Calumet Women's Club Collection
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Collection, 1940-2017, of the Calumet Women's Group of Calumet, Michigan, a civic minded group dedicated to community service and personal growth. Contents include scrapbooks, retrospectives, cookbooks, and minutes, among other items.
Dates
- 1940-2017
Language of Material
English
Conditions Governing Access
Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections.
Biography
The Calumet Women's Group originated in November 1901 when a group of women met at the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company's library to discuss forming a club. The first regular meeting was in January 1902. The original members included wives of mining captains, doctors and business owners. The club was a part of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. The ladies wanted to better the conditions of the community and supported causes in women's suffrage, child-labor laws, scouting, education, health and conservation. The women worked at personal growth as well, preparing and reading scholarly papers, studying American history, geography, government, art, music, literature and science - and then moved on to study other areas of the world in the same detail.
Extent
2 cubic feet (2 boxes)
Abstract
Collection, 1940-2017, of the Calumet Women's Group of Calumet, Michigan, a civic minded group dedicated to community service and personal growth.
Arrangement
This collection was arranged in chronological order when feasible due to size and condition of the scrapbooks.
Processing History
Elizabeth Russell, 6/3/2010, revised by Rachael Bussert, revised by Allison Neely 5/23/2017, revised by Emily Riippa 10/22/2018.
- Title
- Calumet Women's Club Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elizabeth Russell Revised by Rachael Bussert Revised by Allison Neely, 5/23/2017 Revised by Emily Riippa, 10/22/2018
- Date
- 6/3/2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Repository Details
Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository