Entre Nous Book Club Records

1962-2005
Manuscript Collection #1054
Creator(s)
Entre Nous Book Club
Physical description
0.60 Cubic Feet, 2 flat boxes
Preferred Citation
Entre Nous Book Club Records (#1054), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
Access
No restrictions

Records (1962-2005) of Greenville, North Carolina book club, established to promote the literary enrichment of its members, and including newspaper clippings, minutes, photographs, programs, and other scrapbook material.


Biographical/historical information

The Entre Nous Book Club of Greenville, NC was formed in the fall of 1962 by a small group of women. The first President was Mrs. Moye Dail, while Mrs. Banks Cozart served as the first Vice President. Entre Nous is French for "between us." The club's purpose was stated as "The enrichment of our minds and for social enjoyment." Besides social gatherings, the club held annual meetings and other events. These events included hosting invited speakers from the local area, many with a variety of professional backgrounds.


Scope and arrangement

Club records include a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, minutes, book lists, photographs, programs (with lists of officers) and yearbooks. There is an additional run of yearbooks, photographs of events and meeting minutes that are separate from the scrapbook


Administrative information
Custodial History

April 18, 2006, 0.32 cubic feet; Records (1962-2005) of Greenville, North Carolina book club, established to promote the literary enrichment of its members, and including newspaper clippings, minutes, photographs, programs, and other scrapbook material, etc. Donor: Entre Nous Book Club

June 4, 2008, (addition 1) 0.10 cubic feet; Secretary's Minutes (12/7/1982-12/3/2003) of 164 Entre Nous Club Meetings in Greenville, Farmville, Bethel, & Williamston, North, etc. Holograph & typescript. Loose leaf bound. Donor: Entre Nous Book Club

Source of acquisition

Gift of Entre Nous Book Club

Processing information

Encoded by Lindsay Flood, April 4, 2008

Processed by Dale Sauter, February 2020.

Copyright notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.


Key terms
Corporate Names
Entre Nous Book Club
Topical
Book clubs (Discussion groups)--North Carolina--Greenville

Container list
1054 Digitized Material
Box 2 Folder a Minutes, 1982-2003
Box 2 Folder b Printed material and photographs, 1977-2003