urn:taro:dalpub.08602 Business and Professional Women's Club of Dallas Records Finding aid prepared by Dr. Ruth Guy; revised by Richard E. Schlaudroff . Texas/Dallas History & Archives, Dallas Public Library March 05, 2007
1515 Young StDallas, TX 75201
 Finding aid encoded by Bryan McKinney on March 05, 2007 Overview of the Collection Texas/Dallas History & Archives, Dallas Public Library
1515 Young St Dallas, TX 75201
 Business and Professional Women's Club of Dallas Records 1930-2006 32 Boxes MA86-2 The records are in English. Background Information

The Business and Professional Women's Club of Dallas (B&PW) was formed in 1916. The purpose was to create a forum of common interests and goals and to promote the interests of professional women. The National Federation of Business and Professional Women was formed three years later in 1919. The Dallas club joined as a local chapter. Many of the leaders in the national organization were from Dallas. Two very prominent figures were Judge Sarah T. Hughes and Dr. Minnie Maffett. The organization raises money for special projects and currently remains dedicated to excellence for women. A great deal of respect goes to the pioneers who blazed the path for all working women.

 Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials from the local Dallas chapter, as well as the district, state, and national B&PW organizations. It is divided into twenty series. The first eleven of these pertain to the local chapter, including compiled histories, minutes, rosters, correspondence, financial records, awards, publications, newspaper clippings, photographs, brochures, scrapbooks, etc. Eight of the remaining nine series provide similar materials which chiefly concern the local chapter in relation to the district, state, and national organizations to which it belongs, including state and national publications. The last series contains media, mainly audio and video recordings, much of which provides oral histories and recorded meetings and special events of the local chapter. Most series are divided chronologically, with the principal exceptions of Special Projects and Media, which are divided topically. The series are:

History, Boxes 1-2, 1916-2005 (29 folders) Compiled histories, minutes of meetings, and reports of committees of the Dallas chapter. Similar materials may be located in the Club Activities series. Compiled histories of the state and national organizations are located in the Texas Federation and National Federation series, respectively. Rosters, Boxes 2-3, 1930-1997 (8 folders) Membership rosters. Cuff Notes, Boxes 3-4, 1958-2004 (40 folders) Issues of Cuff Notes, the official newsletter of Dallas B&PW. Financial Records, Box 5, 1956-1994 (13 folders) Audits, financial reports, budgets, and bank statements. Club Activities, Boxes 5-7, 1930-2006 (39 folders) Correspondence, flyers, brochures, notes, and other materials illustrating regular club activities. Presidents' Files, Boxes 8-9, 1980-2006 (17 folders) Materials retained by club presidents. Essentially similar to materials contained in the Club Activities series. Special Projects, Boxes 9-11, chiefly 1969-2004 (63 folders) Club activities, some on-going, and projects of particular importance, including awards nominations, awards events, charitable trusts, and political activities. Of particular note are files on Ruth Guy, Hermine Tobolowsky, Sarah T. Hughes, and the Equal Rights Amendment. Clippings, Box 12, 1942-1988 (37 folders) Newspaper and magazine clippings on B&PW, focusing chiefly on the Dallas club. Photographs, Box 13, 1941-2005 (16 folders) Photographic prints of individuals and activities related to the club. Of particular note is the file on B&PW members in military service during World War II. Minnie Maffett File, Boxes 16-17, 1930-1989 (15 folders) Materials concerning Minnie Maffett's life and activities, including her work in B&PW, medical work in Taiwan, women's leadership activities with regard to Germany and the United Nations, and the fellowship trust created in her honor. Of special note is the collection of her speeches, 1930-1949. Scrapbooks, Boxes 18-19, 1950-1997 (10 scrapbooks) Dallas B&PW scrapbooks. Three small books are housed in two boxes. Seven large scrapbooks are shelved. District 15, Box 14, chiefly 1966-2004 (26 folders) A compiled history of the District, correspondence, rosters, brochures, newsletters, and similar materials related to district activities and events. Region 3, Box 14, 2003-2004 (1 folder) B&PW districts were replaced by regions. Materials are similar to those contained in the District 15 series. Texas Federation, Box 14-15, 1930-2005 (39 folders) Compiled histories, a list of past presidents, correspondence, brochures, flyers, rosters, and other materials related to Texas B&PW. Texas Woman, 20-21, 1930-1995 (41 folders) Issues of Texas Woman, published by Texas B&PW. National Federation, Boxes 22-23, 1937-1987 (23 folders) By-Laws, compiled histories, correspondence, brochures, flyers, and other materials related to the activities of National B&PW, including a file on the international organization. Independent Woman, Boxes 24-25, 1935-1959 (16 folders) Issues of the publication, Independent Woman. National Business Woman, Boxes 26-29, 1960-1997 (34 folders) Issues of National Business Woman, published by National B&PW. National Booklets, Box 30, 1951-1985 (21 folders) Booklets and pamphlets chiefly published by National B&PW. Media, Box 31, 1975-1998 (18 recordings, 1 slide set, & 2 other items) Audio cassette recordings of interviews with past presidents, Dallas B&PW board meetings, workshops and parliamentary procedures. Video tape recordings of Dallas B&PW events, including a women's rights march and awards ceremonies. Other materials include a 16mm short animation on the Equal Rights Amendment and Texas law, a slide set on how a bill becomes a law, and a cloth banner for Dallas B&PW. Suzanne Leslie Materials, Box 32, 1986-1987 (20 folders) Correspondence, club materials, news clippings, photographs, meeting agendas and minutes, and newsletters. Index Terms

