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Sarah Roth-Mullet
Repository
James Madison University Libraries Special Collections
Identification
UA 0035
Title
Women's Club Records 1977-2013
Quantity
1.75 cubic feet, 6 boxes
Creator
James Madison University. Women's Club
Language
English
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Abstract
The Women's Club Records are comprised of newsletters, yearbooks, directories, papers, scrapbooks, media files and photographs
that document the activities of the James Madison University's Woman's Club, from 1977-2013.
Copyright for materials authored or otherwise produced as official business of James Madison University is retained by James
Madison University. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the
copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners.
Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more information, contact the Special Collections Reference
Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).
Access Restrictions
Collection open to research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this
collection.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Women's Club Records, 1977-2013, UA 0035, Special Collections, Carrier Library,
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
Acquisition Information
Records were donated by Elizabeth Ihle on April 4, 1996. Scrapbooks were donated by Beverly Silver on November 28, 2016.
Processing Information
Records were formerly given the collection number JA 96-0402, JMU Woman's Club, 1986-1993. Two unprocessed accessions were
added to the collection at the time of processing.
The James Madison University Women's Club, also called the James Madison University Woman's Club, was formed in 1977, as a
continuation of the Faculty Wives' Sewing Circle (1947-1951), Faculty Wives' Club (1952-1967), and the Madison College Women's
Club (1968-1976). Membership was open to JMU women faculty, administrators, staff and retirees, as well as wives of JMU faculty,
administrators, staff and retirees. Their mission was to "build community spirit, promote friendship, and support projects
that will benefit the University." The club is no longer active, though directories are printed through 2005. The Honorary
Life Members, a JMU Women's Club interest group for retired club members, continued to meet through 2013. The JMU Women's
Club administered the Edith Carrier Scholarship, available for children of JMU faculty members, and coordinated social gatherings
and interest groups.
The Women's Club Records are comprised of newsletters, yearbooks, directories, papers, scrapbooks, media files, realia and
photographs that document the activities of the James Madison University Woman's Club, from 1977-2013. Yearbooks and directories
contain membership rosters, club officers, interest groups, recipients of the Ellen Chappell Award of Merit and the Edith
Carrier Scholarship, past presidents and officers, and the club's constitution. The collection contains meeting minutes, administrative
files, promotional materials and correspondence. Three scrapbooks contain photographs, programs and papers documenting the
activities of the Honorary Life Members Interest Group. The collection also includes four t-shirts, and a banner used at JMU
Women's Club events.
"Women's Club Offers $1000 Scholarship." The Breeze. February 3, 2003. Accessed February 20, 2018. http://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1158&context=i20002009.