Woman's Club of Germantown records 1917-1982

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Woman's Club of Germantown records 1917-1982

http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/pacscl/ead.html?id=PACSCL_BMC_USPBmBMCM77

The Woman’s Club of Germantown records document the efforts of clubwomen to engage in community and civic life in Germantown, Pennsylvania from 1917 to 1982. The collection is not complete; however, researchers will find a fair sampling of documentation, evidencing Club administration and work for most years of its existence. The collection houses meeting minutes; committee, financial and other administrative records; scrapbooks and photograph albums; and records of the Woman’s Club of Germantown Juniors.

15.0 Linear feet; 10 containers, 26 volumes

Bryn Mawr College

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SNAC Resource ID: 6327940

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