American Society of Civil Engineers Wives Club of Dallas
Overview of the Collection | ||
| Creator: | ASCE Wives Club of Dallas. | |
| Title: | American Society of Civil Engineers Wives Club of Dallas | |
| Dates: | 1940-2001 | |
| Accession No.: | MA01-7 | |
| Quantity: | 3 Boxes | |
| Language: | The records are in English. | |
| Repository: | Texas/Dallas History & Archives, Dallas Public Library 1515 Young St Dallas, TX 75201 | |
Organization Background
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) was founded in 1852 and on November 1913 in Dallas, a Texas section of the ASCE was established. The ASCE Wives club of Dallas was organized by Mrs. L.W. Wells in February 1940 and was modeled after a similar ASCE wives club in Houston, Texas. The group sought to foster social activities amongst wives of the ASCE engineers. The group continues to meet and is still an active part in the ASCE.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a range of scrapbooks put together by the organization to document their history. The scrapbooks cover a range of years, 1940-2001. Included inside the volumes are photographs, yearbooks, clippings, rosters and by-laws.
Index Terms | ||
| This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms. | ||
| Organizations: | ||
| American Society of Professional Engineers Wives Club Dallas Chapter | ||
| Places: | ||
| Dallas (Tex.) | ||
| Titles: | ||
| American Society of Professional Engineers Wives Club | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
MA01-7 ASCE Wives Club, Texas/Dallas History & Archives Division, Dallas Public Library
Processing Information
Processed by Bryan McKinney
Detailed Description of the Collection
Minute Books | |||||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Book 1 1952-1960 | ||||||||||||
| Book 2 1960-1970 | |||||||||||||