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Solon Women's Club (Solon, Iowa) records

 Collection
Identifier: IWA1248

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Scope and Contents

The Solon Women’s Club records date from 1951 to 1982 and measure 10 linear inches (4 boxes). The records are arranged in two series: Administrative and Scrapbooks. The administrative series contains attendance and financial records, meeting minutes, and club programs. The meeting minutes and programs record club activities, guest speakers, and meeting topics.

The scrapbook series contains four scrapbooks. The “Newspaper clippings, 1957-1970” scrapbook in box 1 has been disbound. It consists of newspaper clippings about the club and its members. A general scrapbook (brown) contains photographs and other materials documenting club activities from 1951-1973 (box 2). The “A Library for Solon, 1963-1964” Scrapbook (box 3) documents the club’s work to establish the Solon Public Library, which opened in May 1965. The “Solon Care Center Project, 1978-1979” scrapbook (box 4) contains photographs and newspaper clippings about the club’s landscaping and beautification project for the care center.

Dates

  • Creation: 1951-1982

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 Solon Women’s Club of Solon, Iowa was founded in 1951 under the name Solon Junior Women’s Club and became part of the Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs later that year. The club changed its name to Solon Young Women’s Club in 1953 and Solon Women’s Club in 1964. In addition to regular programs, the Solon Women’s Club did many community service projects. Some of the service projects include the preservation of Stone Academy, summer playground supervision, the establishment of a public library in Solon, and the beautification of the Solon Care Center.

Extent

10.00 linear inches

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Women’s club in Solon, Iowa with the purpose of studying and community betterment.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The records (donor no. 1408) were donated by Karen Martinek in 2017.

Author
Dylan Davison, 2019
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the Iowa Women's Archives Repository

Contact:
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University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
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