19th Century Club records
Scope and Contents
Collection includes club records, including membership records, information regarding each meeting, scrapbooks of club events and members, correspondence between club members and other organizations, and ephemera and artifacts relating to the club's history. Dated 1891 to 2010.
Dates
- 1891-2010
Creator
- 19th Century Club (Provo, Utah) (creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Administrative History
The 19th Century Club (est. 1891) is a women’s club dedicated to individual learning and community enrichment.
The 19th Century Club held its first meeting in Provo, Utah, in 1891, and continues to meet on a regular basis. The club began with the goal of bringing women together to learn as well as to enrich their community. In 1892, the 19th Century Club became one of the first two clubs west of the Mississippi to become a member of the General Federation for Women's Clubs. The 19th Century Club's greatest achievement has been their work fundraising for the first and subsequent Provo City Public Libraries. The Club played an essential role in securing funding from Andrew Carnegie for the Provo Public Library, asking the town to donate a plot of land for the library building, as well as securing books and magazines for the use of the library.
Extent
15 boxes (7.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Materials were donated by Betty Tarran, a member of the club since 1969, and president in 1976-78, in 2006. Additional materials were donated by Helen Wilkins, a member of the club since at least 1987, in 2014.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Betty Tarran; 2006.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Helen Wilkins; 2014.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; Andrea Wyss, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2011.
Processing Information
Processed; Margaret Weddle, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2014.
Processing Information
Processed; Tayla Boyer; November 2021.
- Title
- Register of 19th Century Club records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Andrea Wyss
- Date
- 2011 April 6
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
- Box: 1 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 2 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 3 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 4 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 5 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 6 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 7 (Mixed Materials)
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- Box: 10 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 11 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 12 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 13 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 14 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 15 (Mixed Materials)
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States