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Descriptive Summary

Historical Note

Scope and Content Note

Organization

Restrictions

Index Terms

Administrative Information

Description of Series

Organizing Papers

President

Recording Secretary

Corresponding Secretary

Financial Secretary

Treasurer

Standing Committees

Special Committees

Yearbooks

Photographs

Scrapbooks

District II Business and Professional Women's Club

Texas Business and Professional Womens' Club

National Business and Professional Women's Club

Ephemera

Addition of November 1997 (Accession 1997-031)

Addition of May 2000 (Accession 2000-018)

Addition of March 2007 (Accession 2007-030)

Addition of June 2007 (Accession 2007-059), 2002-2006

Addition of May 2012 (Accession 2012-034), 1987-2012

Addition of October 2018 (Accession 2018-051), 1987-2012

Addition of February 2020 (Accession 2020-011), 1982-2008

Addition of March 2020 (Accession 2020-012), 1976-2010
University of Texas San Antonio

A Guide to the Business and Professional Women's Club of San Antonio Records, 1923-2012


Descriptive Summary

Creator: Business and Professional Women's Club of San Antonio
Title: Business and Professional Women's Club of San Antonio Records
Dates: 1923-2012
Creator Abstract: The Business & Professional Women's Club of San Antonio was organized on May 23, 1923 to offer professional women an opportunity to gather to promote their interests. The club's main interests have been providing women with business opportunities, promoting opportunities for women in the professions and encouraging young women to enter the professions.
Content Abstract: Records consist of minutes, reports, bulletins, membership applications, yearbooks, correspondence, financial records, legal documents, scrapbooks, programs and photographic materials that document the structure, activities, interests, events and business transactions of the Club. The best overview of Club activities on a daily basis can be found in the History Books and Bulletins. However, significant gaps in documentation exist for the 1940s and 1950s
Identification: MS 7
Extent: 57 linear feet (58 Boxes)
Language: Materials are in English.
Repository: University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Historical Note

The Business & Professional Women's Club of San Antonio, a club organized to offer professional women an opportunity to gather to promote their interests as well as to provide "mutual helpfulness." The club was founded May 23, 1923 with 50 charter members. The club's main interests have been providing women with business opportunities, promoting opportunities for women in the professions and encouraging young women to enter the professions. Among their special interests have been legislation regarding professional women, the right of women to serve on juries, international relations and civic duty.

The Business & Professional Women's Club of San Antonio has served the city by sponsoring clubs for young women in high school, offering scholarships for young women and by fundraising for various charities. Activities of the club are well-documented in the pages of the local newspapers, San Antonio Express-News and the former San Antonio Light.

Club members in San Antonio have also been quite involved with the district, state and national organizations, attending conventions sponsored these groups. San Antonio club members also sponsored district and state conventions, notably in 1953 and 1974, as well as workshops and seminars. As of December, 1996, the Business & Professional Women's Club of San Antonio continues to meet and participate in community endeavors in the city.

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Scope and Content Note

The records of the Business & Professional Women's Club of San Antonio cover the years 1923-2006. Minutes, reports, bulletins, membership applications, yearbooks, correspondence, financial records, legal documents, scrapbooks, programs and photographic materials document the structure, activities, interests, events and business transactions of the Club. The information contained in the Yearbooks, President and Recording Secretary series reveal a great deal about the club's structure. The series offering the best overview of club activities on a daily basis include the History Books, and the Bulletins from San Antonio and District 2 clubs, and the state organization found in Special Committees. The Membership files in the Standing Committee series are valuable for a detailed look at members, their professions, hobbies and other demographic information. The International Relations sub-series, in Standing Committees, provides evidence of the club members' interest in outside affairs. For a financial overview of the club, the Financial Secretary series, as well as the Treasurer series are both excellent sources for holdings, payments, dues, and income of the club over the years. The Additions include a range of the above material.

