Collection on the Violet Study Club
Description of Contents
One box. Collection consists of newspaper clippings about the Violet Study Club and the club’s annual programs spanning 1909-1973.
Dates
- 1906 - 1973
Creator
- Violet Study Club (Minneapolis, Minn.) (Organization)
Access Restrictions
The collection is available for use in Special Collections during the department's open hours.
History
The Violet Study Club was organized in March 1906 in north Minneapolis and federated in 1907. They were affiliated with the Argosy and Pathfinders Clubs. The motto of the Violet Study Club was “Knowledge is Power”. The purpose of the club was “self-improvement morally, socially, intellectually and spiritually”. The club gave its members an opportunity to continue their education is such areas as poetry, art and literature. Each year a theme for study was selected. Meetings were held every other week from September through May.
Charter Members
- President
- Mrs. Philena Wilder
- Vice President
- Mrs. Anna L. Close
- Secretary
- Mrs. Anna M. Spencer
- Treasurer
- Mrs. Lena Roberts
- Leader
- Mrs. Alma A. Howard
- Member
- Mrs. Ima Brown
- Member
- Mrs. Rose Friday
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
- Argosy Club (Minneapolis, Minn.)
- Clubs -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pathfinder Club (Minneapolis, Minn.)
- Pathfinders (Club : Minneapolis, Minn.)
- Women -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Societies and clubs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Collection on the Violet Study Club
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Hennepin County Library Special Collections Repository
Minneapolis Central Library
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis MN 55401 U.S.A.
612-543-8200
specialcoll@hclib.org
