urn:taro:twu:00001 Denton Benefit League Records An Inventory to the Collection Texas Woman's University, The Woman's Collection
PO. Box 425528 Denton, TX 76204-5528 Phone: 940-898-3752 Email: Womansc@twu.edu
Denton Benefit League 2008 English Description based on DACS Overview Denton Benefit League. Denton Benefit League Records Mss 860 1975 - 5 cubic feet. Legal documents, financial records, minutes, 1975-2007, president’s and ball chairman’s notebooks covering the activities and service projects of this Denton, Texas women’s volunteer association. Texas Woman's University, The Woman's Collection Historical Note

Established in 1974, the Denton Benefit League (DBL) operates as a service organization for women that promotes volunteerism among its members and raises funds for non-sectarian, non-profit, and non-political agencies. As of 2008, DBL has given the community almost $3 million in funding distributed among 160 local organizations which work in the fields of social service, education, historical preservation and artistic endeavors. Funds are primarily raised through the annual Charity Ball, a special Tabloid section of the Denton Record-Chronicle, and other activities.

Arrangement of the Records Series 1 : Legal and Financial Documents Series 2 : Administrative Records Related Material Mss 548 Access to the Collection:

Open for research.

Publication and Copyright Statements:

Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Coordinator for Special Collections. Where copyright is unclear, all responsibility must be assumed by the user.

Provenance

Donated by the Denton Benefit League, July 17, 2008

Processed/Encoded by:

Ann Barton, 2008

 Legal and Financial Documents 1 State of Texas Secretary of State: Charter No: 355191, 1975 State of Texas Comptroller: Sales Tax Exemption, 1976 IRS 501©(3) Tax Exemption, 1976 Auditor’s Reports: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985. Minutes (in 3-ring binders) 1975-1976 thru 1985-1986; 1986-1987; 1987-1988; 1988-1989; 1990-1991; 1991-1992; 1992-1993. 2 Minutes (continued) 1993-1994; 1994-1995; 1995-1996; 1996-1997; 1997-1998; 1998-1999. 3 Minutes (continued) 1999-2000; 2000-2001 and 2001-2002; 2006-2007. (2002-2006 located in Mss 548) Administration Records 4 President’s Notebooks (in 3-ring binders) 2004-2005; 2005-2006. Ball Chairman’s Notebooks (in 3-ring binders) 1985, 1986, 1987. 5 Ball Chairman’s Notebooks (continued) 1998, 1990, 1991, 1997. Note Tabloids from the Denton Record-Chronicle for 1997, 2007, and 2008 have been added to Mss 548, Box 8.