Women--Societies and clubs

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Photographs, booklets, handbooks, awards, yearbooks, and other materials relating to the Ghent Garden Club in Ghent, Norfolk, Virginia from 1986-2013. The three scrapbooks, consisting primarily of photographs, cover 1986-2002 and include candid shots of group members, business meetings, luncheons, club auctions, floral arrangements, guest speakers, field trips, and holiday celebrations. The remaining records range from 1996-2002 and 2009-2013.

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One 1905-2007 history of the Woman's Club of Norfolk, Inc., membership directories, and yearbooks for the Woman's Club of Norfolk, Inc. The materials date from 2003-2017.

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Two 1950s to early 1960s scrapbooks from the Greenhill Farms Garden Club in Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbooks contain magazine and newspaper clippings, yearbooks, photographs, exhibitor cards, membership lists, and other materials relating to the club's activities and events.

Scope and Contents Poems by Mary Eldredge Howell from approximately 1907 to 1946. The collection contains both handwritten and typescript copies of her poems, with typescript materials frequently cross-referenced to the four handwritten composition books. Also, one September 1936 - May 1941 minute book from the Writers' Club of Norfolk and one 1899-1907 photograph album. The album contains photographs of Margery Eldredge Howell, family and friends, and various scenes in Norfolk, Virginia; Virginia Beach,...

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Seven scrapbooks of the Meadowbrook Forest Garden Club in Norfolk, Virginia from its inception in 1955 to its disbanding in 2006. The scrapbooks include photographs, yearbooks, programs, certificates, and clippings documenting the club's activities.

Scope and Contents Minutes, organizational records, programs, and papers of the Monday Club in Norfolk, Virginia. The minutes cover 1892-1902, 1914-1918, and 1962-2008. There are also copies of the club's constitution from 1916-2005. Correspondence in the collection is dated 1955 and 1992-2011. There are also photographs of Monday Club members, most of which were taken during the 100th Anniversary Luncheon on October 12, 1992. A list of topics discussed during each year's club meetings ranges in date from...

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Mid-1960s annual reports, a magazine, and notes written by Myra Brown relating to The Junior League of Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia. The notebook contains notes written by Brown about provisional membership in the group from Spring to Fall 1966. The collection also includes printed materials relating to events and things to do in Norfolk, as well as clippings and publications on redevelopment and growth in downtown Norfolk, Virginia.

Scope and Contents One 1969-1970 scrapbook of the Business and Professional Women's Club in Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbook appears to have been compiled by Club President Ann Diffee and includes photographs, programs, correspondence, and other materials relating to the club's activities and the national conference in St. Louis, Missouri. Topics in the index include: dedication, club officers and chairmen, club programs, national level, state level, district level, club level, retired members, year book,...

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Circa 1940s clippings and photographs relating to the Travelers Aid Society/USO during World War II in Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbook primarily contains clippings about USO activities and events. Loose photographs show the USO Recreation Center and Auditorium.

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One 1980-1981 scrapbook featuring photographs, newsletters, booklets, clippings, and programs of the Princess Anne Business and Professional Women's Club of Virginia Beach. The scrapbook also covers the national convention at the Omni Hotel in Norfolk, Virginia.