Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Fortnightly Club (Pullman, Wash.) Records
1893-1996
Cage 630
Table of Contents
- Summary Information
- Biography/History
- Scope and Content
- Arrangement
- Administrative Information
- Related Materials
- Names and Subjects
- Detailed Description of Collection
- Series 1: Business Records
- Series 2: Club Papers
- Series 3: Correspondence
- Series 4: Memorabilia
- Series 5: Miscellaneous
- Series 6: Programs
- Series 7: Oversize
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Fortnightly Club (Pullman, Wash.)
- Title
- Fortnightly Club (Pullman, Wash.) Records
- ID
- Cage 630
- Date [inclusive]
- 1893-1996
- Extent
- 3.5 Linear feet of shelf space, 7 Boxes
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- The collection consists of records of the Fortnightly Club, a women's literary society from Pullman, Washington, dating 1893-1996.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
Fortnightly Club (Pullman, Wash.) Records, 1893-1996 (Cage 630)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
The Pullman Fortnightly Club was organized in 1893 by Mrs. Harriet E. Bryan as a women's literary society and has functioned continuously afterward. Since its inception it has conducted bi-monthly meetings from September to April at which members present their analyses of classical and contemporary works of poetry, drama, and fiction. In addition, the Fortnightly Club holds breakfast meetings and annual anniversary dinners.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of records of the Fortnightly Club, a women's literary society from Pullman, Washington, dating 1893-1996.
The records consist of business records of the organization and materials related to its programs. Many of the club's records have been preserved by Catherine Mathews Friel and her mother Serena F. Mathews. Papers presented by both these women, as well as others, are included in the collection, the group from Serena F. Mathews being particularly extensive.
Business Records contain club minutes, the constitution, and receipts and bank statements.
Club Papers include several groupings of presentation papers written by club members for presentation as well as miscellaneous papers and title lists.
Correspondence files include business correspondence, member correspondence, and letters from the French orphan that the Fortnightly Club sponsored after the Second World War.
The Memorabilia series is rich with historical information relevant to the club. It includes news clippings, photographs, and three notebook compilations of club history, one of which was prepared by Serena F. Mathews.
Miscellaneous materials include a Federation of Women's Clubs pamphlet, an Albert Egge manuscript, and information pertaining to the club's purchase of Thatuna Park and Playfield for the City of Pullman.
The Programs series contains annual program booklets that list each year's literary works or subjects of study, as well as breakfast meeting agendas and annual anniversary dinner menus and speakers. Some party favors from these occasions are preserved, as well as two audio cassette recordings from a 1979 talk by Mary Johnson.
One large poster portraying charter members of the club and several laminated newspaper pages with articles concerning the club are stored separately as oversized holdings.
Arrangement
Organized in seven series: I. Business records; II. Club papers; III. Correspondence; IV. Memorabilia; V. Miscellaneous; VI. Programs; VII. Oversize. Arranged alphabetically, then chronologically within each series.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2022
https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Information
The Fortnightly Club of Pullman, Washington, donated its records to Washington State University in 1989 (MS89-72).
Related Materials
Related Material
Fortnightly Club (Pullman, Wash.) Yearbooks, 1893-1960 (Cage 108)
Preliminary Guide to the Fortnightly Club (Pullman, Wash.) Records, 1893-2021 (MSSM 050)
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Fortnightly Club (Pullman, Wash.) -- Records and correspondence.
Geographic Name(s)
- Pullman (Wash.) -- History.
- Thatuna Park (Pullman, Wash.) -- History.
Personal Name(s)
Creator(s) :
- Mathews, Serena F.
- Friel, Catherine Mathews.
Subject(s)
- Women -- Washington (State) -- Pullman -- Societies and clubs -- Records and correspondence.
- Literature -- Societies, etc.
- Women
- Washington (State)
Detailed Description of Collection
Series 1: Business Records |
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Constitution 1976-1988 |
1 | 1 | ||
Minutes |
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1893-1901 |
1 | 2 | ||
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1901-1904 |
1 | 3 | ||
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1904-1910 |
1 | 4 | ||
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1911-1917 |
1 | 5 | ||
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1917-1922 |
1 | 6 | ||
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1922-1927 |
1 | 7 | ||
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1927-1935 |
1 | 8 | ||
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1935-1947 |
2 | 9 | ||
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1947-1968 |
2 | 10 | ||
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1968-1988 |
2 | 11 | ||
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Receipt Books 1901-1910 |
2 | 12 | ||
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Receipts and Bank Statements 1960-1968 |
3 | 13 | ||
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Series 2: Club Papers |
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Bohler, Idah undated |
3 | 14 | ||
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Cultural Diversity 1983-1984 |
3 | 15 | ||
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Friel, Catherine Mathews undated |
3 | 16 | ||
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Mathews, Serena F. 1926, undated |
3 | 17 | ||
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Mathews, Serena F., Comic Types in Dickens and Thackery undated |
4 | 18 | ||
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Meinhardt, Margarete 1933-1953 |
4 | 19 | ||
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Miscellaneous undated |
4 | 20 | ||
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Simmers, Anna M. undated |
4 | 21 | ||
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Titles of Programs 1893-1916 |
4 | 22 | ||
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Series 3: Correspondence |
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1900-1931 |
4 | 23 | ||
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1920-1948 |
4 | 24 | ||
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1932-1935 |
4 | 25 | ||
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1975-1989 |
5 | 26 | ||
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French Orphan, Renee 1948 |
5 | 27 | ||
Membership |
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1911-1968 |
5 | 28 | ||
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1978-1988 |
5 | 29 | ||
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Series 4: Memorabilia |
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(contents relocated to MSSM 050) |
5 | 30 | ||
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Club History 1893-1993 |
5 | 31 | ||
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Club Luncheon 1981 |
5 | 32 | ||
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Fortnitely Club Memory Book, Presented by Serena F. Wallis Mathews undated |
5 | 33 | ||
News Clippings |
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1954-1968, undated |
5 | 34 | ||
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1978-1984 |
5 | 35 | ||
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(contents relocated to MSSM 050) |
5 | 36 | ||
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Serena rising above us undated |
5 | 37 | ||
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Series 5: Miscellaneous |
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Federation of Women's Clubs 1911-1918 |
5 | 38 | ||
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Manuscript, A Story of a Manor House, Albert E. Egge 1914 |
5 | 39 | ||
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Thatuna Park 1940-1947 |
5 | 40 | ||
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Series 6: Programs |
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Annual Literary Programs 1893-1996 |
6 | |||
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Breakfast Meeting and Anniversary Dinner Programs, Party Favors, and 2 cassette tapes 1911-1988 |
7 | |||
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Series 7: Oversize |
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Charter Members Poster |
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Historic News Items |
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