be unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility and potential liability based on copyright infringement for any use rests exclusively and solely with the user. Users must properly acknowledge the Iowa Women’s Archives, The University of Iowa Libraries, as the source of the material. For further information, visit https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc/services/rights/

Biographical / Historical

The Perry Women’s Club was organized in March 1926 by two women, Laura Reid and Ruie McCammon. Meetings were held in the public library basement until World War II when the room was given to the Red Cross. The club's first project was to create a rest room for women shoppers in downtown Perry, Iowa.

The club's goal was to have a broader scope than other women’s clubs, according to the first president Laura Reid. The club was thus divided into four departments: Home and Education, Literature and Drama, History and Travel, and Music and Art. Each department hosted its own meetings and activities. The Perry Women's Club also organized a women’s chorus. The Perry Women's Club celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1976.