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Organization

Organizing Papers, 1923, (1934)-1937
President, 1935-1943, 1980-1985
Recording Secretary, 1922, (1956)-1990, undated
Corresponding Secretary, 1934-1939, 1966-1967
Financial Secretary, 1966-1994
Treasurer, 1974-1994
Standing Committees, 1930-1988
Special Committees, 1934-(1947), 1990
Yearbooks, 1934-1985
Photographs, 1930-1934, 1953, 1958, 1960, 1974, 1984-1985, undated
Scrapbooks, 1931-1932, 1941-1942, 1953, 1971-1972, 1974
District II Business and Professional Women's Club, 1963-(1969), 1985
Texas Business and Professional Women's Club, 1966-(1970), 1985
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, 1934-1935, (1968), 1984
Ephemera, undated
Addition of November 1997 (Accession 1997-031)
Addition of May 2000 (Accession 2000-018)
Addition of March 2007 (Accession 2007-030)
Addition of June 2007 (Accession 2007-059)
Addition of May 2012 (Accession 2012-034)
Addition of October 2018 (Accession 2018-051)
Addition of February 2020 (Accession 2020-011)
Addition of March 2020 (Accession 2020-012)

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

This collection is housed at UTSA's Main Campus and must be accessed via the John Peace Library Special Collections reading room. To request access, please use the Collections Request Form.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

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Index Terms

Organizations
Business and Professional Women's Club of San Antonio.
Texas Business and Professional Women's Club.
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs.
Topics
Businesswomen--Texas--San Antonio
Women--Employment--Law and legislation--Texas--San Antonio.
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--Texas.
Women--Societies and clubs--Texas--San Antonio--History.
Women executives--Texas--San Antonio.
Women in business--Texas--San Antonio.
Women in politics--Texas--San Antonio.
Women in the professions--Texas.
Women's rights--Texas--San Antonio.
Women's Groups
Business
Locations
San Antonio (Tex.)--Women.
Genres/formats
Application forms.
Correspondence.
Ephemera.
Financial records.
Membership lists.
Minutes.
News bulletins.
Photographs.
Reports.
Scrapbooks.
Slides (photographs).
Yearbooks.
Local Subjects
Business
Clubs and Organizations
Women's Groups

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Business & Professional Women's Club of San Antonio Records, MS 7, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.

Acquisition Information

The records were donated in 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2007, 2012, 2018, and 2020 by the Business and Professional Women's Club of San Antonio (Accs 1994-007, 1996-003, 1997-031, 2000-018, 2007-030, 2007-059, 2012-034, 2018-051, 2020-011, 2020-012).

Processing Information

Processed by Katherine Salzmann, Processing Archivist, and Tori Beckman-Wilson, Graduate Assistant, Summer 1996. Finding Aid by Tori Beckman-Wilson and Jill Jackson, Processing Archivist, Fall 1996.

Additions encoded by Tatina Wulzer, Collections Assistant, March 2009.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Organizing Papers

Incorporation certificate from the National Federation of Business & Professional Women's Club, constitution and by-laws of the San Antonio Club, list of charter members gathered in 1937.
Arranged by type of record.
Box Folder
1 1 Organizing Papers

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President

Correspondence to and from early presidents of the club includes letters of introduction for members visiting other cities, club business and events and membership and committee reports. Of note is a report from the birth control committee from 1936 and a San Antonio Health Department Report for Jan.-April 1936.
Arranged in chronological order.
Box
1 1935-1936, Emma Kitchen
2 Correspondence 1935-1936
1936-1937, Eunice Whitaker
3 Correspondence, 1936-1937
4 Conference Material, 1936
1942-1943, Pearl Mathaei
5 Reports, 1942-1943
1980-1981, Evelyn Biery
6 Correspondence, 1980
7 Correspondence, 1980
8 Correspondence, 1981
9 Correspondence, 1981
Box
2 1984-1985, Pat Alex
1 Working Papers, 1984
2 Working Papers, 1985