This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Organizations: Business and Professional Women's Club of Dallas Places: Dallas (Tex.) Subjects: Women--Texas--Dallas--Societies and clubs Titles: Business and Professional Women's Club of Dallas Preferred Citation

MA86-2 Business and Professional Women's Club of Dallas Records Texas/Dallas History & Archives Division, Dallas Public Library

 Processing Information

Processed by Dr. Ruth Guy; edited by Cindy C. Smolovik, Archivist; additional processing and editing by Richard E. Schlaudroff

 Detailed Description of the Collection History 1 1 Constitutions, By-Laws and Amendment to Charter 1 2 History, Mary Wear Papers, 1918-1961 1 3 History 1916-1974 1 4 History, Interview with Judge Sarah T. Hughes, 1976

Contains notes of an interview conducted in March 1976. The audio cassette of the recorded interview is located in Box 31, Folder 2

 1 5 Minutes 1935-1938 1 6 Minutes 1955-1956 2 1 History 1916 2 2 History Committee 2 3 Minutes 1972-1973 2 4 Minutes 1973-1974 2 5 Minutes 1975-1976 2 6 Minutes 1976-1977 2 7 Minutes 1978-1979 2 8 Minutes 1981-1982 2 9 Minutes 1986-1987 2 10 Minutes 1987-1988 2 11 Minutes 1988-1989 2 12 Minutes 1989-1990 2 13 Minutes 1990-1991 2 14 Minutes 1991-1992 2 15 Minutes 1993-1994 2 16 Minutes 1995-1996 2 17 Minutes 1996-1997 2 18 Minutes 1999-2000 2 19 Minutes 2001-2002 2 20 Minutes 2002-2003 2 21 Minutes 2003-2004 2 22 Minutes 2004-2005 2 23 Minutes 2005 Rosters 2 24 1930-1940 2 25 1940-1950 2 26 1950-1960 2 27 1960-1970 2 28 1970-1980 2 29 1980-1990 2 30 1991-1994 3 1 1994-1997 Cuff Notes 3 2 1958-1959 3 3 May, 1959-December, 1959 3 4 1960 3 5 1961 3 6 1962 3 7 1963 3 8 1964 3 9 1965 3 10 1966 3 11 1969 3 12 1970 3 13 1971 3 14 1972 3 15 1973 3 16 1974 3 17 1975 3 18 1976 3 19 1977 3 20 1978 3 21 1979 3 22 1980 3 23 1981 3 24 1982 3 25 1983 3 26 1984 3 27 1985 4 1 1986-1987 4 2 1987-1988 4 3 1988-1989 4 4 1989-1990 4 5 1990-1991 4 6 1991-1992 4 7 1992-1993 4 8 1993-1994 4 9 1994-1995 4 10 1995-1996 4 11 1996-1997 4 12 1997-1998 4 13 2001-2002 4 14 2003-2004 Financial Records 5 1 Audit 1956 5 2 Audit 1959 5 3 Financial Report 1960-1961 5 4 Financial Report 1973-1974 5 5 Financial Report 1974-1975 5 6 Financial Report 1975-1976 5 7 Financial Report 1976-1977 5 8 Accountant's Reports 1980 5 9 Financial Report 1984-1985 5 10 Accountant's Reports 1988-1993 5 11 Bank Statements 1986-1987 5 12 Budgets 1985-1987 5 13 Budgets 1989-1994 Club Activities 5 14 1930 5 15 1958 5 16 1959 5 17 1960 5 18 