Collection inventory

Summary
Creator:	Syracuse University. Women of the University Community.
Title:	Women of the University Community Records
Dates:	1930-2022
Size:	6.5 linear feet
Abstract:	Materials created by and for the Women of the University Community
Language:	English
Repository:	University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives

Historical Note

The Women of the University Community was an organization at Syracuse University for members of the faculty or administrative staff at Syracuse University, as well as the wives of faculty or administrative staff. The original name of the organization was the Syracuse University Women’s Club, and it was established in 1927 by Clara Flint, wife of Chancellor Charles W. Flint. In 1997, the organization was renamed to Women of the University Community and remained active until its disbandment in 2021. Throughout the years the club actively held many social events, including book sales, concerts, symposiums, teas, parties, tours, and regular meetings of club members. In addition to supporting the wider Syracuse community through charity works, the club was also interested in providing support for women and education. Starting in 1969, the club established the Mildred Eggers Award and Ruth Tolley Award scholarships for women attending Syracuse University, and the Beverly Whaley Award for women attending State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

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Scope and Content Note

The Women of the University Community Records documents the activities of the Syracuse University Women’s Club, later renamed the Women of the University Community. This collection is divided into two series and dated from 1930 to 2022.

The first series, Syracuse University Women's Club, consists of materials dated 1930 to 1997. Much of the material in this series is concerned with the running of the organization, with particular focus on the meetings and administrative records, as well as the files of former presidents of the organization. Types of materials in the series include meeting minutes, agendas, event information, correspondence, publications, notes, reports, schedules, and membership rosters.

The second series, Women of the University Community, consists of materials dated 1997 to 2022. Much of the material in this series focuses on planning and running of events held by the organization, as well as information and correspondence related to the scholarships they established. Types of materials in the series include event invitations, event planning information, printed out email correspondence, reports, schedules, publications, notes, and photographs.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.

Please note that media containing potentially sensitive financial information have been restricted for 50 years from their date of creation.

Use Restrictions

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

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Related Material

The records of the Syracuse University Dames were removed from this collection.

The University Archives holds collections on other women's organizations, such as the Syracuse University Women's Club of Auburn and the Syracuse University Dames Records. The Special Collections Research Center also holds the American Association of University Women (AAUW), Syracuse Branch, Records.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Women of the University Community Records,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of Ethel Phillips in 1995, Carolyn Senft in 1997, Margo Koten in 2011, and Judith O'Rourke in 2023.

Processing Information

Materials were placed into acid-free folders and archival boxes.

Finding Aid Information

Created by: Natalie Pace
Date: 2018
Revision history: Aug 2023 - 0.25 linear feet of materials added, Box 11 added (SS); December 2023 - Three items added to Box 1, one program added to Box 9 (SS)

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Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically within the series.

