Twentieth Century Club of Duluth records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: S2301

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains constitution and by-laws; minutes, 1898-1930; scrapbooks, 1898-1982; yearbooks, 1910-1912; pamphlets and serials; membership directories; conference programs; and organizational histories. Some of the scrapbooks include photographs.

Dates

Creation: 1898-1988

Creator

Twentieth Century Club of Duluth (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

The Twentieth Century Club is a philanthropic service-providing women’s organization affiliated with the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. The purpose of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs is “to unite the women’s clubs and like organizations throughout the world for the purpose of mutual benefit, and for the promotion of their common interest in education, philanthropy, public welfare, moral values, civics, and fine arts.” The Duluth, Minnesota club was founded in 1898. It is part of the General Federated Women’s Club of Minnesota.

Club women serve as catalysts who assess the needs of their communities and gather people together to meet the needs of their communities. A representative sample of the organization's focus is in the records of the 1961 campaign for highway safety by promotion of seatbelts. In the early 1980’s the Twentieth Century Club established the “loan a car seat” program at St. Mary’s hospital in Duluth.

Extent

1.50 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

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.

Related Materials:

NEMHC Print Collections PAM 1539 History of the GFWC Twentieth Century Club of Duluth, Minnesota, 1898-1988 by Rose Alice Johnson

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, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.