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Description: The Publications series has three sub-series: Friday Morning Club publications; Other publications; and Books. The Friday Morning Club publications includes material created and printed by the Club and consists of their annual reports, 1905-1938, calendars of events, 1942-1993, membership directories, 1940-1992, copies of the Friday Morning Club Bulletin, 1918-1929, and the Friday Morning Club Magazine, 1932-1934. There are also brochures and pamphlets about the club's playhouse, travel series and programs from the club's events, 1894-1991. The Other publications sub-series is made up of publications by other organizations and include programs from various events, and several publications about Caroline Severance and other women's clubs. The Books sub-series, 1850-1963) consists of published books, both from the library of the Friday Morning Club and written by members including several books by Sarah Bixby Smith, Daisy Clark King, Idah Maecham Strobridge, an 1850 Bible, a signed copy of Leaf-shadows and rose-drift: being little songs from a Los Angeles garden, and a copy of The mother of clubs: Caroline M. Seymour Severance; an estimate and appreication edited by Ella Giles Ruddy, signed by both Severance and Ruddy.
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Date

1850-1993

Call number

mssFMC

Creator

Friday Morning Club (Los Angeles, Calif.)(Opens in new tab)

Provenance

Gift of Burnham Estate, July 1937.

Gift of Florence Kreider, 1950s.

Gift of Friday Morning Club, September 1985.

Gift of Virginia T. DeZell, January 2007 and December 2012.

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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.

Associated people

Anthony, Susan B. (1820-1906.)

Bixby Smith, Sarah, (1871-1935.)

Frémont, Jessie Benton, (1824-1902.)

Graham, Margaret Collier, (1850-1910.)

Percival, Olive, (1869-1945.)

Severance, Caroline M. Seymour (1855-1932.)

Strobridge, Idah Meacham, (1890-1974.)

Watkins, Louise Ward,

Wills, Charlotte LeMoyne.

Associated organizations

California Federation of Women's Clubs.

California Women of the Golden West.

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The Friday Morning Club records consists of materials created by the Club and its members, dating from the year the club started in 1891 to is closure in 2012. These records document the activities of the club such as: philanthropy and charity work; finances; fundraising; the various work of the club's committees on science, art, and other topics; the construction of their clubhouses in Los Angeles; and the meeting minutes of both regular meetings and the board. The collection is comprised of subject files, financial and business records, membership applications and cards, manuscripts and essays, and clippings (1770-2012); publications printed by the Friday Morning Club, including their monthly newsletter, and publications printed by other clubs (1850-1993); photograph albums, scrapbooks, and meeting minutes (1891-2012); photographs, certificates, awards, and some objects that belonged to the club, including the bronze plaque that hung at the clubhouse (1890-2000). The collection contains material by and about several prominent members and suffragettes, including Susan B. Anthony, Sarah Bixby Smith, Jessie Benton Frémont, Margaret Collier Graham, Olive Percival, Idah Strobridge, Louise Watkins, Charlotte LeMoyne Wills, and the club's founder Caroline Severance. The collection also contains material about other clubs, including the California Federation of Women's Clubs and California Women of the Golden West.
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The Friday Morning Club records consists of materials created by the Club and its members, dating from the year the club started in 1891 to is closure in 2012. These records document the activities of the club such as: philanthropy and charity work; finances; fundraising; the various work of the club's committees on science, art, and other topics; the construction of their clubhouses in Los Angeles; and the meeting minutes of both regular meetings and the board. The collection is comprised of subject files, financial and business records, membership applications and cards, manuscripts and essays, and clippings (1770-2012); publications printed by the Friday Morning Club, including their monthly newsletter, and publications printed by other clubs (1850-1993); photograph albums, scrapbooks, and meeting minutes (1891-2012); photographs, certificates, awards, and some objects that belonged to the club, including the bronze plaque that hung at the clubhouse (1890-2000). The collection contains material by and about several prominent members and suffragettes, including Susan B. Anthony, Sarah Bixby Smith, Jessie Benton Frémont, Margaret Collier Graham, Olive Percival, Idah Strobridge, Louise Watkins, Charlotte LeMoyne Wills, and the club's founder Caroline Severance. The collection also contains material about other clubs, including the California Federation of Women's Clubs and California Women of the Golden West.
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The Friday Morning Club records consists of materials created by the Club and its members, dating from the year the club started in 1891 to is closure in 2012. These records document the activities of the club such as: philanthropy and charity work; finances; fundraising; the various work of the club's committees on science, art, and other topics; the construction of their clubhouses in Los Angeles; and the meeting minutes of both regular meetings and the board. The collection is comprised of subject files, financial and business records, membership applications and cards, manuscripts and essays, and clippings (1770-2012); publications printed by the Friday Morning Club, including their monthly newsletter, and publications printed by other clubs (1850-1993); photograph albums, scrapbooks, and meeting minutes (1891-2012); photographs, certificates, awards, and some objects that belonged to the club, including the bronze plaque that hung at the clubhouse (1890-2000). The collection contains material by and about several prominent members and suffragettes, including Susan B. Anthony, Sarah Bixby Smith, Jessie Benton Frémont, Margaret Collier Graham, Olive Percival, Idah Strobridge, Louise Watkins, Charlotte LeMoyne Wills, and the club's founder Caroline Severance. The collection also contains material about other clubs, including the California Federation of Women's Clubs and California Women of the Golden West.
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The Sujbect files series is chiefly made up of material that came directly from The Friday Morning Club's file cabinets. They cover the dates 1770 to 2012. In this series you will find financial documents; annual reports; manuscripts, essays, and speeches about The Friday Morning Club and other related topics (women's rights, suffrage, etc.); newspaper clippings; information about the Club's events, and charity and philanthropy work; and the club's dissolution. The series also includes several boxes of membership applications and cards from 1901 to 1985. There is also some correspondence including letters written by Caroline Severance and Susan B. Anthony. There are also several subject files about prominent members and past club presidents including: Jane E. Collier, Caroline Foster, Jessie Benton Fremont, Florence Kreider, Daisy Clark King, Margaret Collier Graham, Caroline Severance, Rebecca Spring, and Charlotte Le Moyne Wills.
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