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Pullman Federated Women's Club
Records, 1914-1981

The records of the Pullman Federated Women's Club (1914-1981) of Pullman, Washington, were donated to the Washington State University Libraries in February, 1982 by Mrs. Walter Becker, of Pullman Washington. The Women's Club records (MS82-06) were arranged and processed between August and September of 1985 by Kathleen M. Dondanville.

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

The Pullman Federated Women's Club is affiliated with the General Federation of Women's Clubs, a national federation which has existed since 1890. The Pullman Women's Club is in the North Eastern District of the Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs.

The Pullman Women's Club, which has an average of twenty members, was first organized in May of 1921. Previously, since 1914, the club was called Pullman Mother's Council, and Pullman Mother's Club. The club became part of the Federation in October, 1921, and since then the club has undertaken a large number of social and community activities.

The club includes several departments, such as Art and History, Better Homes, Child Study, Civics, Education, the Garden Club, Pre-School Mothers, and Epsilon Sigma Omicron. Each department has its own meetings and activities, aside from the general meetings and activities. Guest lecturers have often appeared at club meetings, and the general public has often been invited. As a whole club, community service projects were organized. Many projects of the Women's Club were social achievements, such as their City Beautification Plan in 1960 and 1961. The club raised money for the Youth Center Building, hospitals, and created the Pre-Natal Clinic. Their Gerontology Clinic, for the elderly in Pullman, was awarded by the Washington State Federation of Women's Club Community Service Contest in 1960.

ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION

The records of The Pullman Federated Women's Club, 1914-1981, are arranged into sequences, in alphabetical and chronological order within. The minutes of the different club department meetings are first, followed by community service reports, and Pullman Club annuals. This is followed by the North Eastern District, Washington and General Club annuals, directories, yearbooks, constitutions, and club magazines. Following that are financial and other papers, newspaper clippings, and finally scrapbooks.

CONTAINER LIST

Box	Folder	Description	# of Items
		General and Executive Board Meetings - Minutes
1	1	11/7/27 - 5/2/32	1
	2	6/30/32 - 11/30/36	1
	3	2/2/42 - 5/5/47	1
	4	6/8/47 - 5/5/52	1
	5	9/18/52 - 5/19/58	1
	6	4/3/67 - 6/30/75	1
		Art and History Department - Minutes
	7	10/22/47 - 4/19/48	1
		Better Homes Department - Minutes
	8	10/2/35 - 5/21/41	1
	9	10/1/41 - 5/7/47	1
2	10	Child Study Department - Minutes 9/12/55 - 5/13/57	1
		Civics Department - Minutes
	11	10/20/30 - 5/15/39	1
	12	2/21/47 - 4/13/61	1
	13	12/11/61 - 1977	2
		Education Department - Minutes
	14	10/14/29 - 5/13/40	1
	15	10/14/40 - 5/10/48	1
	16	Garden Department - Minutes 9/22/47 - 11/28/60	2
		Pre-School Mother's Department
	17	Minutes 10/11/28 - 5/2 7/41	2
3	18	Minutes 10/14/41 - 4/2 6/55	3
	19	Epsilon Sigma Omicron 1953 - 1973	3
		Community Service Projects and Reports
	20	1954 - 1957	4
	21	1960 - 1962	3
	22	1961 - 1964	3
	23	1964 - 1966	3
	24	1966 - 1968	2
	25	1967 - 1970	3
4	26	1970 - 1977	12
	27	Pullman Mother's Club and Pullman Mother's Council Annual 1914 - 1921	7
		Pullman Women's Club Annual
	28	1922 - 1934	11
	29	1934 - 1946	12
	30	1946 - 1957	11
	31	1957 - 1968	11
	32	1968 - 1980	13
	33	North Eastern District Federation of Women's Clubs Yearbook 1954 - 1976	7
	34	North Eastern District Federation of Women's Clubs Constitution and District Officers 1956 - 1961	4
		Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs -
	35	Annual Report 1912 - 1941	2
5	36	Directory 1948 - 1956	8
	37	Directory 1956 - 1982
	38	"The Washington Clubwoman's Magazine" 4/41 - 6/41	3
	39	Handbook 1960 - 1969	2
	40	Constitution and By-laws 1960 - 1972	3
	41	Communications 1968 - 1969	1
		General Federation of Women's Clubs -
	42	"Clubwoman's Magazine" 5/48 - 9/49	6
	43	"Clubwoman's Magazine" 10/49 - 5/50	6
	44	Financial Records 1955 - 1974	33
	45	Correspondence 1942 - 1977	29
	46	Handbooks, Programs, and Workshops 1931 - 1950	6
	47	Installment Ceremony Papers 1940	3
	48	City Beautification Newspaper Clippings 1961 - 1962	21
	49	Newspaper Clippings 1934 - 1979	41
	50	Miscellaneous 1959	1
		Scrapbooks
6	51	1937 - 1947	1
	52	1944 - 1947	1
	53	1947 - 1948	1
	54	1948 - 1949	1
	55	1949 - 1950	1
7	56	1950 - 1951	1
	57	1951 - 1952	1
	58	1952 - 1953	1
	59	1953 - 1954	1
	60	1954 - 1955	1
	61	1958 - 1959	1
	62	1959 - 1964	1
	63	1964 - 1969	1
	64	1969 - 1974	1
	65	Epsilon Sigma Omicron Stamper 1940	1