Records, 1899-1991.

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Records, 1899-1991.

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Correspondence, newspaper clippings, yearbooks, meeting minutes, financial documents, scrapbooks, awards, treasurer's reports, convention booklets, and membership listings. The collection documents the structure, history, and activities of the club, including its efforts to establish the first public library in Denton. Other civic improvements included public water fountains, public restrooms for women in the courthouse, and landscaping. The club's involvement in the General Federation of Women's Clubs and Texas Federation of Women's Clubs is depicted, as well as its participation in the formation of the City and County Federations of Women's Clubs. Includes booklets Fifty Years of the Women's Shakespeare Club, 1899-1949, and History of the First Sixteen Years of the City Federation of Women's Clubs, Denton, Texas (1929)

5.50 linear ft.

Texas Woman's University Library, Mary Evelyn Blagg-Huey Library

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Texas Woman's University Library, Mary Evelyn Blagg-Huey Library

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City Federation of Women's Clubs (Denton, Tex.)

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Women's Shakespeare Club of Denton (Tex.)

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Club organized "to study literature and benefit the community." From the description of Records, 1899-1991. (Texas Woman's University Library). WorldCat record id: 21959905 ...

Texas Federation of Women's Clubs

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The Texas Federation of Women's Clubs was chartered at Waco, Texas, on May 13-14, 1897, with Mrs. Edward Rotan as the first president and 21 charter clubs represented. It is now comprised of twelve regional districts. Lubbock, Texas, is in the Caprock District, and the state headquarters are in Austin, Texas. From the description of Records, 1947-1980. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 23010861 The largest voluntary association of women in the state, ...

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...

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) ...