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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Renee M. Savits, 10 October 2009 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Virginia Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs records, 1921-2009 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 44419 Renee M. Savits

Library of Virginia 2009 Renee M. Savits Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Virginia Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs records, 1921-2009 44419 5.15 cu. ft. (15 boxes and oversize banner on shelf) English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Virginia Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs. Records, 1921-2009. Accession 44419. Organization records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond 23219.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Virginia Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, July 2009. (Acc. 44419)

Additions, gift of Estate of Alice Martin, Arlington, April 2010. (Acc. 44902)

 Biographical Information

The National Business and Professional Women's Club held its first convention in St. Louis in July 1919 and elected Gail Laughlin as the first president. Virginia was one of the earliest State Federations to affiliate with the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs. In 1919, Dr. Orie Latham Hatcher, Cornelia Adair, Mrs. Geline MacDonald Bowman, Ella Agnew, Katherine Hawes, and Mrs. Beverly B. Munford called the meeting at which the Virginia Federation was formed with the clubs of Richmond, Roanoke, Lynchburg and Danville as its charter members. Miss Ella Agnew was the first president of the Virginia Federation, serving 1919 to 1920. In 2009, due to declining membership the Virginia Federation dissolved.

Scope and Content

Records, 1921-2009, of the Virginia chapter of the Business and Professional Women, including annual reports, bylaws, correspondence, histories, minutes, newsletters, photographs, programs, and reports. Included are copies of the newsletter, Federation Notes, 1969-2009; minutes; convention photographs, 1929-2000; annual convention programs, 1926-2009; histories of the organization and presidents; membership finances and rosters, 1996-2007; bylaws, certificates of incorporation, and rules handbooks; and emblems and organizational prayer. Similar materials, such as annual reports, can be found in several folders throughout the collection, therefore a thorough cross checking of all folders is necessary to find related materials.

The chronological files, 1968-2009, mainly contain minutes but also included are annual reports, bylaws, correspondence, finances, memoranda, memorial service programs, photographs, and reports. Of note is the correspondence detailing the closure of various chapters of the organization starting in 1999 and the dissolution of the Virginia chapter of the BPW in 2009. These files contain information on the day to day activities of the organization and works accomplished.

Of note are the files for each president of the chapter from 1919 to 1980. Included are annual reports, clippings, convention programs, correspondence, finances, biographies of the presidents, photographs, reports, and resolutions. Also of note are the photographs. 1929-2002, of annual conventions and presidents (found in the President's files). Also included are copies of A History of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., Volumes I-III.

