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Women-Societies and clubs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

National Council of Jewish Women, New Bedford Section records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-014
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of meeting minutes, section newsletters, event programs and flyers, correspondence, membership materials, treasurer’s records and related National Council materials. It is divided into four series: Series I, History, bylaws, meetings and officer files, 1925-1991; Series II, Publications and Publicity, 1923, 1927-1993; Series III, Chapter Subject files/Special Projects, 1935-1993; Series IV, National Council Materials, 1949-1993.

Dates: 1925-1993

Jewish War Veterans of the United States and Ladies Auxiliary, New Bedford Post 154 records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-015
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of flyers, correspondence, newsletters, news clippings and photographs documenting the activities of Post 154. About half of the collection was once housed in four scrapbooks, 1957-1996; the other half was loose materials in envelopes. Records are inter-filed in a chronological arrangement.

Dates: 1918-2005 (bulk 1941-2005); Majority of material found within 1918-2005 ( 1941-2005)

Hebrew Ladies Helping Hand Society (New Bedford, Mass.) records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-016
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a secretary’s record book of meetings, 1934-1941, a Treasurer’s journal, 1961-1971, ledger, bank statements, news clippings, correspondence and notices related to activities. No meeting minutes were kept from 1906-1924, but there is a complete record of meetings 1934-1941 and loose meeting notes for 1955-1991.

Dates: 1924-1986

Jewish Professional Women’s Club (New Bedford, Mass.) records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-020
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of meeting minutes, correspondence, financial records, newspaper clippings, event programs and flyers.

Dates: 1926-1996

Tifereth Israel Sisterhood (New Bedford, Mass.) records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-038
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of scrapbooks compiled by Ruth Ades and Bertha Cohen, some general files on the establishment of the sisterhood, written histories, newspaper clippings and programs. Many records are stored at Tifereth Israel in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1926-1997

Les Dames Richelieu de Fall River records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-091
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of various documents belonging to the organization throughout their existence, as well as related groups with which they interacted. There are financial records, newsletters, magazines, awards, historical write-ups, manuals, mailings, newspaper clippings, and papers from the organization’s district congress.

Dates: 1987-2001; Majority of material found within 1990 - 1995

Polish and American World War Veterans Auxiliary Association records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-101
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a record of the group’s activities 1938-2008 documented in five scrapbooks, a number of loose papers, and programs (folders 1-31). Individual items in scrapbooks and folders include photographs, event programs, invitations, tickets, correspondence and newspaper clippings. Collection also includes a commemorative copy of the auxiliary charter, dated 1954, a complete uniform, including blazer, skirt and vest, hat, embroidered patches, white gloves and ties.

Dates: 1938-2008

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

 Collection
Identifier: MC-104
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...
Dates: 1918-2007

Polish Women’s Business and Professional Club (New Bedford, Mass.) records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-105
Scope and Contents The collection is comprised of 16 scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings and photographs. The club also kept in-depth records from both the secretaries and the treasurers, and has kept all of their monthly club newspapers, “The Trumpeter.” Books written by the club founder, Anna Gacek, and other various authors, club memorabilia ranging from certificates to plates and plaques, and club sponsored events programs and pamphlets are also included in the collection. The collection of the...
Dates: 1937 - 2009