Descriptive Summary
Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle. Childress Grove No.
544 (Childress, Tex.) -- Archives.
Woodmen Circle (Childress, Tex.)
records
1906-1908
Materials are written in English.
91-227
1 item
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Comprised of a minute book, the
Woodmen Circle (Childress, Tex.) Records, 1906-1908, document the proceedings of the
Childress Grove No. 544 Woodmen Circle between September 4, 1906, and November 6,
1908. The volume describes minutes of regular and special meetings, activities,
membership operations, dues, and lists of officers.
Historical Note
Founded by Joseph Cullen Root in 1891, the Woodmen Circle was a women’s auxiliary of
the Woodmen of the World organization until 1895, when it became incorporated as the Supreme Forest
Woodmen Circle, a fraternal benefit society. On September 4, 1906, the Childress
Grove No. 544 Woodmen Circle was founded by a group of women, including Guardian
Mrs. T.E. Rush, Magician Mrs. Ed Forbes, Banker Mrs. W. H. Thrasher, and others.
Source:
Woodmen of the World Mergers. Woodmen of the
World. Accessed April 13, 2011. http://www.woodmen.com/inside.cfm?Main_menu_id=1&sub_menu_id=3&sub2_menu_id=56&page_id=141.
Scope and Contents
Comprised of a minute book, the Woodmen Circle (Childress, Tex.) Records, 1906-1908,
document the proceedings of the Childress Grove No. 544 Woodmen Circle between
September 4, 1906, and November 6, 1908. The volume describes minutes of regular and
special meetings, activities, membership operations, dues, and lists of
officers.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Organizations)
Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle. Childress Grove No.
544 (Childress, Tex.) -- Archives.
Subjects
Women -- Texas -- Childress -- Societies and
clubs.
Places
Childress (Tex.) -- History -- 20th
century.
Preferred Citation
Woodmen Circle (Childress, Tex.) Records, 1906-1908, Dolph Briscoe Center for
American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
This collection contains unprocessed materials.
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2.325/D22b
Minute book, 1906-1908