Inventory of the Matheon Woman's Club (Chicago, Ill.) Minutes 1897-1900
A Collection in the
Special Collections Research Center
Accession Number Mss. Acc. 2009.388
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Administrative Information
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Collection is open to all researchers.
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Preferred Citation
Matheon Woman's Club (Chicago, Ill.) Minutes, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information
The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 09/10/2009.
Processing Information
Accessioned and minimally processed in September 2009 by Ute Schechter.
Historical Note
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Scope and Contents
Minutes, 1897-1900, of the Matheon Woman's Club, Chicago, Illinois. Includes information on the clubs various educational and philanthropic activities. Listed are lectures, musical performances, balls and other fund raising events. The club also supported the Matheon Day Nursery which serviced the working poor of the area.In 1899 the club joined the Anti-Polygamy League and the League for Social Service in their public protest of a polygamist congressman from Utah.
Index Terms
- Minute books
- Chicago (Ill.)--History--19th century.
- Children--Institutional care.
- Women philanthropists--United States--History.
- Women--Societies and clubs.