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Charlotte Woman's Club records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0056
Abstract

The Charlotte Woman's Club is the oldest civic organization in Charlotte. Organized in 1899 as the Study Club for Mothers, that group enlarged its membership and civic activities in 1902 and became the Charlotte Woman's Club. Includes minutes, newsletters, programs, financial records, 1924 register, scrapbooks, correspondence, and membership applications.

Dates: 1901 - 1989

Daughters of the American Revolution, Liberty Hall Chapter, records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0147
Abstract

Records of a DAR chapter organized in 1908 to commemorate Liberty Hall Academy, North Carolina's first college, which was established in Charlotte in 1771 under the name Queen's College. Contains minutes, correspondence, programs, and financial material but no membership applications. Also includes 15 scrapbooks documenting local history and the activities of the chapter.

Dates: 1907 - 1987; 1909 - 1987

Daughters of the American Revolution, Mecklenburg Chapter, records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0080
Abstract

Records of the first DAR chapter in North Carolina, founded in 1898. Contains membership applications, including that of Mary Anna Morrison Jackson, widow of General Stonewall Jackson; minutes of chapter and executive board meetings; histories of the chapter and the state organization; and a list of tombstone inscriptions in Settlers Cemetery in uptown Charlotte.

Dates: 1898 - 1993

Daughters of the American Revolution, Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence Chapter, records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0146
Abstract

Records of a DAR chapter founded in 1912 by descendents of the signers of the disputed Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. Includes membership applications, minutes, yearbooks, financial records, memorials to deceased members, information on historical markers erected by the chapter, scrapbooks, and material concerning the Mecklenburg Declaration and the preservation of the home of Hezekiah Alexander.

Dates: 1912 - 1992

Junior Daughters of the American Revolution records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0389
Abstract

Collection contains of a scrapbook and a small collection of organizational records from the Charlotte, North Carolina, Junior DAR chapter.

Dates: 1936 - 1941

Frances J. Strouse papers concerning the Zonta Club of Charlotte

 Collection
Identifier: MS0520
Abstract

The collection contains items related to Frances Strouse's tenure at the Zonta Club, primarily from 1980-1981. It contains a photo album, member directory and a 1976 issue of Zontian, the official magazine of Zonta International.

Dates: 1976, 1980-1981

Virginia Dare Book Club records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0202
Abstract

Archives of Charlotte's second oldest book club (founded 1893), including yearbooks, newspaper clippings, and invitations.

Dates: 1894 - 2019

Women Executives records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0396
Abstract

The records of the Women Executives, a Charlotte, NC organization, span from 1977 to 2021. The bulk of the records include the organization's charter and bylaws, minutes of meetings, newsletters, membership information, and scrapbooks.

Dates: 1977 - 2021

Martha Dorn Worrell papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0183
Abstract

Papers relating to Worrell's role as advisor to the Charlotte Junior Music Club and the Epsilon Chapter of Pi Mu. Includes correspondence, programs, and photographs

Dates: 1949 - 1968

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