1961-1962 5 19 1963-1964 5 20 1966-1967 5 21 1967-1968 5 22 1969-1970 5 23 1970-1971 5 24 1972-1973 5 25 1974-1975 5 26 1975-1976 5 27 1976-1977 5 28 1977-1978 6 1 1978-1979 6 2 1979-1980 6 3 1980-1981 6 4 1981-1982 6 5 1982-1983 6 6 1983-1984 6 7 1984-1985 6 8 1985-1986 6 9 1986-1987 6 10 1987-1988 6 11 1988-1989 6 12 Governor Clements Proclamation 1989 6 13 Programs 1980-1989 7 1 1989-1990 7 2 1990-1991 7 3 1991-1992 7 4 1993-1994, Part A 7 5 1993-1994, Part B 7 6 Club Orientation Handbook 7 7 1998 7 8 1999-2000 7 9 2001-2002 7 10 2002-2003 7 11 2003-2004 7 12 2004-2005 7 13 2005-2006 7 14 Programs 1990-2002 Presidents' Files 8 1 Past Presidents 1980-1990 8 2 Huitt 1980-1981 8 3 Branch 1981-1982 8 4 Estrada 1982-1983 8 5 Meyer 1983-1984 8 6 Herold 1984-1985 8 7 Baron 1985-1986 8 8 Leslie 1986-1987 8 9 Telban 1987-1988 8 10 Petty 1988-1989 8 11 Brown 1989-1990 8 12 Myers 2003-2004, Part A 8 13 Myers 2003-2004, Part B 8 14 Myers 2003-2004, Part C 9 1 Gallagher 2004-2005 9 2 Hodgkinson 2005-2006, Part A 9 3 Hodgkinson 2005-2006, Part B Special Projects 9 4 Extra Mile Award 1969 9 5 Extra Mile Award 1970 9 6 Extra Mile Award 1971 9 7 Extra Mile Award 1974 9 8 Extra Mile Award 1975 9 9 Extra Mile Award 1976 9 10 Extra Mile Award 1977 9 11 Extra Mile Award 1979 9 12 Extra Mile Award 1980-1981 9 13 Extra Mile Award 1987 9 14 Extra Mile Award 1988 9 15 Woman of the Year Award 1989 9 16 Management Seminar 1973 9 17 Cedar Springs Play School (Rhonda Hammill Project) 9 18 Ruth Behrens Scholarship 1985 9 19 Program Materials 9 20 Political Endorsements 1972-1984 10 1 Individual Development Program, Course I 10 2 Foundation 10 3 Charitable Trusts 1980-1985 10 4 Charitable Trusts 1986-1989 10 5 Charitable Trusts 1990-1994 10 6 Charitable Trusts 1995-1999 10 7 Charitable Trusts 2000-2004 10 8 Parliamentary Procedures 10 9 Committees 10 10 Installations 10 11 Honoring Past Presidents 10 12 Labor Data 10 13 2012 Project 10 14 Fund Raising 1986-1989 10 15 Dr. Ruth Guy info & Texas Women of the Year 10 16 Workshop 1974 10 17 Sarah T. Hughes 10 18 Sarah T. Hughes scholarship 10 19 B&PW Notes on donation to DPL 10 20 Hermine Tobolowsky 10 21 Civic Participation Committee 10 22 Equal Rights Amendment 10 23 Awards Criteria 1993-1994 10 24 Awards Nominations 1981-1982 10 25 Awards Nominations 1983 10 26 Awards Nominations 1984 10 27 Awards Nominations 1985 10 28 Awards Nominations 1986 10 29 Awards Nominations 1988 10 30 Awards Nominations 1989 10 31 Awards Nominations 1990, Part A 10 32 Awards