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Inventory

	Syracuse University Women's Club
Box 1		Brochures 1969-1973, 1996
Box 1		Chancellor Eggers events and newspaper articles 1991
		Events
Box 1			Christmas party with Chancellor Eggers 1970-1989
Box 1			Dinner dance 1959-1969
Box 1			Fall gathering 1995
Box 1			Fall gathering notes 1996
Box 1			Fall tea 1962-1969
Box 1			Fall tea/kick off 1955-1984 (2 folders)
Box 1			Fashion show 1965-1969
Box 1			Holiday celebration 1996
Box 1			Holiday events 1955-1966
Box 1			Holiday party chancellor's home 1990-1997
Box 1			Honorary luncheon 1984-1985, 1996
Box 1			International student Thanksgiving meal reports 1983-1984
Box 1			Mrs. Tolley luncheon 1969
Box 1			Spring luncheon invitation 1996
Box 1			Spring pot luck supper 1982-1984
Box 1			Suggested seminar for spring 1980-1981
Box 1			Tennis party 1983
Box 1			Thanksgiving dinner plans 1983-1985
		Groups
Box 2			Coordinator neighborhood groups 1978-1984
Box 2			Gourmet cooking 1982-1994
Box 2			Gourmet dinner group booklet and notes 1985-1986
Box 2			Gourmet dinner group forms and booklets 1981-1984
Box 2			Gourmet dinner group notes and schedules 1984-1985
Box 2			Gourmet dinner group recipe booklets 1986-1989
Box 2			Gourmet dinner group recipes and schedules 1987-1988
Box 2			Interest group reports 1955-1976
Box 2			Neighborhood group 1983-1984
Box 3			Neighborhood groups archives 1959-1974 (2 folders)
Box 3			Sewing group 1980-1990
Box 3			Women's group at MIT 1981-1982
Oversize 1		Logo 1981
Box 3		Medical college Upstate and Syracuse University 1954-1965
		Meetings and administrative records
Box 3			Annual meeting 1985-1992
Box 3			Annual meeting and activity flyers 1990-1997
Box 3			Annual meeting reports, news clippings, and event materials 1959-1963
Box 3			Annual meeting/spring luncheon 1957-1978 (3 folders)
Box 4			Board meeting agendas and minutes 1967-1984
Box 4			Brochures, reports, and newsletter 1990-1996
Box 4			Constitution and amendments 1930-1988
Box 4			Constitution and proposals to change 1980-1981
Box 4			Corresponding secretary 1962-1993
Box 4			Financial reports 1989-1992
Box 4			Governing board and newcomers 1954-1969 (2 folders)
Box 5			Meeting minutes 1971-1980 (2 folders)
Box 5			Meeting notebook 1987-1989
Box 5			Meeting reports, notes, and lists 1988-1991
Box 5			Membership and officer lists 1979-1991
Box 5			Membership committee 1959-1966
Box 5			Minutes and governing board information 1963-1970
Box 5			Minutes and treasurer's reports 1995-1996
Box 5			Minutes from the governing board of Syracuse University Women's Club 1954-1963
Box 6			Newcomers lists and activities 1969-1988 (3 folders)
Box 6			Nominating committee records 1943-1988 (2 folders)
Box 6			Registrar reports and job descriptions 1960-1985
Box 6			Reports, surveys, and flyers 1978-1990
Box 6			Scholarship committee 1995-1996
Box 6			Scholarships 1969-1989
Box 6			Service in the seventies 1970
Box 7			Spring scholarship luncheon programs and reports 1981-1997
Box 7			Treasurer 1959-1972
Box 7			Vice president program 1983-1986
Box 7			Women's club operational correspondence 1990-1991
Box 7		Miscellaneous publications 1963-1993 (4 folders)
Box 7		Newspaper clippings 1980-2007
Box 7		"Odds and ends" 1984-1985 - notes, stationary, and board member list
		President's files
Box 8			Anthony, Mary 1978-1979
Box 8			Boss, Warren (Mrs.) 1970-1971
Box 8			Brown, Mildred 1956
Box 8			Danforth, Carolyn 1973-1974
Box 8			Donnelly, Samuel (Mrs.) 1971-1972
Box 8			Gardner, Eric (Mrs.) 1967-1968
Box 8			Glennon, Vincent J. (Mrs.) 1957-1958
Box 8			Hafer, Jean 1959-1960
Box 8			James, Preston (Mrs.) 1962-1963
Box 8			Ludwig, Eleanor 1960-1961
Box 8			Marini, Madeline 1972-1973
Box 8			O'Shea, Judy 1979-1980
Box 8			Phipps, Hazel 1974-1975
Box 8			Prucha, Mary 1976-1978
Box 8			Rand, Myron (Mrs.) 1965-1966
Box 8			Schafer, Eldon (Mrs.) 1968-1969
Box 8			Stafford, George C. (Mrs.) 1966
Box 8			Valenti, Raymond (Mrs.) 1964-1965
Box 8			Van Druff, Mary Ann 1977-1978
Box 9			Walnut, Lois 1980-1981
Box 9			Willie, Charles (Mrs.) 1971-1972
Box 9			Wills, Bonnie 1975-1976
Box 9			Wolseley, Roland E. (Mrs.) 1957
Box 9		Publicity 1965-1980
Oversize 1		Scrapbook 1935-1983
Box 9		Syracuse University retirement, resignation, and death lists 1946-1984
Box 9		Trustee lists 1964-1976

	Women of the University Community
Box 9		Annual luncheon meeting 1998-1999
Box 9		Annual luncheon programs 1990-2018
Box 9		Annual luncheon 70th anniversary celebration 1997-2004
Box 9		Annual spring luncheon materials 2006-2011
Box 9		Board meeting minutes and email correspondence 2005
Box 9		Board meeting notes, groups, and event materials 1997-2002
Box 9		Brochures and cards 1998-1999
Box 9		Bylaws 2012-2018
Box 9		Constitution proposed changes 1997
Box 9		Email correspondence, minutes, notes, and events 2006
Box 10		Emails and event planning materials 1997-2005
Box 10		Emails and Women of the University Community information 2006-2007
Box 10		Event information and meeting notes 2001-2003
Box 10		Gatherings, picnics, and email correspondence 2008-2009
Box 10		Holiday gathering report 1997
Box 10		Interest groups, events, and email correspondence 2008-2009
Box 10		Meeting agendas and minutes 2000-2002, 2018-2020 (2 folders)
Box 10		Meeting and celebration notes and materials 1999-2001
Box 10		Membership list 1993-2021
Box 10		Newsletters 2017-2020
Box 10		Non-profit status documents 2010-2012
Box 10		Obituaries 2001-2009
Box 10		Photographs undated
Box 10		Poinsettia sale reports 1997, 2019-2020
Box 11		Scholarship committee reports and correspondence 2017-2020
Box 10		Scholarship donation materials 1991-2022
Box 11		Scholarship history 1942-2019
Box 10		Survey for committees 1998
Box 11		Treasurer's reports 2011-2021 (2 folders)
Box 11		[Untitled] undated - CD found in the same case with sua_women_university_001 (CD) (ID#: sua_women_university_002)
			RESTRICTED: Please note that this item is restricted because it contains sensitive financial information.
Box 10		Welcome Women of the University Community 1998-1999
Box 11		Women of the University Community financial documents (2010-2012) 2010-2012 - electronic files (Flash Memory: USB) (ID#: sua_women_university_003)
			RESTRICTED: Please note that this item is restricted because it contains sensitive financial information.
Box 11		Women of the University Community Treasurer files (2010-2012) 2010-2012 - electronic files on CD found in the same case with sua_women_university_002 (CD) (ID#: sua_women_university_001)
			RESTRICTED: Please note that this item is restricted because it contains sensitive financial information.
Box 10		Yarn and darn group 1997-1998

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