Catholic Woman’s Club (New Bedford, Mass.) records

Collection

Identifier: MC-104

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains organizational records, correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes and scrapbooks all organized chronologically within the categories. The communications category consists of correspondences and reports between committees within the Club. The talents category is a collection of programs, contracts and correspondence related to the entertainers and lecturers hired by the Catholic Woman’s Club for scheduled events. Future additions to the collection may be forthcoming.

Dates

1918-2007

Creator

Catholic Woman's Club (New Bedford, Mass.) (Organization)

Language of Materials

Materials entirely in English

Conditions Governing Access

None

Biographical / Historical

The Catholic Woman’s Club of New Bedford was organized in 1918 with the approbation of Daniel F. Feehan, the Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River. The purpose of the Catholic Woman’s Club according to their bylaws is to support, empower and educate all Catholic women in spirituality, leadership and service. The Club organized fundraisers, provided scholarships to young women, hosted lectures and entertainment events for the community, sponsored charity balls, and engaged in activities with the local communities. They were affiliated with the National Council of Catholic Women. At one point in the 1960s membership was around 600 women, so large that they moved their meetings to a hotel ballroom.