COLLECTION INFORMATION FORM
PRELIM 1. Catalog No. S3003
__X___ FINAL 2. Accession No. 3005, 4493, 6326, 6338, 6418, 6433, 6478
NORTHEAST MINNESOTA HISTORICAL CENTER
3. COLLECTION TITLE: American Association of University Women, Duluth Branch, Duluth MN. Records.
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INCLUSIVE DATES: 1908-2000
4. DONOR (name & address): not applicable; C. MacLeod, 610 N. 27th Ave. W., Duluth, MN; Joanne Line--UMD Library; Karen Reichensperger, Ely, MN; Jane Maddy, Duluth, MN
5. Date Received: n.a.
6. Restrictions: none
7. No. of Boxes: 7
8. No. of Vol. (in boxes):
9. Linear Inches or Feet: 6.25 ft
10. No. of Vol. (outside boxes):
12. Donor Agreement Form Signed (date): n.a. 5/19/2000, 6/21/2001, 1/18/2002, 8/14/2003
ABSTRACT SUMMARY OF COLLECTION
The Duluth Branch of the Association of Collegiate Alumnae was organized in 1908 to promote education and general culture in the Duluth area. The Branch was incorporated in 1916 and became the Duluth Branch of the American Association of University Women in 1921.
The collection contains annual reports, minutes, legal and financial records, committee materials, publications, photographs and scrapbooks, an incomplete set of bulletins and annual membership booklets.
See Inventory for further information.
Prepared by B.H. Bruemmer, July 1979; Update 8/85 P. Sutliff; 2000, 2002, 2003 P. Maus
HISTORY
After an unsuccessful attempt to organize in 1894, the Duluth Branch of the Association of Collegiate Alumnae was formed in 1908 "for practical education work" and "the promotion of public interest in education and general culture." Since membership was limited to women holding degrees from member colleges, an affiliate, called the College Club, was formed in 1910 to accept women who were not fully qualified to join the Association. The Branch was incorporated in 1916.
In 1921 the Association merged with the Western Association of Collegiate Alumnae and the Southern Association of University Women to become the American Association of University Women. The nature of the Duluth Branch was unchanged by this merger, and by 1922 the organization claimed 183 paid members.
The Branch continued its educational goals and organized a number of committees relating to art, international relations, social and economic issues, the status of women, etc. The Branch has also studied special topics under the guidance of the national Association.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The collection contains annual reports, legal records, correspondence, committee materials, financial records, publications, photographs and eight scrapbooks. The Branch is well documented from its origin until the early 1960s, except for committee materials which generally over 1950 through 1965.
The Articles of Incorporation (1916-1962) include revisions of the articles and some correspondence, as well as operating codes for each committee and executive position. (1960-97)
Committee Materials (1915-1967) consist of minutes, correspondence and reference materials for the major committees, including studies of special topics such as aging, mental illness, and the family.
The President's Files (1914-1954) largely consist of news-clippings and reference materials concerning branch presidents. The files are incomplete and contain little correspondence.
Publications (1915-1968) include an incomplete set of Duluth Branch bulletins and annual membership booklets of both the Duluth Branch and Minnesota Chapter of the American Association of University Women.
Prepared by B. H. Bruemmer, July, 1979
Container List
Box Folder Description
1 1-7 ANNUAL REPORTS, 1915/15-1924/25, 1927/28-1949/50.
5 6 ANNUAL REPORTS, 1962-1984, 1998
MINUTES
1 13-21 Board Minutes, March 1920-May 1961
5 2,3 Board Minutes, Aug. 1962-March 1980, June 1983-May 1997, 1999
5 1 Officer Job Descriptions, Policy Sheets, Operating codes, n.d., 1971, 1981-1997
1 22-23 Membership Meeting Minutes, Nov. 1908-1926.
5 4 Membership Meeting Minutes, 1962-1978, 1983-1995
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
3 1-2 1916-1949
1 24 1950-1961
5 7 Branch Bylaws, 1975-93, 1997
1 25 Constitution and Operating Codes, 1960-62, see also B5f1
COMMITTEE MATERIALS
2 1 Arts, 1938-1956, n.d.
