Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

RS 20/2/8
Iowa State University

Agricultural Engineering Women's Club
Records, 1946-2001, n.d.


Descriptive summary

creator:

Iowa State University. Agricultural Engineering Women's Club.

title:

Records

dates:

1946-2001, n.d.

extent:

0.84 linear feet (2 document boxes)

collection number:

RS 20/2/8

repository:

University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

Iowa State University, Agricultural Engineering Women's Club Records, RS 20/2/8, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Historical note

The Agricultural Engineering Women's Club evolved out of a gathering of wives of faculty members of the Iowa State College (University), Department of Agricultural Engineering. Jennie Davidson, wife of J.B. Davidson (Head of the Agricultural Engineering Department, 1910-1915 and 1919-1946) started the informal meetings. By 1946, the club became more structured under the direction of Cooney Beresford, wife of Hobart Beresford (Head of the Agricultural Engineering Department, 1946-1962). The club provided a social outlet for the wives of faculty members, female faculty members, female staff members, and female graduate students. The club held meetings and hosted an annual Christmas party

 

Collection description

This collection (1946-2001, n.d.) includes meeting minutes, correspondence, annual membership directories, membership handbooks, and records from parties and events sponsored by the Agricultural Engineering Women's Club.

 

Organization

This collection is arranged alphabetically.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Annual Christmas Party

1975-1988. n.d.

1

2

Annual Records

1946-1960

1

3

Annual Records

1946-1972

1

4

Financial Statements

1972-1978,
1988-1997

1

5

Guide for Club Officers

1959, 1988

1

6

Handbook and Records of Parties

1947-1970

1

7

Meeting Minutes

1959-1969

1

8

Meeting Minutes

1959-1982

1

9

Meeting Minutes

1990-2001

1

10

Meeting Notes and Correspondence

1984-1999

2

1

Membership Lists and Lists of Officers

1946-2000, n.d.

2

9

Membership Lists and Meeting Minutes

1960-1966

2

10

News Clippings

1996

2

2

Program of Events and Membership Directory

1979-1989,
1995-2001

2

3

Program of Events and Membership Directory

1990-1994

2

4

Recollections and Brief History

1988, 1996

2

5

Records of Staff Parties

1946-1968

2

6

Schedules of Activities

1954-1977

2

7

Songbook

n.d.

2

8

Summary of Annual Activities

1970-1978