Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the organizational archives and research papers presented by members of Lexington, Virginia's Ignorance Club, a women's club organized 1904 as an educational and social club. The Ignorance Club remains active in 2024. The collection contains club programs, officer and membership lists, club rules, schedules of the year's meetings and member presentations. It also includes what is believed to be the first paper written by a society member for presentation at a meeting, which was R. F. Anderson on March 13, 1908.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Anderson, R. F.
- Ignorance Club (Lexington, Va)
- Literature -- Societies, etc.