Safety Deposit Box: History of DeKalb Women's Club, 1896-1976

The DeKalb Woman's Club records contain meeting minutes dating from May 29, 1896 to May 3, 1996 with the minutes for 1907 to 1910 and 1922 to 1933 missing.  Minutes for the Club's earlier organization, The Young People's Literary Circle, are included in the records and date December 23, 1889 to May 20, 1891.  The annual calendars (yearbooks)  included in the collection contain the constitution and by-laws, a membership list, and a schedule of the club’s programs and projects.  There is a complete run of calendars from 1896 to 2000 except for 1934, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1942. The scrapbooks, committee reports, programs, and other related material highlight the club's business and community affairs and fund raising activities.   Addenda consist of minutes from July 23, 1990 to May 1, 1998, annual calendars (yearbooks) from 1993 to 2000, Centennial Celebration materials, information on the activities of the DeKalb Woman’s Club, and a list of members with years of membership and addresses from 1896 to 1995.