Pierce County Council of Homemakers' Clubs Records
Collection
Identifier: Mss 359
Scope and Contents
The Pierce County Council of Homemakers’ Clubs Records document the activities of the council, particularly in the 1980s and early 1990s. The earliest document is the council’s constitution of 1958 that was approved at its Spring 1958 meeting. The General files include listings of the clubs in the county together with membership and list of officers of each. There are only two meeting minutes of the council in 1984 and 1986. The financial ledgers cover from 1971 to 1991 in three separate binders, although there are gaps in the records. In addition there are some printed treasurer’s reports and other financial forms. Finally, there is a photocopy of a two-page handwritten historical sketch of the Modern Homemakers Club written in celebration of its 50th anniversary in 1979.
Dates
- 1958-1993.
Creator
- Pierce County Council of Homemakers' Clubs. (Organization)
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection are held by the Institute.
History
The Pierce County Council of Homemakers’ Clubs apparently was organized in 1958 with its objective, as stated in the constitution, ‘is to unify the interests and efforts of all Homemakers’ Clubs of Pierce County, and to cooperate with the County Extension Agents and the Extension Division of the Agricultural College in planning a program which will reach the greatest possible number of homemakers in the County, and promote the highest type of home and community life.” Member consists of all the homemakers clubs in Pierce County which, based upon internal records, numbered six. They included: Balta Hilites, Dewey Homemakers, Farmerettes, Helping Hand, Knox Busy Bees, Lazy Daisies and Modern. The council appears to have continued into the 1990s; however by 2001 they had disbanded.
Extent
.2 Linear Feet (.2 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The records of Pierce County Council of Homemakers’ Clubs, organized ca. 1958, document its activities particularly in the 1980s and early 1990s. They include the council’s constitution of 1958, listings of the clubs in the county together with membership and list of officers of each, and miscellaneous council records.
Provenance
Donated by Carolyn Anderson, 2002 (Acc. 2657).
Property rights
The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
Creator
- Pierce County Council of Homemakers' Clubs. (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Pierce County Council of Homemakers’ Clubs Records
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu