Greater Greenville Women's Club Records

1968-2004
Manuscript Collection #1344
Creator(s)
Physical description
1.5 Cubic Feet
Preferred Citation
Greater Greenville Women's Club Records (#1344), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
Access
The collection is open for research.

Included are records (1968-2006) related to the Greater Greenville Women's Club, the Junior Woman's Club, Greenville, North Carolina and the Greater Federation of Women's Clubs. Records include newsletters, minutes, reports, correspondence, financial papers and devotions.


Biographical/historical information

The Greater Greenville Women's Club was a volunteer organization that was located in Greenville, North Carolina. It was active from the 1980s to 2006. The mission of the Greater Greenville Women's Club was to promote community service, education, and leadership in Greenville, N.C. The club was a branch of the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs which was established in Salem College, Winston-Salem in 1902 and was in turn a branch off of the Greater Federation Women's Club which was founded in 1889. The Junior Woman's Club of Greenville, N.C. was established for women 45 years or younger.


Scope and arrangement

The records of the Greater Greenville Women's Club consists of three series: the Greater Greenville Women's Club Records; the records of the Junior Woman's Club of Greenville, N.C.; and the records of the Greater Federation of Women's Clubs which is the international parent organization.

Series One: The Greater Greenville Women's Club Records (1986 to 2006) provides information on the operations of the club through their correspondence, financial papers, meeting minutes, and newsletters. Among these records are award certificates and project/program reports that show the club's history, their accomplishments and community service. Of particular note is the membership information from a directory and from a survey conducted by the club in 2003.

Series Two: The Junior Woman's Club of Greenville, N.C. Records (1976 to 1996) make up the bulk of the collection and has correspondence, certificates, membership information, newsletters, and yearbooks. The majority of the records consist of meeting agendas and minutes and project/program summaries illustrating the club's community service history.

Series Three: The Greater Federation of Women's Clubs Records (1968 to 2006) provides information on the organization's history. Included are notes, a statistical report, membership information, financial papers, a District 8 handbook, a devotional, forms, an officers' list, and a typed listing of local clubs. A history of both the Greater Federation of Women's Clubs and its' North Carolina chapter is also included.


Administrative information
Custodial History

July 24, 2019, 1.5 cubic feet; Included are records (1980s-2004) related to the Greater Greenville Woman's Club and the Junior Woman's Club, Greenville, North Carolina, such as newsletters, minutes, reports, and devotions. Gift of Paula P. Bowen.

Source of acquisition

Gift of Paula P. Bowen

Processing information

Processed by Nanette Hardison, August 2021

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Container list
Box 1 Folder a Greater Greenville Women's Club-Awards and Certificates, 1992-2003
Box 1 Folder b Greater Greenville Women's Club-Club History, 1982-2004, undated
Box 1 Folder c Greater Greenville Women's Club-Correspondence, 1992, 2000-2003, undated
Box 1 Folder d Greater Greenville Women's Club-Directory and Yearbook, 1988-1989, 1999-2000
Box 1 Folder e Greater Greenville Women's Club-Events and Community Activities, 1993-2005
Box 1 Folder f Greater Greenville Women's Club-Financial Records, 1997-2005
Box 1 Folder g Greater Greenville Women's Club-Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 1996-1997
Box 1 Folder h Greater Greenville Women's Club-Newsletters, 1997-2004
Box 1 Folder i Greater Greenville Women's Club-Project/Program Reports, 1996-2006
Box 1 Folder j Greater Greenville Women's Club-Survey and Notes, 2003
Box 1 Folder k Junior Woman's Club of Greenville, N.C.-Awards and Certificates, 1976, 1983-1993, undated
Box 1 Folder l Junior Woman's Club of Greenville, N.C.-Club History, 1981-1988, undated
Box 1 Folder m Junior Woman's Club of Greenville, N.C.-Correspondence, 1968-1979
Box 1 Folder n Junior Woman's Club of Greenville, N.C.-Events/Community Activities, 1979-1982
Box 1 Folder o Junior Woman's Club of Greenville, N.C.-Financial Records, 1995-1996
Box 1 Folder p Junior Woman's Club of Greenville, N.C.-Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 1978-1979
Box 2 Folder a Junior Woman's Club of Greenville, N.C.-Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 1981-1982
Box 2 Folder b Junior Woman's Club of Greenville, N.C.-Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 1987-1989
Box 2 Folder c Junior Woman's Club of Greenville, N.C.-Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 1991-1992
Box 2 Folder d Junior Woman's Club of Greenville, N.C.-Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 1993-1994
Box 2 Folder e Junior Woman's Club of Greenville, N.C.-Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 1995-1996
Box 2 Folder f Junior Woman's Club of Greenville, N.C.-Membership Information, 1980-1985, undated
Box 3 Folder a Junior Woman's Club of Greenville, N.C.-Newsletters, 1988-1995
Box 3 Folder b Junior Woman's Club of Greenville, N.C.-Project/Program Reports-Club Participation Summaries, 1980-1985
Box 3 Folder c Junior Woman's Club of Greenville, N.C.-Project/Program Reports-Departmental Reports, 1980-1988, undated
Box 3 Folder d Junior Woman's Club of Greenville, N.C.-Project/Program Summaries, 1982, 1984-1985, undated
Box 3 Folder e Junior Woman's Club of Greenville, N.C.-Yearbooks, 1986-1989
Box 3 Folder f Junior Woman's Club of Greenville, N.C.-Yearbooks, 1992-1995
Box 3 Folder g Greater Federation of Women's Clubs-Club History, 1968-2006, undated