Organizational records, 1965-2018, and undated
1 cubic foot (in 1 box, 1 Oversized volume)
This collection, 1965-2018, and undated, includes bylaws, meeting minutes, annual reports, newsletters, program booklets, correspondence, thank you cards, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbook pages, and other materials related to the operations of the NED and the clubs in its authority. Materials related to the operations of the NED include their bylaws, budgets, minutes of the NED’s executive board, workshops, several conventions, official calls to NED workshops and Great Lakes conferences, a guide for new officers, lists of officers, awards and certificates earned by the district, the NED’s presidents’ annual reports to the GFWC Michigan board of directors, NED newsletters, thank you cards written to NED officers, and GFWC brochures. There are pages of several binders that contain materials about the NED’s annual convention and officer meetings and the papers of the secretary. Also, there are photographs of various NED members at events such as the annual convention and Great Lakes conference, photographs in folder 39 include identification of persons, some photographs included in the scrapbook pages have an event and year labeled, others do not. This collection also includes photocopies of newspaper clippings along with awards that highlight the accomplishments of both the NED and its member clubs, including a key to the city of Clare presented to the Clare Study Club. Additionally, photocopies of three obituaries of three prominent NED officers are included. Materials pertaining to the defederated clubs from Gladwin County, Alma, and Pinconning that include correspondence between the clubs and the NED about defederation, Gladwin County Woman’s Club yearbooks, club histories, program booklets, and a photocopy of a newspaper article about the Pinconning Woman’s Club’s 75th anniversary. There are materials relating to the GFWC Michigan Education Foundation that include minutes from a 2017 meeting, correspondence from the Foundation to the NED, and an informational brochure. The general correspondence folder includes correspondence between club presidents, members of the NED Past Presidents Club, NED officers, GFWC Michigan officers, the GFWC International President Rose Ditto, and Bay Cliff Health Camp. The collection is organized by size, alphabetically and chronologically. Box 1 is a cubic foot box. The collection is in good physical condition.
The three main series in the collection include: Annual Meetings, Club materials, GFWC MI.
Annual Meetings: This series includes materials that relate to the NED’s annual convention/meeting hosted by one of the member clubs with assistance from NED’s executive board. Materials in this series include annual reports given by the clubs that describe challenges and accomplishments of their club over the last year, program booklets that provide information about the convention and the NED, and the minutes of the convention.
Club materials: This series contains materials that relate directly to member clubs of the district rather than the NED itself. Materials include program booklets, member lists, constitutions and bylaws, event flyers, and photocopies of newspaper clippings. Clubs represented in this series include the Clare Study Club, Farwell Women’s Club, Gaylord Study Club, Harrison’s Women’s Club, Ladies Literacy Club of East Tawas, and Rogers City Women’s Civic League. Researchers interested in the Mount Pleasant Woman’s Club can find their materials in the Mount Pleasant Woman’s Club Organizational Records collection at the Clarke.
GFWC Michigan (GFWC MI): This series contains materials that relate to GFWC Michigan operations. These include board of directors meeting minutes, the board of directors’ annual reports that describe their accomplishments, and materials related to the state convention including press releases, registration information, and program booklets.
Researchers interested in the GFWC may be interested in the Mount Pleasant Woman’s and Junior Woman’s clubs Organizational Records in the Clarke Historical Library. Both clubs were members of the GFWC within the NED.
Processing Note: Approximately a quarter of a foot of material was withdrawn during processing. Withdrawn materials included duplicate items, original newspaper clippings after being photocopied, miscellaneous and out of scope materials, blank forms, and unidentified photographs.