Nominations 1990, Part B 10 33 Awards Nominations 1990, Part C 11 1 Awards Nominations 1991 11 2 Awards Nominations 1992 11 3 Awards Nominations 1993 11 4 Awards Nominations 1994 11 5 Awards Nominations 1995 11 6 Awards Nominations 1996 11 7 Awards Nominations 1997 11 8 Leadership Materials 1982-1984 11 9 Member Recruitment 1984-1987 11 10 Orientation Booklets 1973-1975 11 11 Publicity 11 12 Mock Rape Trial 1987 11 13 Rape Awareness Handbook 1988 11 14 Space Sharing 1985-1986 11 15 Public Relations Book 1995-1996 Clippings 12 1 1942 12 2 1943 12 3 1945 12 4 1946 12 5 1947 12 6 1948 12 7 1950 12 8 1951 12 9 1958 12 10 1959 12 11 1960 12 12 1961 12 13 1962 12 14 1963 12 15 1964 12 16 1965 12 17 1966 12 18 1967 12 19 1969 12 20 1970 12 21 1971 12 22 1972 12 23 1973 12 24 1974 12 25 1975 12 26 1976 12 27 1977 12 28 1978 12 29 1979 12 30 1980 12 31 1982 12 32 1983 12 33 1984 12 34 1985 12 35 1986 12 36 1987 12 37 1988 Photographs 13 1 B&PW Members in Military Service 1941-1945 13 2 Maffett (?), "Green Tea" 1940s 13 3 1944 13 4 1945 13 5 1946 13 6 1950 13 7 1951 13 8 1963 13 9 1967 13 10 1969 13 11 1970 13 12 1972 13 13 1976 13 14 1978 13 15 1988 13 16 Texas Woman to Watch 2005 Minnie Maffett File 16 1 File 1939-1953 16 2 Speeches 1930-1938 16 3 Speeches 1940-1942 16 4 Speeches 1943-1949 16 5 Women's Medical Association 1941-1942 16 6 State Federation 1941-1942 16 7 Taiwan 1955-1956 16 8 Taiwan Nurses Home 1961-1987 17 1 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 1942 17 2 Women's Leadership Conference with Industry 1943 17 3 Germany -- Women's Affairs 1950-1952 17 4 Germany 1951 17 5 United Nations 1944 17 6 Booklets 17 7 Fellowship Trust 1947-1989 Scrapbooks 18 1950-1951 19 1946-1947 19 1963 Shelf 1968-1969 Shelf 1970-1971 Shelf 1972-1973 Shelf 1973-1974 Shelf 1988-1989 Shelf 1996-1997, vol. 1 Shelf 1996-1997, vol. 2 District 15 14 1 History to 1977 14 2 1966 14 3 1972 14 4 1973 14 5 1974 14 6 1975 14 7 1976 14 8 1977 14 9 1979 14 10 1980 14 11 1981 14 12 1982-1983 14 13 1983-1984 14 14 1985 14 15 1986 14 16 1987 14 17 1988 14 18 1989 14 19 1990 14 20 1991 14 21 1992 14 22 1993 14 23 1994 14 24 1995 14 25 1996 14 26 Leadership Development Program 2002 Region 3 14 27 2003-2004 Texas Federation 14 28 History to 1955 14 29 History Notes on 1931-1935 14 30 Membership Record 1919-1969 14 31 Past State Presidents 1929-1986 14 32 1930 14 33 1936 14 34 1941 14 35 1948 14 36 1959 14 37 1962 14 38 1963 14 39 1964 14 40 1965 14 41 1966 14 42 1967 14 43 1968 14 44 1969 14 45 1970 14 46 