Washington State University Libraries
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
New Holland Library
Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA
(509) 335-6691
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm

Guide to the American Association of University Women, Pullman Branch Records, 1933-1976


Cage 396





Finding aid prepared by Patricia M. Gourd

Finding aid encoded by Mark O'English, 2003
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.


Overview of the Collection
 
Repository Name:
 

Washington State University Libraries
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections

New Holland Library
Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA
(509) 335-6691
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm
 
Collection Number:
 

Cage 396
 
Creator:
 

American Association of University Women, Pullman Branch

 
Title:
 

American Association of University Women, Pullman Branch Records

 
Dates:
 

1933-1976 (inclusive)
 
Quantity:
 

2 containers.
2 linear feet of shelf space.
820 items.
 
Languages:
 

Collection materials are in English 

 
Summary:
 

Correspondence, budgets, reports, scholarship and fellowship data, newsletters, committee records, minutes, membership information and other records, principally 1960-1970, of a women's educational organization.
 

Historical Note

The Pullman Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) was organized in December 1917 as a branch of the Association of Collegiate Alumnae which merged in April 1921 with the Southern Association of Collegiate Women to form the AAUW. On January 27, 1927 the Washington branches, including Pullman, met at a convention in Longview and voted to establish the Washington State Division of the AAUW. Through this division the Pullman Branch participated in international, national, and regional projects. One of these projects is the Million Dollar Fellowship, established in 1927, which encourages higher education for women throughout the world, This fellowship prompted the establishment of the Washington State fellowship fund, the Margaret C. Snell Fellowship, in October 1933.

The Pullman Branch hosted the Washington State AAUW Convention in 1967 in honor of the branch's fiftieth anniversary and its members' active support in promoting better opportunities for women through higher education, improved education at all levels, and the betterment of the American and world communities, Toward these ends the Pullman Branch formed or supported literature groups, the Library Gift Fund, the Reading is FUN-damental Program, money drives for UNICEF, a Status of Women Committee, and Global Interdependence Study Groups.

Content Description

The bulk of the records center on the 1960's and pertain mainly to the educational commitments of the organization, particularly the development and continued support of fellowship funds for women, including the national AAUW Million Dollar Fellowship Fund, and the Washington State Margaret C. Snell Fellowship Fund. In addition to these concerns the records describe the organization's interests in the status of women, the environment, Washington State's tax structure, social security for the elderly and disabled, and community projects. The records contain: branch budgets from 1951 to 1970; treasurer records from 1962 to 1968; budgets for the Library Gift Fund from 1960 to 1964; reports for the Rental Sales Gallery from 1966 to 1967; the records for UNICEF money drives from 1954 to 1969; and committee and officers' reports from 1951 to 1970. Principal correspondents include: Mrs. Henry Grosshams, Pullman Branch President, 1966-1968; Mrs. Helen Austin, Pullman Branch President, 1969-1970; Ms. Ruth McDonald, First Vice President, 1969, and Pullman Branch President, 1970-1972; and Dr. Pauline Tompkins, National AAUW General Director, 1966-1968.

Arrangement

The organizational records of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), Pullman Branch, are arranged alphabetically by topic and chronologically within topics as per their original order.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information 

The organizational records of the Pullman Branch of the American Association of University Women, were donated to the Washington State University Libraries by the association through Mrs, John C. Sheppard on June 7, 1978 (78-22).

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access 

This collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation 

[Item Description]. Cage 396, American Association of University Women, Pullman Branch Records . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

 
American Association of University Women. Pullman Branch --Archives (creator)
Women -- Societies and clubs--Washington (State)--Pullman--Records and correspondence

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.


 
box/folder
1 / 1

AAUW Budget, , 1945-1974
21 items.
 
1 / 2

Annual Reports--Fellowship Reports,, 1961-1971
6 items.
 
1 / 3

Annual Workshop Reports, , 1959-1966
18 items.
 
1 / 4

Area Representations: World Problems, , 1960-1967
7 items.
 
1 / 5

Award Memberships, , 1957-1970
33 items.
 
1 / 6

Board, Committee Branch Officers, , 1957-1976
22 items.
 
1 / 7

Board Members, , 1960-1964
9 items.
 
1 / 8

Board Member's Job Descriptions, , 1961-1965
2 items.
 
1 / 9

Board Minutes, , 1954-1970
41 items.
 
1 / 10

Branch Affairs and Concerns, , 1967-1973
11 items.
 
1 / 11

Bylaws, Structure, and Charter, , 1956-1971
75 items.
 
1 / 12

Centennial Fund, , 1955-1975
21 items.
 
1 / 13

Centennial News, Fund, and Fellowship Programs, , 1971-1974
35 items.
 
1 / 14

College Faculty Program, , 1965-1967
22 items.
 
1 / 15

Community Affairs, , 1962-1972
19 items.
 
1 / 16

Convention Delegates, , 1963-1970
19 items.
 
1 / 17

Corporate Membership and Delegates, , 1961-1965
7 items.
 
1 / 18

Correspondence, , 1962-1973
95 items.
 
1 / 19

Cultural Interests, , 1963-1967
4 items.
 
1 / 20

Educational Center, , 1967
9 items.
 
1 / 21

Fellowship Programs, , 1933; 1962-1974
65 items.
 
1 / 22

Group Topic Implementation and Reports, , 1965-1967
13 items.
 
1 / 23

Higher Education, , 1954-1969,
40 items.
 
1 / 24

History, , 1965
1 item.
 
2 / 25

International Federation of University Women, , 1957-1966
23 items.
 
2 / 26

Legislation Programs, , 1961-1970,
25 items.
 
2 / 27

Legislation Proposals, Issues, and Legal Actions Pending, , 1971-1972
27 items.
 
2 / 28

Library Gift Fund, , 1960-1964
13 items.
 
2 / 29

Mailing List and Room Assignments, , 1962-1967
24 items.
 
2 / 30

Membership Lists, , 1955-1971
47 items.
 
2 / 31

Memoranda, , 1962-1967
14 items.
 
2 / 32

National Conventions, , 1957-1969
41 items.
 
2 / 33

Newsletters, , 1962; 1967-1973
39 items.
 
2 / 34

Nominations, , 1956-1967
36 items.
 
2 / 35

Policy Sheets, , 1959-1966
11 items.
 
2 / 36

Programs, , 1954-1970
22 items.
 
2 / 37

Programs Development--Emerging Issues: , 1964-1971
9 items.
 
2 / 38

Progress Report--Mock Constitutional Convention, , 1967
3 items.
 
2 / 39

Publicity, , 1959-1964
16 items.
 
2 / 40

Rental Sales Gallery, , 1966-1967
10 items.
 
2 / 41

Reports, , 1951-1970
153 items.
 
2 / 42

Topic Implementation: "Education: An Antidote to Poverty," "American Family in a Changing World," and "Bridging the Gap between Science and the Layman," , 1962-1968.
13 items.
 
2 / 43

Treasurer, , 1962-1968
13 items.
 
2 / 44

State Convention, , 1974
1 item.