Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs records

Collection

Identifier: Coll794

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection includes: records of the 1998 Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs convention; issues of the newsletter "Clubwoman," 1994-1996; meeting minutes, 1995-1998; review and compilation reports, 1993-1998; membership and dues records, 1994-1999; financial records, 1995-1999; and a two-year summary report for the scholarship fund, 1994. Boxes 3-5 contain scrapbooks of the Oswego Woman's Club that consist of photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera.

Dates

1993-1999

Creator

Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Historical note

The Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs originated with a meeting of women's clubs in Oregon called by the Portland Woman's Club on October 24, 1899. In 1901, the federation was officially admitted to the General Federation of Women's Clubs. The Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs has raised funds for scholarships and community improvement projects. In 1965, it adopted the motto "Growth Through Service" at its 50th state convention in Gearhart, Oregon.

The Oswego Woman's Club was founded in 1906 by members of the Oswego Free Library Reading Room. The group's members organized, funded, and staffed a public library in Lake Oswego, Oregon, until the City of Lake Oswego took responsibility for the library in 1930. The group also partook in other educational and philanthropic topics. The Oswego Woman's Club disbanded at the end of 2002 due to declining membership. Upon disbanding, the club donated custom wood shelves to the Lake Oswego Public Library.

Extent

1.8 Cubic Feet (2 document cases; 3 flat boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Records of the Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs from the 1990s and scrapbooks of the Oswego Woman's Club.

Arrangement

Records are housed in Boxes 1-2, and scrapbooks are housed in Boxes 3-5.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs care of Allison Belisle, August 2005 (Lib. Acc. 25788).

Related Materials

Records of the Portland Woman's Club, which include some records of the Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs, are designated Mss 1084 in the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.