Collection on the Iota Study Club
Description of Contents
Collection includes programs (1945-1952) and (1964-1966), and one clipping. Each program gives the leadership and membership for the particular year, the club motto and collect, study topics, and agendas for each meeting. Some topics include “North Brazil and the Amazon” and “South American Literature and Art.” The clipping describes a Pan-American event planned between the Iota Club and eleven women’s groups in Central and South America, which was aired on WTCN Broadcasting. Among common interests between the Iota Club and the eleven Latin American clubs were charity, education, and Nazi Germany.
Dates
- 1939 - 1966
Creator
- Iota Study Club (Minneapolis, Minn.) (Organization)
Access Restrictions
The collection is available for use in Special Collections during the department's open hours.
History
Women's club was organized in 1927 and federated in 1939. The object of the club was united effort toward personal improvement, higher education, and social progress. There club motto was “Better is Wisdom than all Precious Things.” They also corresponded with eleven women's clubs in Central and South America in the late 1930s. This particular club was located in Minneapolis, MN, or in the fifth congressional district among many others women’s clubs tied to the larger Minnesota Federation of Women’s Clubs.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
- Clubs -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women -- Minnesota -- Societies and clubs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Collection on the Iota 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
