Records, 1889-1979

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Records, 1889-1979

Correspondence, minutes, reports, programs, etc., of the Forthian Club of Somerville (Mass.), a social, intellectual, and philanthropic organization.

3 linear ft.; (3 cartons)

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Massachusetts State Federation of Women's Clubs

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The Massachusetts State Federation of Women's Clubs is affiliated with the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Rhoda M. Crowell chaired the Education Department in the 1960s and early 1970s. From the description of Records, 1961-1977 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006731 ...

Hamlet, Bertha

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Forthian Club of Somerville

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The Forthian Club, a social, intellectual and philanthropic organization, was founded by Emma Whitcomb in 1899 and closed in 1979. Its object was "to combine intellectual progress and social life." One meeting a year was devoted to each of the following: household economy, art, music, current events, history and literature. Other events were purely social or raised money for charity. A student loan fund, later combined with the scholarship fund, offered scholarships of $200 to promi...

General Federation of Women's Clubs

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Zitkala is the Indian name for Gertrude Bonnin, 1876-1938. From the guide to the National Council of American Indians records, 1926-1938, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Whitcomb, Emma

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