TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Biographical Sketch
Scope and Contents
Organization
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Series I: Minutes, 1955-1985
Series II: Directories, 1923-1998
Series III: General club records
Series IV: Photographs and Scrapbooks,
1910s-1994
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Guide to the Twenty-Six Literary Club records,
c. 1910-1994
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| Creator | Twenty-Six Literary Club
(Houston, Tex.) |
| Title | Twenty-Six Literary Club
records |
| Dates: | c. 1910-1994 |
| Abstract: | The records of the
Twenty-Six Literary Club document the activities of this women’s social and
philanthropic club established in 1909 by a group of Houston women residing in
the Woodland Heights neighborhood. Some members’ daughters became students at
the Rice Institute (later University) after it opened in 1912 and continued the
Club, expanding its membership over the years and engaging in various community
projects, including providing scholarships for young women entering
Rice. |
| ID | MS 66 |
| Extent | 2.5 cubic feet (5
boxes) |
| Language | Materials are in English. |
| Repository: | Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University,
Houston, TX |
A group of Houston women residing in the Woodland Heights neighborhood
founded a club in 1909, initially calling it “The 26 Club,” so named (according
to tradition) because their modest homes could accommodate up to 26 guests. To
their chagrin, they later discovered that this was also the name of a saloon on
Houston Avenue, and promptly changed their name to “The 26 Literary Club”
(which for archival purposes has been re-phrased as “The Twenty-Six Literary
Club”). The daughters of a number of the original members became students at
Rice Institute (later University) after it opened in 1912 and continued the
Club, which over time was expanded and, along with its social activities,
assumed various philanthropic projects, including providing scholarships for
young women entering Rice.
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Meeting minutes, membership directories, photographs, newsclippings,
biographical notes and more document the members and activities of the
Twenty-Six Literary Club from 1910-1994.
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Organization
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| The Twenty-Six Literary Club records are
arranged the following four series: |
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| | Series I: Minutes, 1955-1985 |
| | Series II: Directories, 1923-1998 |
| | Series III: General club records |
| | Series IV: Photographs and Scrapbooks, 1910s-1994 |
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Access Restrictions
This material is open for research but
requires 24 hrs. for retrieval. Please call ahead at 713-348-2586 or e-mail
woodson@rice.edu.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Twenty-Six Literary Club records
must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center.
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| Subjects (Organizations) |
| | Twenty-Six Literary Club
(Houston, Tex.) |
| | Rice Institute -
history |
| | Rice University -
history |
| Subjects (Persons) |
| | Nagle, Joyce -
photographs |
| | Lawrence, Lee -
photographs |
| | Cunningham, Edna Mae -
photographs |
| | LeGrand, Mary Margaret -
photographs |
| | Kennedy, Bernice -
photographs |
| | Manning, Maxine, -
photographs |
| | Pickle, Lee -
photographs |
| | Cole, Frances -
photographs |
| | Dennard, Kathryn -
photographs |
| | Engstron, Verena -
photographs |
| | Richardson, Roxie -
photographs |
| | Walters, Evelyn -
photographs |
| | Seamenn, Gwen -
photographs |
| | Taylor, Alberta -
photographs |
| | Hamilton, Allene -
photographs |
| | Armstrong, Dora -
photographs |
| | Vanderslice, Eleanor -
photographs |
| | Kuhn, Alma -
photographs |
| | Winning, Lucile -
photographs |
| | Autry, Hennie -
photographs |
| | Shelby, Ruth -
photographs |
| | Crabbe, Julia -
photographs |
| | Winning, Given -
photographs |
| | Thigpen, Hazel -
photographs |
| | Switzer, Beulah -
photographs |
| | Williams, Amy -
photographs |
| | Brandenberger, Eleanor -
photographs |
| | McReynolds, Jennie -
photographs |
| | Bond, Mary -
photographs |
| | Weisinger, Frances -
photographs |
| Subjects |
| | Women - societies and
clubs |
| | Book clubs (Discussion
groups) - Texas |
| Formats |
| | Correspondence |
| | Newsclippings |
| | Photographs |
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Twenty-Six Literary Club records, c. 1910-1994, MS 66, Woodson Research
Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.
The Twenty-Six Literary Club Records were donated January 6, 2004 and
August 12, 2005 by Joyce Nagle (Rice, Class of 1944).