 Contents List Annual reports, 1980-1987. 1 1 Annual reports, 1989-1990. 1 2 Annual reports, 1990-1992. 1 3 Annual reports, 1992-1994. 1 4 Annual reports, 1994-1996. 1 5 Annual reports, 1996-1997. 1 6 Annual reports, 1997-1998. 1 7 Annual reports, 1998-1999. 1 8 Annual reports, 1999-2000. 1 9 Annual reports, 2002-2004. 2 1 Annual reports, 2004-2007. 2 2 Bylaws, policies and standing rules handbook 2002. 2 2a Certificate of Incorporation and Charters, 1952-2001. 2 3-4 Chapters, Arlington BPW, 1969-1998. 2 5 Chapters, Augusta County BPW, 1999. 2 6 Chapters, Falls Church BPW, 1996-2006. 2 7 Chapters, Loudoun BPW, 1945-1997. 2 8 Chronological files, 1968-1969. 2 9 Chronological files, 1984-1989. 2 10 Chronological files, 1990. 2 11 Chronological files, 1991. 2 12 Chronological files, 1992. 3 1 Chronological files, 1993. 3 1a Chronological files, 1994. 3 2 Chronological files, 1995. 3 3 Chronological files, 1996. 3 4 Chronological files, 1997. 3 5 Chronological files, 1998. 3 6 Chronological files, 1999. 3 7 Chronological files, 2000. 3 8 Chronological files, 2001. 3 9 Chronological files, 2002. 4 1 Chronological files, 2003. 4 2 Chronological files, 2004. 4 3 Chronological files, 2005. 4 4 Chronological files, 2006. 4 5 Chronological files, 2007. 4 6 Chronological files, 2008. 4 7-8 Chronological files, 2009. 5 1-2 Directory, 1972-1973. 5 2a Emblem of the BPW, 1937-1962. 5 3 Hand book, 1962. 5 3a Handbooks, Installation ceremony, nd. 5 4 History book, 75th Anniversary Virginia Federation of BPW, 1994. 5 5 A History of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., Volume I, 1919-1944. 5 A History of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., Volume II, 1944-1960. 5 A History of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., Volume III, 1960-1994. 5 Membership, 1996-2000. 5 6 Membership, 2000-2001. 6 1 Membership, 2001-2002. 6 2 Membership, 2002-2003. 6 3 Membership, 2003-2007. 6 4 Newsletters, Index to. 6 5 Newsletters, The Virginia Business & Professional Woman, 1947-1948. 6 6 Newsletters, Federation Notes, 1969-1970. 6 7 Newsletters, Federation Notes, 1971. 7 1 Newsletters, Federation Notes, 1972, 1974. 7 2 Newsletters, Federation Notes, 1975. 7 3 Newsletters, Federation Notes, 1976. 7 4 Newsletters, Federation Notes, 1977-1978. 7 5 Newsletters, Federation Notes, 1979-1981. 7 6 Newsletters, Federation Notes, 1983-1984. 7 7 Newsletters, Federation Notes, 1985-1986. 7 8 Newsletters, Federation Notes, 1987-1988. 7 9 Newsletters, Federation Notes, 1988-1989. 7 10 Newsletters, Federation Notes, 1990-1991. 8 1 Newsletters, Federation Notes, 1992-1993. 8 2 Newsletters, Federation Notes, 1994. 8 3 Newsletters, Federation Notes, 1995-1996. 8 4 Newsletters, Federation Notes, 1997-1998. 8 5 Newsletters, Federation Notes, 1999-2000. 8 6 Newsletters, Federation Notes, 2001-2002. 8 7 Newsletters, Federation Notes, 2003-2005. 9 1 Newsletters, Federation Notes, 2006-2007. 9 2 Newsletters, Federation Notes, 2008-2009. 9 3 Pamphlets, ca. 1990-2001. 9 3a President's Files, Index. 9 3b President's Files, Profiles Thru The Years, 1919-1945. 9 4 President's Files, Profiles Thru The Years, 1945-1992. 9 5 President's Files, Ella Agnew, 1919-1920. 9 6 President's Files, Geline McDonald Bowman, 1920-1923. 9 7 President's Files, Catherine Wester, 1923. 9 8 President's Files, Elizabeth Foster, 1923-1926. 9 9 President's Files, Sara Royall, 1926-1928. 9 10 President's Files, Laura H. Penn, 1928-1930. 9 11 President's Files, Edna Holmes, 1930-1932. 9 12 President's Files, Hilda Marshall, 1932-1934. 10 1-2 President's Files, Webb Brown Rothwell, 1934-1935. 10 3 President's Files, Elizabeth Ramey, 1935-1937. 10 4 President's Files, Birdie Dodson, 1937-1939. 10 5 President's Files, Lillian M. Johnson, 1939-1941. 10 6 President's Files, Myrtie Sutphin, 1941-1942. 10 7 President's Files, Nina B. Horton Avery, 1942-1944. 