Louisville Women’s City Club Records, 1917-1985
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: Louisville Women’s City Club
Title: Records, 1917-1985
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Curator of Special Collection.
Size of Collection: 2 cubic feet
Location Number: Mss. BM L888
Scope and Content Note
The records of the Louisville Women’s City Club consist of meeting and committee minutes from 1917 through the mid 1970s. In addition, the collection contains correspondence, club pamphlets, financial records, and bound volumes of the club bulletin. Some of this collection has been digitized. To view PDF scans, click on the links provided in the folder list below.
The Louisville Women’s City Club was founded to increase civic engagement within the city and to work toward the common good of Louisville. The chronological scope of the City Club minutes show how the activities of women within Louisville politics and society shifted over time. Minutes also indicate the role the women believed they should play in war efforts, politics, and as housewives.
During the 1920s, the women were extremely active in political matters related to education and social policy. In order to remain informed regarding current events, an appointed Legislative Committee Chair was responsible for reporting legislative issues to club members during meetings. In addition the club hosted a variety of guest speakers to discuss upcoming election issues and published informative articles in their monthly bulletin. However, during the 1940s most political work was abandoned and the club developed a more social and charitable basis. Members in this period focused more on financial donations than public activism.
Biographical Note
The Louisville Women’s City Club was founded in 1917 through the dissolution of the Louisville Women’s Civic Association. The principle aim of the club was to awaken civic consciousness within the city of Louisville and to work together for the common benefit of others. The club engaged in various civic activities within Louisville, but was most active from its founding through the early 1930s. Members organized campaign rallies, worked for proper sanitation within the city, sought to improve public education standards, and participated in the wartime preservation movement. At its peak in 1921, club membership totaled over nine hundred; however, a gradual decline in numbers resulted in the club’s termination in the late 1980s with only nine members remaining.
Folder List
Folder 1: General Business Correspondence
Folder 2: Condolences and Thank-You Notes
Folder 3: Philanthropic Correspondence, 1973-1979
Folder 4: Philanthropic Correspondence, 1980-1985
Folder 5: Minutes, 1917
Folder 6: Minutes, 1918
Folder 7: Minutes, 1919 (click to access PDF)
Folder 8: Minutes, 1920 (click to access PDF)
Folder 9: Minutes, 1921 (click to access PDF)
Folder 10: Minutes, 1922 (click to access PDF)
Folder 11: Minutes, 1923 (click to access PDF)
Folder 12: Minutes, January – April 1924 (click to access PDF)
Folder 13: Minutes, May – December 1924 (click to access PDF)
Folder 14: Minutes, 1925 (click to access PDF)
Folder 15: Minutes, 1926 (click to access PDF)
Folder 16: Minutes, 1927 (click to access PDF)
Folder 17: Minutes, 1928 (click to access PDF)
Folder 18: Minutes, 1929 (click to access PDF)
Folder 19: Minutes, 1930 (click to access PDF)
Folder 20: Minutes, 1944 (click to access PDF)
Folder 21: Minutes, 1945 (click to access PDF)
Folder 22: Minutes, 1946-1947 (click to access PDF)
Folder 23: Minutes, 1948 (click to access PDF)
Folder 24: Minutes, 1949 (click to access PDF)
Folder 25: Minutes, 1950 (click to access PDF)
Folder 26: Minutes, January – July 1951
Folder 27: Minutes, 1951-1956 (Binder)
Folder 28: Minutes, 1956-1957
Folder 29: Minutes, 1958-1959
Folder 30: Minutes, 1960-68
Folder 31: Minutes, Finance and Budget Committee
Folder 32: Minutes, Health Committee (click to access PDF)
Folder 33: Minutes, Foods and Markets Committee (click to access PDF)
Folder 34: Minutes, Membership Committee
Folder 35: Minutes, Garbage Committee (click to access PDF)
Folder 36: Minutes and Reports- Miscellaneous
Folder 37: Treasurer’s Ledger, 1972-1981
Folder 38: Treasurer’s Reports
Folder 39: Treasurer’s Reports (Binder)
Folder 40: Bank Statements, 1972
Folder 41: Bank Statements, 1973
Folder 42: Bank Statements, 1974
Folder 43: Bank Statements, 1975
Folder 44: Bank Statements, 1976
Folder 45: Bank Statements, 1977
Folder 46: Bank Statements, 1978
Folder 47: Bank Statements, 1979
Folder 48: Bank Statements, 1980
Folder 49: Bank Statements, 1981
Folder 50: Bank Statements, 1982
Folder 51: Bank Statements, 1983-1985
Folder 52: Tax Papers
Folder 53: Deposit Tickets
Folder 54: Blank Deposit Tickets
Folder 55: Bank Notes
Folder 56: Banking, Miscellaneous
Folder 57: Bills and Receipts, I
Folder 58: Bills and Receipts, II
Folder 59: Legal Papers, I
Folder 60: Legal Papers, II
Folder 61: Insurance Papers
Folder 62: Speech Transcripts (click to access PDF)
Folder 63: History of the City Club
Folder 64: Membership Directories, 1947-1957
Folder 65: Membership Directories, 1958-1965
Folder 66: Club Bulletins and Pamphlets
Folder 67: Bulletins and Pamphlets, Miscellaneous
Folder 68: Newspaper Clippings
Folder 69: Sheet Music
Folder 70: Stationary
Folder 71: Garden Club – Clippings and Photographs
Folder 72: Garden Club – Bulletins (click to access PDF)
Folder 73: Club Constitution and By-Laws
Folder 74: Miscellaneous
Folder 75: Envelopes
Folder 76: Treasurer’s Reports, 1975-1981 (Binder)
Folder 77: Club Bulletins, 1917-1921 (Bound Volume)
Folder 78: Club Bulletins, 1922-1925 (Bound Volume)
Folder 79: Club Bulletins, 1926-1929 (Bound Volume)
Folder 80: Checkbook Ledger, 1949-1950
Folder 81: Checkbook Ledger, 1972-1984
Folder 82: City Club Corporate Seal
Folder 83: City Club Rubber Stamps
Folder 84: Scrapbook
Subject Headings
Advertising
City planning – Citizen participation
Education – Kentucky – Louisville
Food – Quality
Louisville Women’s City Club
Manners and customs
Marshall Plan
Sanitation – Kentucky – Louisville
School elections – Kentucky – Louisville
Suffrage – United States
Tuberculosis – Kentucky – Louisville
United States – Race relations
Women – Societies and clubs
Women in politics – Kentucky – Louisville
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945 – Civilian relief