Descriptive Summary
Texas Tech University
Faculty Women’s Club Records,
1943-1974
This collection contain the financial and activity records for the Texas
Tech University Women's Club from 1943-1974.
U 76.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University
1 Box (0.5 linear feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
The organization was composed of two units. The Newcomers’ Club was comprised of the wives of faculty who have served three years or
less at Texas Tech. The Faculty Women’s Club was for the wives of faculty who had served longer than three years at Texas Tech.
Various social activities included tea parties, theatre parties, and a style show. The organization also participated in raising funds
for the Paul Whitfield Horn Fellowship that gave an annual award to female graduate student at the university. Another activity of the
organization was to prepare and give out information packets on Lubbock and Texas Tech to any incoming faculty.
Scope and Content
The collection primarily contains news clippings, meeting minutes, and activity summaries for the Faculty Women’s Club.
Organization
The collection is organized by alphabetical order.
Index Terms
The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
developed.
Subjects (Organizations)
Texas Tech University Women's Club
Texas Tech University Women's Club--Finance
Texas Tech University Women's Club. Newcomers' Club
Texas Tech University Women's Club. Faculty Women's Club
Subjects (Places)
Lubbock (Tex.)--Social life and customs
Subjects
College teachers' spouses--Social life and customs
College teachers' spouses--Texas--Lubbock--Societies, etc.
Acquisition
Gifts, undated
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Lynn Whitfield, 2005
Preferred Citation
Faculty Women’s Club Records, 1943-1974, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Related Materials in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library:
Faculty Club, 1967-1989 and undated
Faculty Club, 1969-1993 and undated
University Women's Club, 1960-1991
Collection Inventory
Manuscripts
1
1
Activity Summaries,
1957-1961
1
2
Activity Summaries,
1962-1964
1
3
Activity Summaries,
1964-1967
1
4
Activity Summaries,
1967-1971
1
5
Activity Summaries,
1971-1974
1
6
Correspondence and Invitations to Tea,
1958-1970
1
7
Meeting Minutes in Handwritten Notebook,
1961-1968
1
8
Meeting Minutes,
1943-1944
1
9
Meeting Minutes,
1944-1945
1
10
Meeting Minutes,
1945-1946
1
11
Meeting Minutes,
1946-1947
1
12
Meeting Minutes,
1947-1948
1
13
Meeting Minutes,
1948-1949
1
14
Meeting Minutes,
1949-1950
1
15
Meeting Minutes,
1950-1951
1
16
Meeting Minutes,
1951-1952
1
17
Meeting Minutes,
1952-1953
1
18
Meeting Minutes,
1953-1954
1
19
Meeting Minutes,
1954-1955
1
20
Meeting Minutes,
1955-1956
1
21
Meeting Minutes,
1956-1957
1
22
Meeting Minutes,
1957-1958
1
23
Meeting Minutes,
1958-1959
1
24
Meeting Minutes,
1959-1960
1
25
Meeting Minutes,
1960-1961
1
26
Meeting Minutes,
1961-1962
1
27
Meeting Minutes,
1962-1963
1
28
Meeting Minutes,
1963-1964
1
29
Meeting Minutes,
1964-1965
1
30
Meeting Minutes,
1965-1966
1
31
Meeting Minutes,
1967 and 1970