Women -- Societies and clubs
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Rice University Professional and Business Women records
Collection
Identifier: UA 0242
Overview
The collection consists of the constitution, meeting announcements, calendars, directories, and newsletters of the Rice University Business and Professional Women for the years 1986 through 1995. It was created by Nancy Boothe, an archivist at Fondren Library, during the years when she was a member of the organization.
Dates:
1986 - 1995
Twenty-Six Literary Club records
Collection
Identifier: MS 0066
Abstract:
The records of the Twenty-Six Literary Club document the activities of this women’s social and philanthropic club established in 1909 by a group of Houston women residing in the Woodland Heights neighborhood. Some members’ daughters became students at the Rice Institute (later University) after it opened in 1912 and continued the Club, expanding its membership over the years and engaging in various community projects, including providing scholarships for young women entering Rice.
Dates:
circa 1910-1994