IOWA WOMEN’S ARCHIVES
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES
IOWA CITY, IOWA
THE RECITAL CLUB (GARNER,
IOWA)
RECORDS, 1901-1994
2.8 linear feet
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ACQUISITION: |
The records (donor no. 229) were
donated by the Recital Club
of Garner in 1994. |
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ACCESS: |
The records are open for research. |
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COPYRIGHT: |
»Copyright has been transferred to the University of Iowa. |
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PHOTOGRAPHS: |
In box 5. |
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PROCESSED
BY: |
Your name, year»Melissa Burger, 1994. |
History
The Recital Club of Garner, Iowa, was organized in 1901
and federated in 1907. Early in its
history, the organization was unusual because it included both men and women,
although now it is composed entirely of women.
Originally established to provide a musical or dramatic program at each
meeting, the club has also promoted education by offering scholarships to
students in the community.
Throughout the Recital Club's history, the women have
chosen programs which pertain to the projects of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs (GFWC) and the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs (IFWC). One of these projects was the Community
Improvement Program, which the Recital Club initiated in 1957. The club was concerned with the number of
high school graduates leaving Garner, a town of approximately 2000 at the
time. In response, with the help of
services from both Iowa State College (now Iowa State University) and the State
University of Iowa (now the University of Iowa), the club sent out
questionnaires about aspects of Garner to high school graduates of the previous
eleven years (429 people). Ultimately,
the program resulted in the organization of the Garner Town and Country
Planning Council, which promoted such projects as a public swimming pool and
retirement apartments.
The Recital Club of Garner continues to hold meetings
with presentations and discussions about literature, the arts and the
community.
Scope and Content Note
The
Recital Club of Garner records
date from 1901 to 1994. The records are
arranged in four series: Administrative files, General Federation of Women's
Clubs (GFWC), Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs, and Community Improvement
Program. The records document the
activities of the club since 1901, particularly the extensive community
improvement project the club began in 1957.
The Administrative files
series (1901-1994) includes the club's constitution and by-laws, secretary's
books, finances, correspondence, and awards and recognition. Together these detail the club's programs,
goals and contributions since its organization.
The General Federation of Women's Clubs series
(1956-1983) consists of a certificate of membership from 1922 and programs and
newspaper clippings from annual conventions.
The Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs series
(1951-1984) includes a profile of the organization, newsletters, projects such
as "Adventures in Reading," and issues of The Iowa Clubwoman from
1951-1969 and 1982-1983.
The Community Improvement Program series (1957-1959)
includes information about how to begin such a project from Iowa State College,
the State University of Iowa and the General Federation of Women's Clubs. There are also three scrapbooks in this
series which contain profiles of the Garner program and its results,
specifically the organization of the Garner Town and Country Planning
Council. In addition there are
correspondence, photographs, and award certificates in this series.
Box no. Description
Administrative files
Constitution and by-laws, undated
Hancock County by-laws, 1956-1957
Club profiles, undated
Secretary's books
1903-1908
1908-1915
1915-1921
1922-1928
1928-1936
1937-1947
1947-1955
Box 2
1955-1967
1967-1977
1977-1989
Minutes (miscellaneous), 1972-1984 and undated
Finances
General Federation of Women's Clubs policy, 1974-1981
Checking account statements (with cancelled checks)
1955-1964
1967-1970
1971-1980, 1983
Savings statements, 1986-1990
Box 3
Interest statements, 1984-1990
Receipts and expenses, 1957-1975
Bond certificates, undated
Correspondence
1925
1958-1969
1970-1975 and undated
1978-1980 and undated
1981-1984 and undated
1985-1993 and undated
Annual programs
1901-1910
1910-1924
1924-1934
1934-1950
Box 4
1950-1960
1960-1980
1980-1994
Newspaper clippings
1951-1988
Undated
Miscellaneous, 1914-1915 and undated
Awards and Recognition, 1957-1981
General Federation of
Women's Clubs
Certificate of Membership, 1922
Conventions, 1951-1984
Newspaper clippings, undated
Miscellaneous, 1981 and undated
Iowa Federation of Women's
Clubs
Profile, 1970
Newsletter, 1981-1982
"Adventures in Reading," 1977-1984
"Rainbows, Raindrops and Dreams,"
1980-1981
Box 5
Yearbook, 1964-1965 and 1971-1972
The Iowa
Clubwoman
1951-1969
1982-1983
Community Improvement
Program
Garner Profiles, 1958-1964
General Federation of Women's Clubs, 1968-1980
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs, 1958-1960
Iowa State College, 1951-1962
State University of Iowa, 1955-1962
Correspondence, 1958-1960
Speech, 1960
Newspaper clippings
1957-1958 and undated
1960 and undated
1960-1969
Garner Town and Country Planning Council, 1958-1968
Awards and recognition, 1956-1962 and undated
Photographs, 1958 and 1960
Box 6
Scrapbooks
1958-1960
Box 7
1960
Box
8
1962