Eastern Michigan University Archives

Table of Contents

Summary Information

Administrative History

Scope and Contents

Arrangement of Materials

Administrative Information

Related Materials

Controlled Access Headings

Collection Inventory

Administration and history

Presidential files

Programs and Activities

Summary Information

Repository

Eastern Michigan University Archives

Title

Women's Association records

ID

04.WA

Date [inclusive]

1940-1997

Extent

5.8 Linear feet 5 record center cartons, 2 archive boxes

Language

English

Abstract

The Women's Association of Eastern Michigan University was founded in November of 1914 by female faculty members in order to pursue professional, political, civic, cultural, philanthropic, and social activities. The Women's Association records include materials from the Eastern Michigan University Women's Association, also known as the Contemporary Club and the Faculty Women's Club. The records date from approximately 1914 to 2004, and include materials regarding the organization's history and administration, founding, financial records, presidential records, scholarships, publicity materials, and event materials.

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Administrative History

The Women's Association of Eastern Michigan University was founded in November of 1914 by female faculty members in order to pursue professional, political, civic, cultural, philanthropic, and social activities. In December of 1914 the decision was made to call the group the  Contemporary Club, though in 1925 the name was changed to the  Faculty Women's Club. The Association joined with the Wayne State University Women's Commission on the Status of Women in 1972 in order to protest sex discrimination, and eventually the Eastern Michigan University  Women's Commission was formed. The organization was also instrumental in establishing the Women's Studies program. In 1977 membership was expanded to include any female employees of the University and the name was changed to the Eastern Michigan University Women's Association.

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Scope and Contents

The Women's Association records include materials from the Eastern Michigan University Women's Association, also known as the Contemporary Club and the Faculty Women's Club. The records date from approximately 1914 to 2004, and include materials regarding the organization's history and administration, founding, financial records, presidential records, scholarships, publicity materials, and event materials.

The Women's Association records have been divided into five series.  Administration and History includes materials regarding the founding and functions of the organization; this series also includes the financial records of the organization.  Presidential files include materials left in original order that have been organized chronologically by Presidential terms.  Scholarship files are also in original order, arranged chronologically. The  Publicity and Outreach series includes materials that were published and distributed by or for the organization.  Programs and Activities includes materials regarding the sub-groups within the Women's Association, as well as materials from events and activities.

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Arrangement of Materials

The Women's Association records have been divided into five series.  Administration and History includes materials regarding the founding and functions of the organization; this series also includes the financial records of the organization.  Presidential files include materials left in original order that have been organized chronologically by Presidential terms.  Scholarship files are also in original order, arranged chronologically. The  Publicity and Outreach series includes materials that were published and distributed by or for the organization.  Programs and Activities includes materials regarding the sub-groups within the Women's Association, as well as materials from events and activities.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Eastern Michigan University Archives 2012 May 16

Halle Library, Room 310
Ypsilanti, Michigan, 48197
734-487-0020

Conditions Governing Access note

Researchers are asked to request materials 24 hours prior to visiting the the University Archives.

Processing Information note

Arranged and described by Natalie Morath on 16 May 2012.

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Related Materials

Related Archival Materials note

The Women's Commission records, Associated Women Students records, University Wives records, League of Women Voters collection, and Department of Women's Studies records are housed in the University Archives.

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Controlled Access Headings

Subject(s)

• Eastern Michigan University
• Michigan State Normal College
• Universities and colleges--Faculty.
• University women
• Women--Societies and clubs

