ADN 0027 Catholic Women's College Club records, 1934-1985 ADN 0027 Finding aid prepared by Lori Lauterbach

The Monsignor Field Archives & Special Collection Center
Walsh Library, 400 South Orange Ave, South Orange, NJ 07079
March 2012 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-09-24T13:34-0400 Finding aid written in English. Describing Archives: A Content Standard Catholic Women's College Club records ADN 0027 The Monsignor Field Archives & Special Collection Center 2.0 Linear feet , Approximately 700 items. 1934-1985 The Catholic Women's College Club was a New Jersey organization in operation from at least 1934-1985. This collection spans the years of 1934 through 1985 and documents the development and subsequent operations of the Catholic Women's College Club, a New Jersey organization. The collection includes records of meetings and activities as well as clippings and memorabilia. Catholic Women's College Club. Preferred Citation note

[Item], in the Catholic Women's College Club Collection, ADN 0027, Monsignor William Noé Field Archives & Special Collections Center, Seton Hall University.

 Processing Information note

The collection was processed by Lori Lauterbach in 2012. The finding aid was written by Lori Lauterbach in 2012.

 Biographical/Historical note

The Catholic Women's College Club was a New Jersey organization in operation from at least 1934-1985. The organization hosted many events and activities for its members. It is unclear when exactly the organization became defunct.

 Scope and Contents note

This collection spans the years of 1934 through 1985 and documents the development and subsequent operations of the Catholic Women's College Club. Included are meeting minutes, newspaper clippings mentioning the group, and programs, invitations and other mementos from their activities. Minutes from the first meeting document the discussion of the creation of a Constitution and this document is also among the materials in the Goverment files. The newspaper clippings, some of which contain photographs, mention members of the group and meeting dates and events.

 Arrangement note The collection is arranged as follows: Series I. Government and finance Series II. Meeting minutes Series III. Records of Corresponding Secretary Series IV. Clippings Series V. Correspondence Series VI. Programs, bulletins, memorabilia Series VII. Artifacts

Much of the material is then organized chronologically as demonstrated in the Meeting Minutes series, or categorically when appropriate, such as in the Goverment and Finance series. The sixth series, Programs, Bulletins, and Memorabilia contains the sub-series of Monthly Bulletins, By Year, and June Supper Meetings.

 Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to researchers at the Msgr. William Noé Field Archives & Special Collections Center. Advance appointments are required for the use of archival materials.

 Conditions Governing Use

All materials available in this collection (unless otherwise noted) are the property of the Monsignor William Noé Field Archives & Special Collections Center and Seton Hall University, which reserves the right to limit access to or reproduction of these materials. Reproduction of materials or content is subject to United States copyright restrictions and may be subject to federal or state privacy regulations. Permission to publish exact reproductions must be obtained from the Director of the Archives and Special Collections Center.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials were donated to the Archives and Special Collections Center by the Catholic Women's College Club Secretary Lucy Cunnigham in 1979 and 1980. Accession numbers 1980-5 and 1980-11.

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 Catholic Women's College Club. Catholic Church--Societies, etc. Catholics--Newark (N.J.)--History Women in the Catholic Church--New Jersey. Government and finance Series I. Constitution and by-laws 1 1 Contents include: Copies of constitutions from 1935 , 1970, and 1981; Small booklet from 1965 with history of the organization, constitutions and member names; Labeled index of constitutional motions and articles. 1934-1981 Membership lists 1 2 1957-1979 Business and financial reports 1 3 1958-1976 Meeting Minutes Series II. 1934-1971 Yearly Summary of Minutes 1 4 Content includes: Yearly summary of meetings and a note indicating which years are missing from the group. 1934-1955 Oct. 1934 - May 1935 1 5 Contents include minutes from the first club meeting. 1934-1935 Oct. 1935 - June 1936 1 6 1935-1936 Sept. 1936 - June 1937 1 7 Sept. 1937 - June 1938 1 8 1937-1938 Sept. 1938 - June 1939 1 9 1938-1939 Sept. 1939 - June 1940 1 10 1939-1940 Sept. 1940 - June 1941 1 11 1940-1941 Sept. 1941 - June 1942 1 12 1941-1942 Sept. 1942 - June 1943 1 13 1942-1943 Aug. 1943 - June 1944 1 14 1943-1944 Sept. 1944 - June 1945 1 15 1944-1945 Sept. 1945 - June 1946 1 16 1945-1946 Sept. 1946 - June 1947 1 17 1946-1947 Sept. 1947 - June 1948 1 18 1947-1948 Sept. 1948 - June 1949 1 19 1948-1949 Sept. 1949 - June 1950 1 20 1949-1950 Sept. 1950 - June 1951 1 21 1950-1951 Sept. 1951 - June 1952 1 22 1951-1952 Sept. 1952 - June 1953 1 23 1952-1953 Sept. 1953 - June 1954 1 24 1953-1954 Sept. 1954 - June 1955 1 25 1954-1955 Sept. 1955 - June 1956 1 26 1955-1956 Sept. 1956 - June 1957 1 27 1956-1957 Oct. 1957 - June 1958 1 28 1957-1958 Sept. 1958 - June 1959 2 1 1958-1959 Oct. 1959 - June 1960 2 2 1959-1960 Oct. 1960 - June 1961 2 3 1960-1961 Oct. 1961 - June 1962 2 4 1961-1962 Oct. 1962 - June 1963 2 5 1962-1963 Oct. 1963 - June 1964 2 6 1963-1964 Sept. 1964 - June 1965 2 7 1964-1965 Oct. 1965 - Oct. 1971 2 8 1965-1971 Committee and event reports 2 9 1937-1963 Records of Corresponding Secretary Series III. 1955-1958 Reports 2 10 1955-1958 Letters sent 2 11 1955-1956 Clippings Series IV. 1936-1939 2 12 1936-1939 1957-1978 2 13 1957-1978 25th anniversary year 2 14 1959 Correspondence Series V. Letters received, 1939-1956 2 15 1939-1956 Letters received, 1957-1958 2 16 1957-1958 Letters received, 1959 2 17 1959 Letters received, 1960-1964 2 18 1960-1964 Letters received, 1965-1969 2 19 1965-1969 Letters received, 1973-1977 2 20 1973-1977 Letters received, 1978-1979 2 21 1978-1979 Correspondence regarding Planned Parenthood course 2 22 1973-1974 Letters sent to members 2 23 1969-1985 Programs, bulletins, memorabilia Series VI. Monthly bulletins 1937-1963 1937-1938 2 24 1937-1938 1947-1953 2 25 1947-1953 1954-1957 2 26 1954-1957 1958-1961 2 27 1958-1961 1962-1963 2 28 1962-1963 Press releases 3 1 1959-1962 By year 1930-1979 1930-1939 3 2 1930-1939 1950-1959 3 3 1950-1959 1960-1969 3 4 1960-1969 1970-1979 3 5 1970-1984 June Supper Meetings 1953-1969 Finance and attendance reports 3 6 1953-1960 Invitations and programs 3 7 1953-1969 Artifacts Series VII. Framed Apostolic Benediction document from Catholic Women's College Club to the Vatican, Pius XII 3 1957 Box of playing cards (each card has the Catholic Women's College Club symbol imprinted on the back) 3 undated