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Recording Secretary

This is the largest and most comprehensive series. Each recording secretary kept a binder of correspondence, bulletins, minutes, committee reports which, over time, trace the club's philosophy, business transactions, annual celebrations, fund-raising drives, and growing membership. The original binders were dismantled but the original order was maintained.
Arranged in chronological order.
Box Folder
2 3 1922-192, Mattie Lehman
3 1924-1925, Francis Humphrey
4 1925-1926, Marjorie Will
4 1926-1927, Mrs. J.E. King
5 1927-1928, Carrie Campbell Jones
6 1956-1957, Joyce Myers
7 1957-1958, Peggy Wright
Box Folder
3 1 1960-1961, Alva H. Sullivan
1961-1962, B.J. Vanderweide
2 1961
3 1962
1963-1964, Madelyn Weinert
4 1963
5 1964
1964-1965, Joyce W. Boston
6 1964
7 1965
Box
4 1965-1966, Annie Austin / Madelyn Weinert
1 1965
2 1966
1967-1968, Mary Ann Marek/Evelyn Vizza
3 1967
4 1968
5 1968-1969, Marjorie Schlaff
Box
5 1973-1974, Minolois Gottschalk
1 1973
2 1974
1975-1976, Lucille Kuhn
3 1975
4 1976
1976-1977, Lucille Kuhn
5 1976
6 1977
1977-1978, Rosie Marie Forester
7 1977
Box Folder
6 1 1978
1979-1980, Katherine MacKenney
2 1979
3 1980
1980-1981, Teresa Wickham
4 1980
5 1981
1981-1982, Frankie Geneva Boyd
1984-1985, Sussane Smith
7 1984
8 1985
Box
7 1985-1986, Katherine MacKenney
1 1985
2 1986
3 1986-1987, Katherine MacKenney
4 1987-1988, Rochelle Shepley
5 1989-1990, Margaret Ayala
6 Undated notes

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Corresponding Secretary

Correspondence pertaining to nearly all facets of club membership, including acceptance letters to new members, interview sheets and membership applications. The series also includes correspondence from individuals and other organizations. Of note in this series is a number of letters to and from Judge Sarah T. Hughes from 1938 concerning the right of women to serve on juries.
Arranged in chronological order.
Box
7 1934-1935, Mary Ross
6 Correspondence
1937-1938, Lulie Dunbar
7 Correspondence
1938-1939, Anna Mae Bennetzen
8 Correspondence
1966-1967, Marcella Morgan
9 Correspondence
10 Reports

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Financial Secretary

Series comprised of transmittal letters to the state office. Documents contain membership lists, complete with occupations, addresses, birth dates and dues payment status.
Arranged in chronological order.
Box
8 Transmittal Letters, 1966-1994
1 Transmittal Letters, 1966-1967
2 Transmittal Letters, 1967-1968
3 Transmittal Letters, 1968-1969
4 Transmittal Letters, 1969-1970
5 Transmittal Letters, 1970-1971
6 Transmittal Letters, 1971-1972
7 Transmittal Letters, 1975-1976
8 Transmittal Letters, 1976-1977
9 Transmittal Letters, 1977-1978
10 Transmittal Letters, 1978-1979
11 Transmittal Letters, 1979-1980
12 Transmittal Letters, 1980-1981
13 Transmittal Letters, 1982-1983
14 Transmittal Letters, 1983-1984
15 Transmittal Letters, 1984-1985
16 Transmittal Letters, 1985-1986
17 Transmittal Letters, 1986-1987
18 Transmittal Letters, 1987-1988
19 Transmittal Letters, 1993-1994

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Treasurer

Monthly reports filed by the treasurer of the San Antonio club trace the financial holdings, dues, payments and other financial dealings of the group over a 20 year period. Series also contains bank statements from the club's accounts at Alamo National Bank, Kelly Bank and the National Bank of Commerce in San Antonio. The contents of the club's lock Box is also here, including stock certificates purchased when the club formed; correspondence attempting to determine the worth of the stocks (1986); and the deed and tax receipts on the club's property at Lake Medina Highlands.
Arranged by type of record, organized in chronological order.
Box
8 Monthly Reports, 1974-1994
20 Knodel, 1974-1975
21 Knodel, 1975-1976
22 Hayes, 1976-1977
23 Frerichs, 1977-1978
24 McKeon, 1978-1979
25 McKeon, 1979-1980
26 Ramer, Bryant, 1980-1981
Box Folder
9 1 Thomas, 1981-1982
2 Monthly Reports, 1982-1984
3 Monthly Reports, 1986-1987
4 Monthly Reports, 1993-1994
Budget Comparisons, 1976-1986
5 Budget Comparisons, 1976-1986
Bank Statements, 1974-1987
6 Alamo National Bank
6 Bank Statements, 1974-1980
Kelly Bank
7 Bank Statements, 1986-1987
National Bank of Commerce of San Antonio
8 Bank Statements, 1974-1978
9 Bank Statements, 1979-1982
10 Bank Statements, 1983-1984
Box
OM6 Ledger, 1952-1954
Box
OM4 Ledger, 1978-1984
Box
9 Lock Box, 1925-1986
11 Inventories, 1937-1986
12 Articles of Incorporation, 1925, 1932, 1985
13 Stock Certificates, 1932, 1986
14 Property Deed and Inventories, 1936, 1958
Box
OM5 Map of Lake Medina Highlands Lot
Box Folder
9 15 Tax Receipts, 1933-1957
16 Pass Books, 1951-1974

