Duluth’s Women’s Republican Club records
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, reports, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and campaign literature.
Dates
- 1940-1997
Creator
- Duluth's Women's Republican Club (Duluth, Minn.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
One month after the vice-chairman of the Republican National Committee spoke in Duluth, Minnesota the Duluth Republican National Committee committee-woman, Mrs. Chris Carlson, proposed a Republican women’s organization in Duluth. Units in Hibbing, Eveleth and Chisholm had already formed. At the outset, the group stressed its purpose “to present an educational program for Republican women, and not to be used as a political pressure group, or to carry on any campaigning.” The group formed in August 1938, with elections in September. The organization was referred to by three names inconsistently: Republican Women’s Club, Duluth Republicans Women’s Club and Duluth Women’s Republican Club. Duluth's Women’s Republican Club was used on letterhead in the late 1940’s and appeared in the 1954 annual report and 1959 Constitution.
The organization's focus evolved to include supporting candidates and endorsing legislation; however, the club’s purpose is still stated “to encourage loyalty to the Republican Party and the ideals for which it stands; to promote a better understanding of politics and success at the polls.” More recent projects include support for candidate forums and voter registration drives.
Extent
2.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, reports, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and campaign literature.
Physical Location
This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.
General
This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library.
- Clubs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Local sources
- Minutes Subject Source: Local sources
- Newspaper clippings Subject Source: Local sources
- Organizations Subject Source: Local sources
- Political campaigns Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Political parties Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Publications Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Reports Subject Source: Local sources
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Local sources
- Women Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women’s organizations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Duluth’s Women’s Republican Club records
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Staff, P. Maus.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu
