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Records of The Northwestern University Settlement Association Evanston Woman's Board

 Collection
Identifier: 41/8

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

All records have been removed from three-ringed binders in which they were originally kept.

Boxes 1-3 contain records relating to the “Dollar Letter” program, spanning the years from 1928 through 1979. The “Dollar Letter” Lists include the names of each Evanston Woman's Board member with the addresses of all the people that she sent pledge letters to and the amount of money received. Due to the different methods of recording and maintaining the address lists and the returns, the dates sometimes overlap. Materials relating to the “Dollar Letter” program are also included with the President's Records and the Treasurer's Records.

The President's Records, 1958-1981 (Boxes 3-6), contain annual reports, meeting agendas and minutes, correspondence, “Dollar Letters”, financial records, and newspaper clippings. The Publicity Chair Notebook, 1968-1972, also contains meeting minutes and newspaper clippings.

The Treasurer's Records, 1911-1983 (Boxes 6-7) contains deposit, withdrawal, and receipt records, dues payments, and “Dollar Letter” returns. The Treasurer's Reports include monthly and annual Treasurer's Reports, expense estimates, and some correspondence for the years 1956-1984.

Dates

  • 1911-1990

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is stored at a remote campus location and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.

Extent

7.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Boxes 1-3 contain records relating to the “Dollar Letter” program, spanning the years from 1928 through 1979. The President's Records, 1958-1981 (Boxes 3-6), contain annual reports, meeting agendas and minutes, correspondence, “Dollar Letters", financial records, and newspaper clippings. The Publicity Chair Notebook, 1968-1972, also contains meeting minutes and newspaper clippings. The Treasurer's Records, 1911-1983 (Boxes 6-7) contains deposit, withdrawal, and receipt records, dues payments, and “Dollar Letter” returns.

Arrangement Note

The records in this series are organized alphabetically by subject.

Method of Acquisition

These records were separated from Accession #90-160, donated to the University Archives on October 15, 1990 by the Northwestern University Settlement via Ron Manderschied on October 15, 1990, and from Accession #94-70, donated to the University Archives on June 7, 1994 by the Northwestern University Settlement via Doris Overboe.

Related Materials

The records' original arrangement, in alphabetical order by subject, was retained, but several large, coherent categories were separated from the General Administrative Files, organized separately, and assigned their own series numbers.

Series 41/1: General Administrative Files, 1891-1995 (73 boxes)
Series 41/2: Case Files, 1908-1976 (79 boxes)
Series 41/3: Delinquent Boys Case Files, 1929-31, 1938-9 (5 boxes
Series 41/4: Financial Records, 1918-1971
Series 41/5: Clubs and Classes Attendance and Registration Cards, 1936-1953 (25 boxes)
Series 41/6: Photographs, 1890-1991 (8 boxes)
Series 41/7: Scrapbooks, 1892-1984 (20 boxes)
Series 41/8: Evanston Woman's Board, 1911-1990 (7 boxes)
Series 41/9: North Shore Junior Board, 1937-1992 (14 boxes)
Series 41/10: Lenora E. Clark Diary, 1906-1910 (1 box)
Series 41/11: Food Client Records, 1985-1986 (3 boxes)

Separated Materials

1.5 cubic feet of duplicate and extraneous materials were discarded.

Processing Information

Rachel Erlich, August 1996

Title
Guide to the Records of The Northwestern University Settlement Association Evanston Woman's Board
Author
Rachel Erlich
Date
01/08/1996
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Library Details

Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository

Contact:
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Dr.
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635