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Standing Committees

Documents detail activities of Civic Participation, International Relations, Legislation and Membership committees. The attention of the club to politics is evident in the records of the International Relations and Legislation committees. The International Relations Committee, 1930-1937 materials include a collection of booklets on topics ranging from disarmament to unemployment compensation, of note is the club's interest in world peace. The Legislation Committee materials include child labor laws in the 1930s and the ERA in the 1970's. The Membership Committee records are very extensive and include membership applications from nearly five decades, along with membership files for the years 1933-1940 and 1957-1980.
Arranged by committee.
Box Folder
9 Civic Participation, 1971-1972
17 Drug Abuse Project Scrapbook
18 Drug Abuse Project Scrapbook, continued
19 Booklet, "How Should We Elect the President?"
Box
10 International Relations, 1930-1937
1 Correspondence, 1935
Booklets
2 American Foreign Policy, National League of Women Voters, 1936
2 America's Stake in the Far East, American Council Institute of Pacific Relations, 1936
2 Annual List of Publications by National League of Women Voters, 1930
2 Brief Explanation of the Social Security Act, Social Security Board, 1937
2 The du Pont Company and Munitions, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, undated
2 The Evolving Foreign Policy of the United States, National Committee on the Cause and Cure of War, 1936
3 Facts About Disarmament Conference in 1932, National Council for Prevention of War, undated
3 The Federal-State Program for Unemployment Compensation, The Social Security Board, 1936
3 Fifty Books on Peace Questions, National Council for Prevention of War, undated
3 Germany - Japan Today, International Conciliation, 1936
3 Information Concerning the Programs and Activities of the International Federation of Business and Professional Women, 1935
3 Interrogation Luncheons, 1935
3 Munitions Manufacturers Should be Curbed, Hon. William E. Brown, 1934
3 A National Evil, A Non-Partisan Committee for Ratification of the Federal Child Labor Amendment, undated
3 The New Trade Policy of the United States, National League of Women Voters, 1936
3 1930 List of Publications, Supplement, National Federation of Business and Professional Women
3 1934 List of Publications, National Federation of Business and Professional Women
3 Organized Effort in the U.S. Towards Peace, National Committee on the Cause and Cure of War, 1936
3 Outstanding Provisions of the Proposed New Federal Food and Drug Act (Senate Bill 5), undated
4 Platform of a Campaign for World Economic Cooperation, National Peace Conference, 1937
4 Political Planks of Peace Issues, National Peace Conference, 1936
4 A Political Platform for Peace, National Peace Conference
4 The Press Project, National Committee on Cause and Cure of War, undated
4 See Mexico Land of Romance, Thrills, Adventure, Mrs. Edith Springall Ramsey, undated
4 Statement on Reorganization of the League of Nations, League of Nations Association, Inc., undated
4 The Strategy of Peace, League of Nations Association, Inc., undated
4 A Summary of the Report of the Lytton Commission to the Council of the League of Nations, 1933
4 "U.S. Munitions Investigation" and Speech, Hon. Gerald P. Nye
4 What Shall We Do About War?, Eddy and Page, World Problems Series, No.2, undated
4 Who Runs America?, National Civil Services Reform League, undated
4 Why War Must Cease, National Committee on Cause and Cure of War, undated
4 Widening Horizons, International Federation of Business and Professional Women, 1936
5 Conference Material, 1935
6 Press Releases, 1934-1936
7 Newspaper Clippings, 1935-1936, nd.
8 Party Announcement, 1984
Legislation, 1923, (1933-1934), 1972
8 Correspondence, 1934, 1972
9 Newspaper Clippings, 1933
10 Printed Material, 1933
10 The Current Outlook in Social Work,1933
10 Parliamentary Law, Henry M. Robert, 1923
Membership, 1933-1988
11 Correspondence, 1934-1944
12 Minutes and Agendas, 1963-1964
Applications, 1939-1988
13 Applications, 1939-1941
14 Applications, 1939-1941,continued
Box Folder
11 1 Applications, 1941-1942
2 Applications, 1944-1945
3 Applications, 1945-1946
4 Applications, 1968-1969
5 Applications, 1979-1980
6 Applications, 1984-1985
7 Applications, 1986-1987
8 Applications, 1987-1988
9 Membership File, 1933-1940
Membership File, 1957-1985
10 Membership, A-Bl
11 Membership, Bo-C1
Box Folder
12 1 Membership, Co-D
2 Membership, E-G
3 Membership, H
4 Membership, I-K
5 Membership, L-Me
6 Membership, Mi-O
7 Membership, P-R
Box Folder
13 1 Membership, S
2 Membership, T-Z
Box Folder
22 4 Guest Book, 1981-1985
Box
13 Public Relations, 1932-1937
Bennetzen, 1932-1933
3 Correspondence
Canaday, 1933-1934
4 Correspondence
5 Membership
5 Meetings and Reports
Public Relations, 1933-1968
Canaday, 1933-1934
6 Printed Material
Kitchen, 1934-1935
7 Correspondence
Kitchen, 1936-1937
8 Correspondence
9 Newspaper Clippings, 1934-1968
Box
14 Scholarship, 1973
1 Applications, 1973

