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TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society



OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Creator: Twentieth Century Club (Minneapolis, Minn.).
Title:Twentieth Century Club records.
Date:1900-1962.
Abstract:Minutes (1904-1962), historical data (1905-1918), membership booklets (1909-1958), and scrapbooks (1900-1962) of an organization begun in 1900 as the Young Matrons' Club. The members were young women with children who met to discuss child rearing and household tasks. In 1917 the name was changed to reflect its broader interests and it became affiliated with the Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs. It ceased operating in the 1960s.
Quantity:1.5 cu. ft. (2 boxes).
Location:See Detailed Description section for shelf locations.

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OTHER FINDING AIDS

A print version of this finding aid is available in the repository; filed in ALPHA notebooks under the heading: Twentieth Century Club (Minneapolis, Minn.).

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INDEX TERMS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.
Topics:
Child rearing -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
Home economics -- Study and teaching -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
Women -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Societies and clubs.
Young women -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Life skills guides.
Organizations:
Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs.
Young Matrons' Club (Minneapolis, Minn.).
Places:
Minneapolis (Minn.) -- Clubs.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Twentieth Century Club Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples
Accession Information:
Accession number: 14,662
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 09-00027936

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below.

Location Box
146.L.15.6F1
Minutes, 1904-1962. 6 volumes, 1 folder.
Notes on the early years, 1905-1918. 1 volume.
This volume contains notes, photographs, and reminiscences of members from the club's first years.
Membership booklets, 1909-1958.
Other membership information can be found in the scrapbooks.
Newsletters, undated.
Photocopies of handwritten sheets, in no particular order.
Location Box
146.L.15.7B2
Scrapbook, 1900-1962. 2 volumes.
The scrapbooks contain photographs, membership booklets (beginning in 1906), letters, notes, wedding announcements, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous material. The organization became associated with the Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs and the scrapbooks contain some of that organization's material.

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