American Association of University Women Collection (Kingsport, Tennessee Branch), 1947-1999
KC Manuscript Collection 19
INTRODUCTION
Title: American Association of University Women Collection
Collection Number: Kingsport Community Manuscript Collection (KCMC) 19
Physical Description: 4 Boxes
Creator: American Association of University Women
Repository: Archives of the City of Kingsport
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Provenance: Rita Perry donated this collection in May 1996.
Access/Restrictions: There are no restrictions on use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Processed by: Jeff A. Jenson processed the collection and developed the finding aid in January 2006. Brianne Johnson made revisions to the finding aid in June 2008. An addition to the collection was made in May 2013.
COLLECTION CITATION
This collection should be cited as: American Association of University Women Collection, 1947-1999. KC Manuscript Collection 19, Archives of the City of Kingsport, Tennessee.
Historical Note:
The Kingsport Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) was organized 26 August 1948 after a meeting of thirty-five interested college women. The AAUW is the national organization that seeks to promote education for women after college. Members must graduate from an AAUW qualified college.
The Kingsport Branch received its charter on 23 December 1948. The first president was Joanne Allen. In its early days, the group held monthly business and educational meetings. As the focus of the organization changed, the group began holding both day and night meetings and combined branch meetings in the months of September, December, and May.
ABSTRACT:
The Kingsport Branch collection of the American Association of University Women contains a variety of materials that detail the group’s leadership, membership, activities, and publications from the branch’s founding in 1948 through 1999. Materials include minutes, by-laws, scrapbooks, correspondence, and yearbooks.
BOX AND FOLDER LIST
BOX 1
1. 40th Anniversary, 1988
2. By-Laws,, 1948-1993
3. Correspondence and materials related to branch founding, 1947-1948
4. Correspondence, 1978 and 1991-1999
5. Financial Reports, 1967-1982 and 1995-1996
6. History and Past Presidents, 1948-1998
7. Leadership Lists with Reports, FY 1949-1963
8. Leadership Lists with Reports, FY 1964-1980
9. Membership Packet, 1997-1998
10. Membership, Leadership, and Activity Lists, 1981-1989
11. Minutes, Executive Board and General Membership Meetings, 1951-1974
12. Minutes, Executive Board and General Membership Meetings, April 1976-November 1978 and 1995-1997
13. Policy Sheets, undated and 1975-1978
14. Program Chairman, 1st V.P., materials binder, 1991-1998
15. Surveys of Activities, 1988-1996
16. 10th Annual Report of the Kingsport Citizens Advisory Committee, 25 March 1976
17. Awards, Activities, and Publications1973 and 1984-1998
18. Girls Inc., 1992-1994
19. Negatives and Photographs, undated
20. Obituaries and related material, 1994-1995
21. Photographs, 1980-1994
22. Newsletters, September 1964-1974
23. Newsletters, 1975-1979
24. Newsletters, 1980-1989 and August-September 1998
25. Newsletters, 1990-1996
26. Newsletters, Tennessee AAUW, 1973, 1978, 1987, and 1992
27. Tasters Tour Cookbooks, 1978-1990
28. The Tennessean, Spring 1992-Spring 1994
29. Yearbooks, 1948-1953
30. Yearbooks, 1955-1959
31. Yearbooks, 1960-1971
32. Yearbooks, 1972-1976 and 1993-1998
33. Yearbooks, Tennessee AAUW, undated
34. Certificates of Appreciation from Girls Incorporated, 1990 and 1993
35. Plaques, Advocacy Award from Girls Incorporated, 1993-1994 and 1996
36. Plaque, Girl Scouts, 1997
37. R.I.F. and Girls’, Inc., 1993-2009
BOX 2
1. Scrapbook, 1948-1953
2. Scrapbook 1954-1965
BOX 3
1. Activities, 1993-1997 (3 items)
2. Loose Clippings, 1972-1998
3. Display Materials, 1999
4. Scrapbook, 1965-1977
BOX 4
1. Scrapbook, 1978-1990
