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Business and Professional Women’s Club-Murfreesboro Chapter Records

Dates

1974–1994

Creator

Business and Professional Women’s Club, Murfreesboro Chapter

Summary/Abstract

The Business and Professional Women’s Club, Murfreesboro Chapter, Records pertain primarily to the club’s final years of activity. Also included are a bound history of the organization, resolutions demonstrating the national organization’s ideals, and a 1988-1989 year book detailing the club’s activity during those years.

Quantity/Physical Description

Less than 1 linear foot

Language(s)

English

Repository

Albert Gore Research Center, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, (615) 898-2632

Restrictions on Access

None

Copyright

It is presumed that corporate and individual copyrights in manuscripts, photographs, and other materials have been retained by the copyright owners. Copyright restrictions apply. Users of materials should seek necessary permissions from the copyright hol

Preferred Citation

(Box Number, Folder Number), Collection Name, Albert Gore Research Center, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Acquisition

Donated by Marie Eubanks, 1999

Processed By

Original processor undetermined

Arrangement

This small collection, comprising only .25 linear foot, is arranged according to the donor’s original order. The collection’s single box includes a large bound chronicle of the club’s history followed by a single folder entitled “Minutes 93-94.”

Biographical Note

The Murfreesboro Chapter of the Business and Professional Women’s Club was chartered January 16, 1937, to promote full participation, equity, and economic self-sufficiency for working women. In 1995, the club voted to disband due to membership disinterest in holding leadership positions.

Scope and Content

The collection contains a copy of the Chronicle compiled and written by Mary E. Bryan to detail the history of the organization. The collection also contains minutes from 1993-1994, a yearbook from 1988 – 1989, The Torch newsletter from May 1995 and December 26, 1986, and various resolutions on women’s issues.