Education
2 2 General, 1938-1956, 1988, 1989
2 3 Education: An Antidote to Poverty, 1965-1967
2 5 International Relations, 1962-1963
Leadership
4 2 Handbook for Officers, 1941-1942
4 1 Leaders Handbook, 1954-1965, 70, 88
5 28 Strategic Planning, 1994.
2 4 Mass Media, 1957-1963.
Membership
3 8 Branch Membership Reports, July 1958-Feb 1959, 1982
4 10-14 Data Cards, 1951-1967
7 1-13 Data Cards, 1963-1992
4 17 Membership Building Program, 1959-1960
3 7 Membership Lists, 1954-1958, see also Annual Booklets
4 16 Membership Lists, MN Division, 1983-1984, 1988, 1989
3 6 Minutes, 1915-1929
7 14 Politics of Food, 1977-1979
Social and Economic Issues
2 6 General, 1944-1963
2 7-8 Aging, 1958-1962
2 9-10 The Family, 1963-1965
2 11 Detention, 1952-1956
2 12 Mental Illness, 1958-1959
2 13 Moose Lake Hospital, 1960-1961
2 14 Welfare Council of Duluth, 1961-1962
2 15 Miscellaneous Committee Material and Programs, 1946- 1960, 1990s
CONVENTIONS
2 27 National, Boston, 1957, 1989 Washington, D. C.
2 28-30 State, Duluth, 1950, 1962, 1968
5 17-24 State Convention Booklets, 1977-1984, 1987-1991, 1999
5 8 CORRESPONDENCE, 1942, 1961-1997
FINANCIAL MATERIALS
2 16 Auditors, Reports, 1922-1924, 1928, 1989, 1992, 1996
5 5 Budget Reports, audit correspondence 1957- to date (gaps)
2 17 Educational Center Building Fund, 1958-1959
2 18 Fellowship Grants, 1924-1955
General Fund Account
3 3-4 1915-1952
2 19-20 1940-1956
Investment Group 1979-
5 15 Minnesota Charitable Trust Act, registration, 1978
3 5 Mortgage, Insurance and Bonds, 1929-1948
2 21 Scholarship Loans, and Securities, 1931-1956
2 22 Treasurer's Annual Reports, 1953-1958
5 9 Treasurer's Annual Reports, 1962-1990 w/ gaps
MINNESOTA DIVISION
4 3 History--Duluth Branch and Minnesota Division, 1923- 1963, 1983, 1990.
4 18 Minnesota Division Lists, n.d.
PHOTOGRAPHS
2 34 Photographs, n.d.
5 26 Photograph, n.d.
PRESIDENT'S FILES
2 23 F.H. DeGroat, 1914-1915
2 24 E.J. Kenney, 1919-1925
7 15 General
2 25 Mrs. Earl E. Humner, 1932-1934
2 26 Opal Jews, 1952-1954
5 27 "Women's Words", 1983, Women's History Week; "Women of All Ages" n.d.
PUBLICATIONS
Annual Booklets
4 4-7a Duluth Branch, 1913-1998
4 8-9 Minnesota Division, 1929-1971
Bulletins
2 33 A.A.U.W. Bulletin, Sept. 1950-1968
5 10-11 Branch Bulletin, 1974-1978
2 32 The Bulletin, Oct. 1939-May 1950
2 31 Monthly Bulletin and News Hawk, Sept. 1929-Mar 1903, 1934-April 1939.
5 16 Fall Mailing, 1962-1970
5 25 Journal of the Association, 1920-1921
4 20 Miscellaneous Organizational Information and History, n.d.
5 12-14 Newsletters, 1979-2000 see also Serials File
4 19 Program Guides, 1977-1981
6 - SCRAPBOOKS (10), 1929-1949, 1982-1995, a few loose in file--1941, 1942, 1956.