Hartford Woman's Club (Hartford, Conn.) records
Scope and Content
A majority of the records document the history of the Motherhood Club and include meeting minutes, annual reports, historical sketches, financial reports, publications, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
Dates
- 1896-1923
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Restrictions on Use
See the Reproduction and Publications of State Library Collections policy.
Historical Note
The Motherhood Club of Hartford was organized in 1896 by a group of young mothers “so burdened with the responsibilities of their lot that they chose to give their Club life to child problems rather than literary or social pleasures.” At first a section of the Sociological Society, the Club adopted its own name in October 1897. The Club engaged in various philanthropic, educational, and fund-raising activities and had a membership of 200. In 1917 the General Assembly approved a charter that incorporated the Club. In June 1921 the name was changed to the Hartford Woman's Club.
Extent
1.5 cubic feet
Abstract
The Motherhood Club of Hartford was organized in 1896 by a group of young mothers “so burdened with the responsibilities of their lot that they chose to give their Club life to child problems rather than literary or social pleasures.”
Provenance
Julia Scrivener Dixon, President of the Hartford Woman's Club, donated these records to the Library in July 1924.
- Clippings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Clubs -- Connecticut -- Hartford Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Financial records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Hartford Woman's Club (Hartford, Conn.) -- Records and correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Minutes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Motherhood Club of Hartford -- Records and correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Reports Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Sketches Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Women -- Connecticut -- Hartford -- Societies and clubs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- RG 107, Hartford Woman's Club
- Subtitle
- Inventory of Records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
- Date
- 2008
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Connecticut State Library Repository
