George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Woodbine Home Demonstration Club records
Woodbine Home Demonstration Club
C0303
/repositories/2/resources/456
3 Linear Feet
1961-2008
Minutes, photographs, scrapbooks, and realia from the Woodbine Home Demonstration Club, a homemakers' organization.
(6 boxes)
English
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions.
Use Restrictions
The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)
Preferred Citation
Woodbine Home Demonstration Club records, C0303, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Donated by the Prince William County Library in November 2016.
Processing Information
Processing completed by Elizabeth Beckman in February 2017. EAD markup completed by Elizabeth Beckman in February 2017.
Historical Information
The Woodbine Home Demonstration Club of Prince William County, VA was born of a wider movement across the United States - Elizabeth Griffin Hill notes that "Home Demonstration Clubs were an integral part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, which was established during the early 20th century as an experiment in adult education, providing agricultural demonstration work for men and home demonstration work for women" ('Home Demonstration Clubs'). According to a history by Louise Benton (a long-time officer and member) included in Box 3, Folder 6 of the collection, the Woodbine Club formed from the merger of two different home demonstration clubs in 1941. The organization was also known as the Woodbine Extension Homemakers Club and later as the Woodbine Family, Community, and Education (FCE) Club. Over the years, the women of the group gathered regularly, held meetings and events, and raised money for numerous charities. As of 2017, the Woodbine FCE club has disbanded.
Scope and Content
The collection is largely made up of scrapbooks, meeting minutes, photographs, and realia kept by the Woodbine Home Demonstration Club of Prince William County, VA between 1961 and 2008. The social and charitable activities of the club from the 1960s to the early 2000s are well documented in the records. Of particular interest in one of the scrapbooks from 1978-1979 is a letter from the White House congratulating club officer Louise Benton on her designation as Homemaker of the Year. VHS tapes and a DVD on charitable programs and the dedication of Louise Benton Middle School are also included.
Related Material
The Special Collections Research Center holds other collections donated by RELIC at the Prince William County Library, including the , the , the , and the Prince William Historic Newspapers collection.
Arrangement
The collection is largely arranged by format.
Bibliography
Hill, Elizabeth Griffin. 'Home Demonstration Clubs,' The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, Central Arkansas Library System, http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=5387, accessed February 2, 2017.
Color photography
Women -- Societies and clubs
Home economics
Home economics extension work
Domestic life
Prince William County (Va.)
Scrapbooks
Minutes recorded by secretaries/repositories/2/archival_objects/114451November 1965-October 196911Scope and Contents note
Minutes, meeting information (1 of 2)/repositories/2/archival_objects/114452January 1970-November 197813Scope and Contents notesome pages may be out of chronological order due to sleeved pages falling out of the folder
Minutes, meeting information (2 of 2)/repositories/2/archival_objects/114453January 1970-November 197814Scope and Contents notesome pages may be out of chronological order due to sleeved pages falling out of the folder
Woodbine Extension Homemakers Club minutes/repositories/2/archival_objects/1144541979-198912Scope and Contents note
Histories, minutes, members, correspondence, etc. (1 of 2)/repositories/2/archival_objects/1144551996-200615Scope and Contents note
Histories, minutes, members, correspondence, etc. (2 of 2)/repositories/2/archival_objects/1144561996-200616Scope and Contents note
Family and Community Education Achievement Day programs, various other brochures, funeral bulletin/repositories/2/archival_objects/1144571992-200821Scope and Contents note
Family and Community Education newsletters, meeting minutes, photos, etc./repositories/2/archival_objects/1144582001-200222Scope and Contents note
Items pertaining to naming of Louise Benton Middle School/repositories/2/archival_objects/1144591979-200023Scope and Contents note
Yearbooks/handbooks, Family and Community Education Achievement Day program, 2 photos (1 of 2)/repositories/2/archival_objects/1144601979-200224Scope and Contents note
Yearbooks/handbooks, Family and Community Education Achievement Day program, 2 photos (2 of 2)/repositories/2/archival_objects/1144611979-200225Scope and Contents note
Club scrapbook (1 of 2)/repositories/2/archival_objects/1144621977-197826Scope and Contents note
Club scrapbook (2 of 2)/repositories/2/archival_objects/1144631977-197827Scope and Contents note
Club scrapbook (1 of 2)/repositories/2/archival_objects/1144641977-197831Scope and Contents note
Club scrapbook (2 of 2)/repositories/2/archival_objects/1144651977-197832Scope and Contents note
Duties of club officers (2001), newsclippings, scrapbook, etc. (1 of 2)/repositories/2/archival_objects/1144661961-200233Scope and Contents note
Duties of club officers (2001), newsclippings, scrapbook, etc. (2 of 2)/repositories/2/archival_objects/1144671961-200234Scope and Contents note
Photos, postcards/brochures/programs, activities/repositories/2/archival_objects/114468circa 1970s-200335Scope and Contents note
Historical items on Woodbine FCE Club/repositories/2/archival_objects/1144691999-200336Scope and Contents note
3 VHS tapes, 1 DVD on various charitable organizations/naming of Louise Benton Middle School/repositories/2/archival_objects/114470circa early 2000s4
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Gavel, two key chains, Benton Cougars cup, school kit instructions/repositories/2/archival_objects/114471circa 1970s-20014
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Scrapbook and Scrapbook pages/repositories/2/archival_objects/1144721999-20035
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Two signs/repositories/2/archival_objects/114473circa late 1990s-early 2000s5
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Scrapbook/repositories/2/archival_objects/1144741977-19785
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Scrapbook/repositories/2/archival_objects/1144751978-19795
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Smile doll and description/repositories/2/archival_objects/114476circa 20035
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Scrapbook/repositories/2/archival_objects/11447719646
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Scrapbook/repositories/2/archival_objects/1144781997-20026
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Scrapbook/repositories/2/archival_objects/1144792004-20086
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Virginia and United States flags/repositories/2/archival_objects/114480undated6
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