Correspondence, Regulations and By-Laws, financial ledgers, and
ephemera from the activities of the Flagstaff branch of the National organization of
Women's Clubs.
Collection Number
AHS-ND 852
Language
English
Repository
Arizona Historical Society/Flagstaff Archives
PO Box 6022
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6022
Phone: 928 523 5551
Fax: 928 774 1596
Email: ahsnad@infomagic.net
Biographical Note
The Flagstaff Women's Club was formed and federated in 1914 through the International
General Federation of Women's Clubs. The initial membership is listed as being
ninety-eight active members and eleven associate members, who participated in four
divisions of the organization including, household economics, music and drama, art and
literature, as well as civics and education. One of the initial projects of the Women's
Club was to support the development of the Flagstaff Public Library. To this end, the
organization ran a public library at their headquarters until 1921, when they donated
the facility along with 3,461 books to the City of Flagstaff.
From its inception the organization has been involved in supporting a variety of
charitable and civic projects including: the student loan fund; defense support and Red
Cross work, 1917-1918 and 1940-1945; clean-up campaigns; Boy and Girl Scout
organizations; the Community Chautauqua; Fourth of July floats; Memorial Day programs;
All-State dinners, ca.1928; Trade at Home week; and contributing donations to Arizona
Children's Home and Crippled Children's Aid. The General Federation of Women's Clubs
began in the 1890s. The Arizona divisions have a long tradition of involvement with the
international organization including one member, Jerri Wagner, of Prescott, Arizona, who
served as president of the parent organization.
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains approximately 2.5 linear feet of materials including
correspondence, Women's Club minutes, financial ledgers, and scrape books of newspaper
clippings related to the organization's activities. The collection is primarily an
administrative collection that would be best used for data collection regarding
charitable activities of this women's organization. It would also be useful in following
the activities of local women who are listed in the membership roles.
Organization
4 Series: I. Financial Records; II. Publications; III. Minutes and Correspondence; IV.
Scrapbooks
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner
of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her
transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the Department of Administration, Arizona Historical Society, Northern
Division, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any
person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Directories and yearbooks of the Flagstaff Women's Club,
1915-1921
Box-folder
1.10
Directories and yearbooks of the Northern Arizona District of the
Federation of Women's Clubs,
1947-1949 and 1935-1936
Box-folder
1.11
Directories and yearbooks of the Flagstaff Women's Club and Junior
Women's Club,
1949-1964
Box-folder
1.12
Directories and yearbooks of the Northern Arizona District of the
Federation of Women's Clubs Directories, and yearbooks of the Flagstaff Women's
Club and Junior Women's Club,
1962-1978 and 1990-1996
Box-folder
1.13
Flagstaff Women's Club Federation Manual,
1966-1968
Box-folder
1.14
Flagstaff Women's Club and Arizona Federation Manuals and Supplement,
1968-1970
Box-folder
1.15
Flagstaff Women's Club and Arizona Federation News Bulletins,
1970-1972
Box-folder
1.16
Flagstaff Women's Club and Arizona Federation Key-Notes,
1970-1972
Box-folder
1.17
Arizona Federation of Women's Clubs and Northern District Division
Convention Bulletins,
1941 and 1947-1948