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Special Committees

Series includes reports and correspondence related to the function of five special committees created by the club: Audit, Bulletins, Club Policy, Emblem, and Historian. The Audit Committee served on an ad hoc basis to produce reports on the club's financial affairs. Bulletins contains a wealth of information about club life. The bulletins feature club news, personal information such as marriages, children born and illnesses and deaths of members, as well as information from the state and national organizations. The Club Policy Committee produced a handbook in 1957, and the Emblem Committee maintained catalogues and price lists, and coordinated the ordering and distribution of the B&PW emblems. History books created by the Historian feature clips from newspapers, photographs and other club information to commemorate the club's achievements.
Arranged by committee.
Box
14 Audit, 1974-1980
2 Reports
2 Reports, 1974
2 Reports, 1978
2 Reports, 1980
Bulletins, 1934, (1947-1990)
3 Bulletins, 1934, 1943, 1947-1948
4 Bulletins, 1953-1955
5 Bulletins, 1956-1957
6 Bulletins, 1958-1959
7 Bulletins, 1962-1963
8 Bulletins, 1964
9 Bulletins, 1965
10 Bulletins, 1966-1968
11 Bulletins, 1969
12 Bulletins, 1970
13 Bulletins, 1971
Box Folder
15 1 Bulletins, 1972
2 Bulletins, 1973
3 Bulletins, 1974
4 Bulletins, 1975
5 Bulletins, 1976
6 Bulletins, 1977
7 Bulletins, 1978
8 Bulletins, 1980-1981
9 Bulletins, 1984-1985
10 Bulletins, 1989-1990
Club Policy, 1957-1958
11 Handbook
Emblems, 1930-1934
12 Correspondence, 1931-1934
13 Reports, 1930-1933
14 Printed Material, undated
15 Catalogue, undated
Historian, (1929-1972)
History Books
Box Folder
22 2-3 History Books, 1929-1930
Box
OM2 History Books, 1933-1934
History Books, 1935-1936
Box
OM3 History Books, 1936-1937
History Books, 1937-1938

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Yearbooks

Club yearbooks feature membership lists, information about programs held through the year, topics of special interest during that year and names of members who have died. The membership list includes addresses, phone numbers and occupations of the members.
Arranged chronologically.
Box Folder
16 1 Yearbooks, 1934-1941
2 Yearbooks, 1941-1949
3 Yearbooks, 1949-1955
4 Yearbooks, 1955-1967
5 Yearbooks, 1967-1971
6 Yearbooks, 1971-1977
7 Yearbooks, 1977-1985

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Photographs

Series contains photographs documenting club activities including early club gatherings in the 1930s, the state convention held in San Antonio in 1974 and to dinner meetings and award ceremonies in the mid-1980s. There are also slides from the national Business and Professional Women foundation which are part of a presentation about the history of the foundation.
Arranged by date and content.
Box
23 Texas Delegation to Conference, undated
District II Delegation to Conference, undated
Unidentified woman, undated
8 Slides from National Foundation slide presentation, 1968
7 Photographs of 1953 convention, others (Lots 003-005)
5-6 Photographs removed from albums (Lots 001-002)
Box
OM4 Photographs of Officers, 1975-1976
Box Folder
23 9 15th Annual Convention, The national Convention of Business and Professional Women's clubs, Inc., July 17-22, 1960, Philadelphia, PA

