University Women's Club:
An Inventory of Its Records, 1930-2006, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Texas Tech University | |
| Title: | University Women's Club Records, | |
| Dates: | 1930-2006 | |
| Abstract: | This collection contain the financial and activity records for the Texas Tech University Women's Club from 1930-2006. | |
| Collection # | U 188.2 | |
| Quantity: | 2 boxes (2.0 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
This collection contains details of the clubs activities, including financial materials, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Also includes Tea Party information for the 75th Anniversary in 2005.
Organization | ||
| The collection is arranged 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 | ||
| 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 Faculty Women’s Club Records, 1943-1974 Texas Tech University Women's Club, An Inventory of Its Records, 1960-1991 |
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
University Women's Club Records, 1939-2006, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Collection accession #(s):
1979?, 1998-0423-B and 1991-0218-B,
2008-0012-B
Gifts, 1979-1991
Processed by
Lynn Whitfield, August 2010
Collection Inventory