The Winnetka Women's Club originally formed as the "Ladies League of Little Landers," was established on December 8, 1922. The club grew out of the Weeks Colony at Owensmouth, a small farming community modeled after William E. Smythe's concept of a socialist, utopian society. Charles Weeks had come to the San Fernando Valley two years earlier to promote "one acre and independence," a vision of independently owned yet communally organized family farms. Aside from sharing facilities, new technologies, and marketing strategies, Weeks Colony residents also valued social, cultural, and intellectual improvement as part of their ideology. Mrs. Charles Weeks was instrumental in bringing together the founding members of the Ladies League of Little Landers, whose goals included cultural and intellectual education, philanthropy, and social service. The name of the club was changed to the Weeks Community Women's Club on June 8, 1926 and then changed again to the Winnetka Women's Club on May 6, 1935, when the Weeks Community was disbanded. The Winnetka Women's Club remained active until 1990. Consists of 20 record books, mostly in longhand, which documents the activities and proceedings of the Winnetka Women's Club. Contains original constitution and by-laws, minutes from the Executive Board, General Meetings, and the Garden Section of the Club proper. Includes information about field trips to political, cultural, and horticultural venues and guest speakers. The minutes of 1927-1928 are missing.