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Scrapbooks

Intact scrapbooks feature newsclippings, photographs and other items illustrating the club members' activities, at the local, state and national level within the organization. Also included are scrapbook materials from 1953 and 1974, including photographs, letters and other items removed from scrapbooks.
Box
16 Materials
8 Materials from 1974
Box
OM4 State Convention sign-in book/scrapbook, 1953
Box
Intact scrapbooks
Box Folder
22 1 Intact scrapbooks, 1931-1932
Box Folder
23 1-2 Intact scrapbooks, 1941-1942
Box
OM8 Intact scrapbooks, 1952-1953
Box
OM9 Intact scrapbook, 1961-1962
Box
OM7 Intact scrapbooks, 1971-1972
Box
OM6 Intact scrapbook, primarily newsclippings, 1971-1972
Box
OM10 Intact scrapbook, primarily newsclippings, 1959-1960
Box
OM11 Intact scrapbook, primarily newsclippings, 1963-1964

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District II Business and Professional Women's Club

District II of the Texas Business and Professional Women's Club covers an area of south central Texas which includes Bandera and LaSalle Counties, the cities of San Antonio, Carrizo Springs, Devine, Jourdanton, Uvalde and the Hill Country Clubs. The bulk of the correspondence in the series is that of District II Director Alice Frerichs, a San Antonian, who presided over the district from 1967-1969. Reports are another substantial portion of the series, including annual club reports to the district about their activities and club evaluations written by the district director. Invitations to other district meetings and conventions are also included.
Arranged by form.
Box
16 Organizational Papers
9 District Bylaws, undated
Correspondence
10 Alice Frerichs, Director, 1967-1969
11 Elizabeth (Dolly) Hudson, Director, 1969-1970
12 Claude Kercheville, Director, 1985
13 Invitations to District Conferences, 1969-1971
14 General, 1965, 1981-1982
Reports
15 District Reports to State, 1962-1971
16 Committee Reports, 1970-1971
17 District II Meeting minutes, 1980-1982; 1984
18 District goals, undated
Box Folder
17 1 Annual club reports, 1963-1984
2 Club Officer lists, 1969-1970, 1980-1981, 1984-1985
3 Club evalutions, 1965-1966, 1970-1971
Finance
4 District 2 budgets, 1981-1982, 1984-1985
5 District 2 Director's expenses, 1964-1966
Conference
6 District 2 Conference minutes, 1962-1966, 1968-1970, 1980-1981, 1984
7 District II conference planning board minutes, 1962-1965, 1967-1969, 1981
8 News Releases, 1963
9 Workshops, 1973, undated
10 Programs, 1962-1970, 1973, 1980-1984
11 Program notes, 1963
12 Kerrville, 1969
Seminars
13 Organizing booklet, 1969
14 Final Report, 1970-1971, undated
15 Program, 1969
Events
16 National Business Women's Week, 1978
Newsclips
17 Legislative, 1984
18 Members, 1985
19 General
Bulletins
20 District 2, 1970-1971, 1980-1982
Box Folder
18 1 Bandera County B&PW, 1970-1971
2 Del Rio B&PW, 1980
3 Hill Country B&PW, 1970-1971, 1980-1981
4 Mexican American B&PW, 1980-1981
5 North Alamo City B&PW, 1968-1971, 1980-1982
6 Northwest San Antonio, "Northwest Express,"1980-1981
7 San Antonio Women's Federation, Inc., "Hi-Lites,"1980-1981
8 Southeast San Antonio B&PW, "Shenanigans,"1980-1982
9 Town &Country B&PW, 1980-1981
10 Uvalde B&PW, 1971

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Texas Business and Professional Womens' Club