10 8 President's Files, Lucile E. Michie, 1944-1946. 10 9 President's Files, Lena R. Cobb, 1946-1947. 10 10 President's Files, Judge Irene L. Pancoast, 1947-1949. 10 11 President's Files, Lettie S. Brockwell, 1949-1950. 10 12 President's Files, Virginia Dave Moore, 1950-1952. 10 13 President's Files, Margaret Ferguson, 1952-1954. 10 14 President's Files, Mary S. Etter, 1954-1956. 10 15 President's Files, Elizabeth M. McKnight, 1956-1958. 10 16 President's Files, Gladys B. White, 1958-1959. 10 17 President's Files, Dorothy V. Allport, 1959-1960. 10 18 President's Files, Nettie Tucker Yowell, 1960-1961. 10 19 President's Files, Gale B. Hounshell, 1961-1963. 10 20 President's Files, Nellie F. Garnett, 1963-1964. 10 21 President's Files, Jane J. Palmer, 1964-1965. 11 1 President's Files, Agnes M. Ames, 1965-1966. 11 2 President's Files, Doris E. Kean, 1966-1967. 11 3 President's Files, Josephine A. Turrentine, 1967-1968. 11 4 President's Files, Prudence O. Tedder, 1968-1969. 11 5 President's Files, Vivian W. Giles, 1969-1970. 11 6 President's Files, Thelma R. Canada, 1970-1971. 11 7 President's Files, Susan S. Reynolds, 1971-1972. 11 8 President's Files, Doris E. Young, 1972-1973. 11 9 President's Files, Lily M. Albert, 1973-1974. 12 1 President's Files, Lillian B. Wodell, 1974-1975. 12 2 President's Files, Louise Whitman, 1975-1976. 12 3 President's Files, Dolly Showalter, 1976-1977. 12 4 President's Files, Marguerite A. Payez, 1977-1978. 12 5 President's Files, Margarette R. Roper, 1978-1979. 12 6 President's Files, Theda T. Fitzpatrick, 1979-1980. 12 7 Programs, Annual conventions, 1960-1985. 13 1 Programs, Annual conventions, 1986-1989. 13 2 Programs, Annual conventions, 1990-1995. 13 3 Programs, Annual conventions, 1996-1999. 13 4 Programs, Annual conventions, 2000-2009. 13 5 Programs, Fall board meeting and leadership conferences, 1980-1993. 13 6 Programs, Various awards, banquets, and state conventions, 1969-2009. 13 7 Strategic plans, 1986-2000. 13 8 State Leadership Directory, 1999-2000. 13 9 Sheet music, "The Golden Key," 1924. 13 10 Virginia Military Institute, Supreme Court decision, 1991-1996. 13 11 Virginia Military Institute, Supreme Court decision, clippings, 1991-1996. 14 1 Women's Round Table, 1986. 14 2 Women in Transition Task Force, 1986. 14 3 Photographs, Conventions, 1929. 14 4 Photographs, Conventions, 1933 May 19-20. 63 Photographs, Conventions, 1934-1937. 14 5 Photographs, Conventions, 1940s. 14 6 Photographs, Conventions, 1950s. 14 7 Photographs, Conventions, 1953 August. 14 8 Photographs, Conventions, 1960s. 14 9 Photographs, Conventions, 1970s. 14 10 Photographs, Conventions, 1980s. 14 11 Photographs, Conventions, 1985 January. 14 12 Photographs, Conventions, 1985 July. 14 13 Photographs, Conventions, 1986 October. 14 14 Photographs, Conventions, 1987. 14 15 Photographs, Conventions, 1988 May. 14 16 Photographs, Conventions, 1988 August. 14 17 Photographs, Conventions, 1989 May. 14 18 Photographs, Conventions, 1989 August. 14 19 Photographs, Conventions, 1989 Fall. 14 20 Photographs, Conventions, 1990s-2000s. 14 21 Photographs, Conventions, 1990 June. 14 22 Photographs, Conventions, 1990 September. 14 23 Photographs, Conventions, 1991 August. 14 24 Photographs, Conventions, 1992 May. 14 25 Photographs, Conventions, 1993 October. 14 26 Photographs, Conventions, 2002. 14 27 Photographs, Slides of Past Presidents, 1919-1988. 14 28 Photographs, Unidentified, ca. 1980-2000. 14 29 Photographs, Karen Keesling Assistant Secretary Air Force, 1988. 14 30 Photographs, Miscellaneous, ca. 1960s. 14 31 Scrapbooks, oversize photographs, and ephemera, 1929-1973. 15

Includes scrapbooks, 1965 and 1969; oversize panoramic photographs of state conventions, 1929, 1933, and ca. 1940; and a group photograph on a wooden frame, 1973. Ephemera includes buttons and a VBPW seal embosser.

Banner of the BPW, Virginia Federation, undated.