1971 14 47 1972 14 48 1973 14 49 1974 14 50 1975 14 51 1976 15 1 1977 15 2 Procedure Manual 1980 15 3 President's Pin 15 4 1982-1983 15 5 1983-1984 15 6 1986 15 7 1987 15 8 1988 15 9 State Fellowship Funds 15 10 1990 15 11 1991 15 12 1992 15 13 1993 15 14 1994 15 15 1995 15 16 2005 Texas Woman 20 1 1930 20 2 1940 20 3 1942 20 4 1945 20 5 1946 20 6 1947 20 7 1948 20 8 1953 20 9 1959 20 10 1960 20 11 1961 20 12 1962 20 13 1963 20 14 1964 20 15 1965 20 16 1966 20 17 1967 20 18 1968 20 19 1969 20 20 1972 20 21 1973 20 22 1974 20 23 1975 21 1 1976 21 2 1977 21 3 1978 21 4 1979 21 5 1980 21 6 1983 21 7 1984 21 8 1985 21 9 1986 21 10 1987 21 11 1988 21 12 1989 21 13 1990 21 14 1991 21 15 1992 21 16 1993 21 17 1994 21 18 1995 National Federation 22 1 By-Laws 1937 22 2 1941 22 3 History to 1943 22 4 1943 22 5 1944 22 6 History to 1956 22 7 Convention 1956 22 8 1961 22 9 1963 22 10 1965 22 11 1968 22 12 1969 22 13 1970 22 14 1971 22 15 Seminar 1971 22 16 1972 22 17 1973 22 18 1974 23 1 1975 23 2 1982-1983 23 3 1984 23 4 BPW Leader 1982-1986 23 5 International B&PW 1984-1987 Independent Woman 24 1 1935 24 2 1937 24 3 1938 24 4 1940 24 5 1941 24 6 1942 24 7 1943 25 1 1944 25 2 1945 25 3 1946 25 4 1947 25 5 1948 25 6 1949 25 7 1957 25 8 1958 25 9 1959 National Business Woman 26 1 1960 26 2 1961 26 3 1962 26 4 1963 26 5 1964 26 6 1965 26 7 1966 27 1 1967 27 2 Bound 1967-1969 27 3 1971 27 4 1972 27 5 1973 27 6 1974 28 1 1975 28 2 1976 28 3 1977 28 4 1978 28 5 1979 28 6 1980 28 7 1981 28 8 1982 28 9 1983 29 1 1984 29 2 1985 29 3 1986 29 4 1987 29 5 1988 29 6 1989 29 7 1990 29 8 1993 29 9 1994 29 10 1995 29 11 1996 29 12 1997 National Booklets 30 1 Proposals for Strengthening Peace; Is the Flag Worth Fighting For? 1951 30 2 Women in Policymaking Posts 1957 30 3 B&PW Welcomes You 30 4 "How To" Manual; Club Songs 30 5 Federation Procedures 1963 30 6 Action Manual 1966 30 7 Continuing Education Bibliography 1967 30 8 Working Mothers Bibliography 1968 30 9 Sex Roles Bibliography 1969 30 10 Handbook and Procedures 1969 30 11 Profile of Business and Professional Women; Do Women Invest Wisely?; Sex Discrimination in the Academic World 1970 30 12 Dual Professional Family 1971 30 13 Emblem Catalog 1971 30 14 Foundation Facts 1972 30 15 Foundation Annual Reports 1973-1974, 1974-1975 30 16 Women in Management 1974 30 17 Membership Drive 1985 30 18 Political Action Manual; Legal Equality 1978 30 19 On the Move 30 20 Speak Up 1985 30 21 Women in Transition Media 31 1 Extra Mile Award Dinner October 1975