Correspondence and state reports comprise the majority of this series. The correspondence is between state and District II officials of the club, and club members at the local level. The state reports are divided into financial and membership sub-series. Finances of the state organization, including contributions from district and local clubs are found in the financial files, and similarly detailed information about membership trends across the state in the membership files. Another sub-series of note is the minutes of the state board of directors meetings held monthly. These documents offer a detailed look at how the club functions at the state level. The series also contains issues of the state organization's publication, Texas Business and Professional Woman, in a nearly complete from 1948 to 1978.
Arranged by form.
Box
18 Correspondence
11 To District II Directors, 1967-1970, undated
12 To Local Clubs, 1967-1970
13 To District II Clubs (forms), 1968-1970
State Reports
14 Financial, 1966-1971
15 Membership, 1966-1985
16 Minutes, Board of Director meetings, 1965-1971
Box Folder
19 1 Minutes, Board of Director planning meetings, 1966-1971
2 Minutes, Convention Planning Board, 1967
Conventions
3 Programs, 1968, 1984
Printed Material
4 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1948
5 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1953
6 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1954
7 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1955
8 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1956
9 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1957
10 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1958
11 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1959
12 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1960
13 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1961
14 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1962
15 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1963
16 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1964
17 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1965
18 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1966
19 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1967
Box Folder
20 1 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1968
2 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1969
3 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1970
4 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1971
5 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1972
6 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1973
7 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1974
8 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1975
9 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1976
10 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1977
11 Texas Business and Professional Woman, 1978
Box Folder
21 11 Texas Woman Magazine, 1994-1995, 1994and"BPW Orientation Handbook,"

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National Business and Professional Women's Club

This series contains correspondence between national and District II officers and members, along with convention materials ranging from committee convention reports (1934-1935) to convention programs (1984) in Nashville. A companion book for the slides in the photographs series is here. Also in this series is the National Federation's publication, National Business Woman, from the late 1950s to the mid-1970s.
Arranged by form.
Box
20 Correspondence
12 To District 2 Officers, 1968-1984, undated
13 To District 2 Members, 1970
Conventions
14 Committee Reports, 1934-1935
15 Action Items, 1984
16 Programs, 1935, 1968, 1984
17 Newsletter, 1984
18 Foundation
18 Book to be used with slideshow on Foundation History, 1968
Printed Material
19 Newsclips, legislative, 1984
Box Folder
21 1 Independent Woman, 1956
2 National Business Woman, 1957
3 National Business Woman, 1958
4 National Business Woman, 1959
5 National Business Woman, 1964
6 National Business Woman, 1965
7 National Business Woman, 1966
8 National Business Woman, 1967
9 National Business Woman, 1975

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Ephemera

Series includes club merchandise information, invitations, a plaque, a USO Certificate of Appreciation and a convention nametag.
Box Folder
21 10 Merchandise, undated
Box Folder
22 5 National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc., Certificates, 1946
Box Folder
23 3 Plaque from the "San Antonio Express News", 1969
4 Badge and two signs, undated
Box
OM4 USO Certificate of Appreciation and letter, 1947
Fiesta Invitations, 1936, 1938, 1953
Box
OM5 Newspapers and Broadsides
Book,Parliamentary Law, 1932

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Addition of November 1997 (Accession 1997-031)

Box Folder
24 1 BPW policy and budget, 1993-1994
2 Blank vouchers, 1988-1994
3 Blank dinner reservations, undated
4 Annual dues notices, undated
5 Renewal and new member forms, undated
6 Records maintenance form, undated
7 January sale, September 20, 1994
8 Processed vouchers, 1992-1993
9 Attendance rosters, 1992-1993
10 Treasurer's reports and guidelines, 1991-1993
Box
OM1 Ledger-revenue, 1992-1993

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Addition of May 2000 (Accession 2000-018)

Box Folder
24 13 Club history and calendar, 1952-1953
Box
OM1 Activities of Our Members scrapbook containing clippings, 1952-1953 and undated

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Addition of March 2007 (Accession 2007-030)