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Series I: Minutes, 1955-1985
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| box | folder |
| 1 | 1-2 | | Minutes, 1955-1985 |
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Series II: Directories, 1923-1998
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| box | folder |
| 2 | 1 | | 1923-1929 |
| 2 | | 1930-1939 |
| 3 | | 1940-1949 |
| 4 | | 1950-1959 |
| 5 | | 1960-1969 |
| box | folder |
| 3 | 1 | | 1970-1979 |
| 2 | | 1980-1989 |
| 3 | | 1990-1998 |
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Series III: General club records
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| box | folder |
| 3 | 4 | | Clippings |
| 5 | | Correspondence |
| 6 | | Federations of Women’s Clubs |
| 7 | | Guest Book, April 3, 1957-September 3, 1964 |
| 8 | | Histories and Constitution |
| box | folder |
| 4 | 1 | | Notepaper |
| 2 | | Notes – brief biographies of club members |
| 3 | | Program lists, annual themes, hostesses |
| 4 | | Songs, poems, and prayers |
| 5 | | Special Events (teas and anniversaries) |
| 6 | | Yearbook, 1910-1911 (photocopy) |
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Series IV: Photographs and Scrapbooks,
1910s-1994
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| box | folder |
| 4 | 7 | | Photographs, 1910s-1980s |
| | | | ca. 1910: on Rice campus of Mr. Lee Miller, Ruth Shelby,
Julia Crabbe, Mr. Given Winning |
| | | | 1940s: Ms. Black, Ms. Norman, Ms. Duke, Ms. Lavereuax,
Ms. Lucile Winning (Mrs. G.W. Winning), Alma Kuhn (Mrs. E.R. Kuhn), Agnes
Andrews (Mrs. Wayne Andrews), Ruth Harper (Mrs. Max Harper), Mrs. Frank Cox ,
Mrs. E.B. Burkhin, Hennie Autry (Mrs. H.S. Autry), Beulah Switzer (Mrs. P.E.
Switzer), Ruby Jones (Mrs. J. Jones), Amy Williams (Mrs. O.B.
Williams) |
| | | | 1960s: Zelma Schwarts, Berta Black, Bess Gardner, Mrs.
Andrews, Mrs. Willbanks, Mrs. McReynolds, Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs.
Hammerly, Mrs. Winning, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Kennedy |
| | | | 1970s: Frances Cole, Lee Pickle, Bobbie Ozzell, Hazel
Thigpen, Mary Bond, Edna Mae Cunningham, Lorena Kobs, Frances Weisinger,
Eleanor Vanderslice, Louise Crowell, Alene Edge, Helen Morrison, Joyce Nagle,
Alberta Taylor, Frances Moers, Maurine Hardison, Dena Standish, Alma
Kuhn |
| | | | 1980s: Roxie Richardson, Grace Moseley, Mary Margaret
LeGrand, Evelyn Wathen, Lee Pickle, Gwen Seammen, Maurine Hardison, Frances
Moers, Helen Morrison, Frances Cole, Bernice Kennedy, Dora
Armstrong |
| box | folder |
| 4 | 8 | | Portrait album (c. 1920s-?) |
| | | | Mrs. J. Lee Norman, Mrs. W.M. Harrell, Mrs. E.L.
Crumpacker, Mrs. R. M. Blieke (portrait missing), Mrs. James D. Jones, Mrs.
Wayne Andrews, Mrs. H.A. Gardner, Mrs. Robert E. Morse, Mrs. Ralph Walton, Mrs.
D.L. Landrum (portrait missing), Mrs. J.L. Klinger Mrs. Ed Walker, Mrs. G. O.
Wilson, Mrs. Frank Cox, Mrs. P. Geo. Maercky, Mrs. J.F. Ransome, Mrs. W.J.
Morrow, Mrs. R.A. LeRoux, Mrs. T.M. Spence, Mrs. N. H. Dickinson, Mrs. C. K.
Wilbanks, Mrs. F.J. Richardson (portrait missing),Mrs. F.M. Stones, Mrs.
Winefred Lamoreaux, Mrs. H.S. Autry, Mrs. W. E. Vater, Mrs. Ira J. Allen, Mrs.
J. Vandaveer, Mrs. R.H. Swartz, Mrs. J.W. Bond, Mrs. J. I. McGregor, Mrs. L.R.
Gripon, Mrs. S.J. Eubank, Mrs. Henry John, Mrs. P.E. Switzer, Mrs. W.R.
Shriner, Mrs. Anna M. English (portrait missing), Mrs. F.M. Black, Mrs. G. W.
Winning (portrait missing), Mrs. T.F. Gilley, Mrs. W.S. Brandenburger (portrait
missing), Mrs. M. Beringe,r Mrs. W.E. Garner, Mrs. J.L. McReynolds, Mrs. A.B.
Haynes, Mrs. A.E. Goffe, Mrs. R.E. Avery, Mrs. Carl H. Duke, Mrs. F.M.
Allerton, Mrs. Fred Jones |
| box | folder |
| 5 | 1 | | Memorial scrapbook, 1959-1997 |
| | Containing resolutions of respect composed by club
members for members who have passed away. |
| 2 | | General scrapbook, 1988-1994 |
| | Featuring: Joyce Nagle, Lee Lawrence, Edna May
Cunningham, Mary Margaret LeGrand, Bernice Kennedy, D. Armstrong, Maxine
Manning, Evelyn Walters, Lee Pickle, Ruby Clifton, Gwen Seammen, Grace Moseley,
Frances Cole, Roxie Richardson, P. Ryan, G. Wilson, M. Hardison, Kathryn
Dennard, Alberta Taylor, Y. Nash, C. Nash, A. Suchichi, Verena Engstrom, Allene
Hamilton, Glenna Wilson, Mrs. Hrivnatz, Lynn Griggsly |
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