Faculty Women’s Club:
An Inventory of Its Records, 1943-1974, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Texas Tech University | |
| Title: | Faculty Women’s Club Records, | |
| Dates: | 1943-1974 | |
| Abstract: | This collection contain the financial and activity records for the Texas Tech University Women's Club from 1943-1974. | |
| Collection # | U 76.1 | |
| Quantity: | 1 Box (0.5 linear feet) | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository: | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University | |
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. | ||
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Open for research
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. | ||
Related Material
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Faculty Club, 1967-1989 and undated Faculty Club, 1969-1993 and undated University Women's Club, 1960-1991 |
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Faculty Women’s Club Records, 1943-1974, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Acquisition
Gifts, undated
Processed by
Lynn Whitfield, 2005
Collection Inventory