Contains administrative records, including correspondence, by-laws, meeting minutes, along with convention and conference material and a variety of newsletters.
Box Folder
24 13 Reservation roster, includes by-laws, correspondence, meeting minutes, and newsletters, 1990-2003
14 Newsletters, 2005
15 Recipes from the Kitchen's of Business and Professional Women's Club, Inc. of San Antonio, 2002-2003
16 District 2 conference, newsletters, conventions, 1999-2005
17-20 Assorted administrative records, 1994-1999
21-22 Assorted administrative records, 1997-1999
Box Folder
25 1-3 Assorted administrative records, 1992-1995
4-5 State convention, planning and communication, 2000
6 Assorted administrative records: meetings, minutes, reports, 1993-1994
7-8 Newsletters: The Mission Statement, Texas Women, Shenanigans, Nike Notes, etc. 1998-1999
9-11 Administrative records and minutes, 1991-1992
12 Assorted material: newsletters, correspondence, event flyers, magazines, 1997-2000 and undated
Box Folder
26 1-3 Assorted material: newsletters, correspondence, event flyers, magazines, 1997-2000 and undated
4 Ephemera, undated
5 Assorted material: administrative records, newsletters, programs, etc., 1990-2005 and undated
6 85th Annual State Convention, official program, June 2-5, 2005
7 BPW/Texas Region 1 Fall Conference, October 22-23, 2004
8 2004-2005 State Committees meeting, May 8, 2004
9 BPW Action Manual, 1995
10 Assorted material: newsletters, programs, minutes, San Antonio Woman magazine, 1999-2004
11 Assorted catalogs, 1997-2006
12 BPW District 2, D. Slay-Barker, Woman of the Year Chairman, 2000-2001
13 Designing BPW Leaders, BPW/Texas District 2 conference, October 5, 2002
14 BPW, 2001-2002
15-16 Administrative records: budget records, President's reports, meeting agendas, correspondence, newsletters, etc. 1995
Box Folder
27 1 Administrative records: budget records, President's reports, meeting agendas, correspondence, newsletters, etc. 1995
2 records of events held by BPWSA (manila envelopes), 1995-1996
3 Administrative records: bylaws, committee information, newsletters, meetings, legislative action manual, 1995
4 Assorted material: newsletters, National Business Women's Week material, 1999-2001
5 Assorted material: newsletters, magazine, 1999-2000
6 Assorted material: mostly newsletters, 2001-2002
7 Eve of the Millennium 10th annual Enterprising Women's Conference, September 29, 1999
8 District 2, 1995
9 Assorted material, 1995-2001
10 District Directors Retreat, 1995
11 BPW/Texas State Convention, 1999
12 Administrative records, 1994-1995 and undated
13 Assorted material: newsletters, conference program, year-end committee report, brochures, magazine, 2000-2005
14 80th Annual BPW/Texas convention, June 8-11, 2000
15 81st Annual Business Session, July 13-15, 2000
16 Handbook of Policies and Procedures, July 1999
17 Assorted material: newsletters, correspondence, etc., 2000
18 Lighting the Way to the Millenium, 1999-2000
19 BPW/Texas Region 4, 2004-2005
20 Assorted newsletters and magazines, 2002-2006
21 Copy of Region 1 books, 2004
22 Annual conference, Washington DC, July 26-30, 1996
23 State convention planning committee blue print, 1996-1997
24 83rd Annual State Convention, June 19-22, 2003
Box Folder
28 1 Planning District 2 director, D. Slay-Barber, 1995-1996
Box
OM1 PAF utilities release, 1988

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Addition of June 2007 (Accession 2007-059), 2002-2006

Contains administrative records, conference and convention material, membership information and convention orientation manuals.
Box Folder
28 2 BPW/Texas District 2 Conference, October 5, 2002
3 85th Annual state convention, June 2-5, 2005
4 Orientation Manual (Treasurer's Book), 2002-2003
5 Orientation Manual, 2002-2003
5-6 83rd Annual State Convention, June 19-22, 2003
7-8 Administrative records, 2004-2005
9-10 Dinner meeting, 2005-2006
11 BPW/Texas District 2 membership, 2002-2003

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Addition of May 2012 (Accession 2012-034), 1987-2012

Box
OM9 Scrapbook of organization president, Carol Haberman, 1987-2012

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Addition of October 2018 (Accession 2018-051), 1987-2012

Box
30-49 Files of various officers: Doris Slay-Barber, Dorothy Abney, Dolly Hudson, and Lydia Tamez. Materials relate to both the local San Antonio chapter and District 2. Includes Constance Allen Heritage Guild for Lifetime Learning Scholarship Fund materials. 1987-2012

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Addition of February 2020 (Accession 2020-011), 1982-2008

Box
50-55, OM12 Photographs, planning materials, financial records, historical files, ephemera, and Constance Allen heritage guild records, and ephemera. 1982-2008

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Addition of March 2020 (Accession 2020-012), 1976-2010

Box
56-57, OM12 Records of the BPW SA and Region 1 and District 2. Materials include organization manuals, planning materials, meeting minutes, member directories, and ephemera. 1976-2010

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