Audio Cassette A

 31 1 Interview with Alicia Brown Paschall January 1976

Audio Cassette B

 31 2 Oral History by Judge Sarah T. Hughes March 1976

Audio Cassettes A & B

 31 3 Interview with Hermine Tobolowsky March 1988

Audio Cassette A, Side A

31 3 Interview with Ruth Guy March 1988

Audio Cassette A, Side B

31 3 Extra Mile Award Dinner 1988

Audio Cassette B, Side A

 31 4 Dallas B&PW Board Meeting February 15, 1990

Audio Cassettes A & B

 31 5 Dallas B&PW Board Meeting March 15, 1989

Audio Cassette A

31 5 Dallas B&PW Board Meeting October 1991?

Audio Cassette B

31 6 Fundamentals of Parliamentary Procedure, Tape 1

Audio Cassette A

31 6 Fundamentals of Parliamentary Procedure, Tape 2

Audio Cassette B

31 7 Fundamentals of Parliamentary Procedure, Tape 3

Audio Cassette A

31 8 200 Years Too Long 1975

Audio Cassette A

31 8 On the Road to Ratification 1984

Audio Cassette B

31 9 Workshop: Women & Credit in the Developing World 1988

Audio Cassette A

31 9 Workshop: Better Pay for Women 1988

Audio Cassette B

31 10 Workshop: Foundation Program (National B&PW President) 1986

Audio Cassette A

31 11 IDP Speak Off : Lila

Audio Cassette A

31 11 Irene Cain (IDP Speak Off?)

Audio Cassette B (cassette damaged)

 31 12 Dallas B&PW Program: Non-Traditional Careers March 9, 1989

VHS Tape

31 13 Women's Lives, Women's Rights March April 9, 1989

VHS Tape

31 14 Dallas B&PW : Woman of the Year 1989

VHS Tape

31 15 Dallas B&PW: Camping September 1991

VHS Tape

31 16 Dallas B&PW : Karen Johnson's Installation Ceremony June 11, 1992

VHS Tape

31 17 Dallas B&PW Program : Women's History Month -- Past Presidents Portrayed March 1998

VHS Tape

31 18 Animation on Texas Law and the Equal Rights Amendment, Linda Schuler Productions

16mm, 3 in. film reel

31 19 How a Bill Becomes a Law

32 35mm slides

31 Guest Book 31 Dallas B&PW Cloth Banner

Green & Yellow Cloth, 58 in. x 36 in.

Suzanne Leslie Materials 1986-1987 32 1 Correspondence 1986-1987 32 2 Meeting Minutes and Agendas August - December 1986 32 3 Meeting Minutes and Agendas January - May 1987 32 4 President's Report Speeches and Notes 32 5 Resolutions 32 6 Proposed Revisions to By-Laws 32 7 District 15 Rules of Order 32 8 Scrapbook Contest 87-88 Rules 32 9 Judith A. Shepherd Resume 32 10 Installation of Officers Programs 1986-1987 32 11 Seminar Invitations 1987 32 12 Texas Women's Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Materials September 1986 32 13 Texas Women Newsletter 1986-1987 32 14 Cuffnotes Newsletter 1986-1987 32 15 District 15 News and Notes Newsletter 1987 32 16 Suzanne Leslie Photos 32 17 Texas Women's News September - November 1986 32 18 The Dallas Downtown News 1986-1987 32 19 Newspaper Calendar Events 1986-1987 32 20 Newspaper Stories 1986-1987