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Collection Inventory

Administration and history
Officer's Reports and Notebooks
1914-1918, 1936-1939 1914-1939      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995336)   1 1
1918-1925      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995336)   1 2-3
1925-1936      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995336)   1 4
1939-1959      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995336)   1 5
Secretary's Notebook 1998-2003      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995336)   1 6-7
President's Notebook, 1984 1984      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 21-22
President's Notebook, 1988 1988      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995336)   1 8-11
President's Notebook, 2000-2001 2000-2001      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 25
Association history      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995336)   1 12-13
Constitution and bylaws      Box Folder Text (32307023995336)   1 14
Membership 1914-1985
1914-1984      Box Folder Text (32307023995336)   1 15-16
1984-1985      Box Folder Text (32307023995336)   1 17
Application materials      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995336)   1 18
Member Biographies 1969-1985      Box Folder Text (32307023995351)   5 18-19
Procedures 1984-1986      Box Folder Text (32307023995351)   5 20
Correspondence 2000-2004      Box Folder Text (32307023995351)   5 23-24
1983-2000      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 26
2000-2002      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 27
2002-2007      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 28
Scholarship files 1940-2010
1940-1959      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 22
1959-1963      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 23
1964-1965      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 24
1965-1966      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 25
1966-1967      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 26
1967-1968      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 27
1968-1970      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 28
1970-1979      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 29
1979-1980      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 30
1980-1981      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 31
1981-1982      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 32
1982-1983      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 33
1983-1984      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 34
1984-1985      Box Folder Text (32307023995344)   4 1-2
1985-1986      Box Folder Text (32307023995344)   4 3
1986-1987      Box Folder Text (32307023995344)   4 4
1987-1988      Box Folder Text (32307023995344)   4 5-6
1988-1989      Box Folder Text (32307023995344)   4 7-8
1989-1990      Box Folder Text (32307023995344)   4 9
1990-1991      Box Folder Text (32307023995344)   4 10-12
1991-1992      Box Folder Text (32307023995344)   4 13-14
1992-1993      Box Folder Text (32307023995344)   4 15
1993-1994      Box Folder Text (32307023995344)   4 16
1994-1995      Box Folder Text (32307023995344)   4 17
1995-1996      Box Folder Text (32307023995344)   4 18
1996-1997      Box Folder Text (32307023995344)   4 19
Publicity and Outreach 1983-2009
Events 1997-2009      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 1
Event Guestbook 1987-1999      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 2
Event invitations 1993-2010      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 3
Clippings 1994-2004      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 4
Newsletters 1984-2009      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 5
Fundraising 2004-2007      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 6
Logos      Box Folder Graphic materials (32307023995351)   5 29
Website 2000-2001      Box Folder Graphic materials (32307023995351)   5 30
1997-1998      Box Folder Text (32307023995344)   4 20
2004-2007      Box Folder Text (32307023995344)   4 21
Sample forms 1961-1967      Box Folder Text (32307023995344)   4 22
Awards and Publicity 1979-2007      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995344)   4 23
Receptions 1976-2012      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995344)   4 24
Genevieve Walton Loan Fund      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995344)   4 25
Financial records 1969-2004
Audit reports 1976-1985      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 31
Checking Account 1987-1988      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 32
Savings Account 1987-1988      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 33
Vera North Estate 1983      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 34
Banner Accounts 2003-2004      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 35
Contributions 1987-1988      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 36
Development Fund 1987-1988      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 37
Treasurer's Reports, 1969-1972 1969-1972      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023989016)   6 1-2
Treasurer's Reports, 1973-1975 1973-1975      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023989016)   6 3
Treasurer's Reports, 1979-1983 1979-1983      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023989016)   6 5
Treasurer's Reports, 1983-1984 1983-1984      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023989016)   6 6
Treasurer's Reports, 1985-1986 1985-1986      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023989016)   6 7     Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023989024)   7 1
Treasurer's Reports, 1986 1986      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023989024)   7 2
Receipt Book, 1976-1978 1976-1978      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023989024)   7 3
Receipt Book, 1978-1980 1978-1980      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023989024)   7 4
Receipt Book, 1980-1982 1980-1982      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023989024)   7 5
Receipt Book, 1982-1983 1982-1983      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023989024)   7 6
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Presidential files 1953-2007
Myra Herrick 1953-1955      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 1
Gertrude Montgomery 1957-1958      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 2
Ruth Fenwick 1958-1959      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 3
Helen B. Rudin 1959-1960      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 4
Erline Reynolds 1960-1961      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 5
Mary Robek 1961-1962      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 6
Agnes Rogers 1962-1963      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 7
Normajean Bennet 1963-1964      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 8
Marguerite Grills 1964-1965      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 9
Martha M. Verda 1965-1966      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 10
Jean Bidwell 1966-1967      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 11
Lorene Hall 1967-1968      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 12
Jean Sundquist 1968-1969      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 13
Ruth Fenwick, 2nd Term 1969-1970      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 15
Leona P. Berry 1970-1971      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 16
Margaret Seabert 1971-1972      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 17
Joanne Hansen 1972-1973      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 18
Joanne Burns 1973-1974      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 19
Brigitte Muller 1974-1975      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 20
Joan Bowe 1975-1976      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 21
Mary McCarthy 1976-1977      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 22
Pam Reeves 1977-1978      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 23
Irene Allen 1978-1979      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 24
Irene Allen, 2nd Term 1979-1980      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 25
Joanne Hansen, 2nd Term 1980-1981      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 26
Elaine Found 1981-1982      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 27
Twyla Mueller 1982-1983      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 28
Donna Schmitt 1983-1984      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 29-30
Pat Weber 1984-1985      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 31-32
Mary Green 1985-1986      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995310)   2 33
Beth VanVorrhies 1986-1987      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 1
Aggie Rainwater 1987-1988      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 2
Joan Schiller 1988-1989      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 3
Joan Schiller, 2nd Term 1989-1990      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 4
Twyla Mueller-Racz, 2nd Term 1990-1991      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 5
Cathy Day 1991-1992      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 6
Sharon Robertson 1992-1993      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 7
Sharon Robertson, 2nd Term 1993-1994      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 8
Sharon Robertson, 3rd Term 1994-1995      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 9
Joanne Burns 1995-1996      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 10
Joanne Burnes, 2nd Term 1996-1997      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 11
Konnie Kustron 1997-1998      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 12
Twyla Mueller-Racz, 3rd Term 1998-1999      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 13
Sherry Sayles 1999-2000      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 14
Rosina Tammany 2000-2001      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 15
Teri Green 2001-2002      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 16
Rosina Tammany, 2nd Term 2002-2003      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 17
Julia Nims 2003-2004      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 18
Linda Tubbs 2004-2005      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 19
Caroline Sanders 2005-2006      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 20
Susann de Vries 2006-2007      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995328)   3 21
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Programs and Activities 1932-1973
Faculty Women's Club 1932-1952
1932-1946      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 7
1949-1952      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 8
Tea Service photographs      Box Folder Graphic materials (32307023995351)   5 9
Women's Commission 1970-1972      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 10-11
Affirmative Action proposal and response 1973      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 12-13
Contemporary Club 1918-1932      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 14
Award for the Advancement of Women 1985-1990      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 15
Keal Award 1986      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 16
75th Anniversary 1989      Box Folder Mixed materials (32307023995351)   5 17
Silver pieces
				Box
Platter, W.M. Rogers				8
Coffe Pot, Camille International Silver Company				8
Coffee pot, Camille International Silver				8
Tray				9
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