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Polly Koerner Papers

An inventory of her papers at Syracuse University


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Date: 27 Mar 2013

Organization History

Polly Black Koerner (d. 2023) was a resident of Cazenovia, New York and a long-time member of the Portfolio Club of Syracuse, New York. While attending college and earning her degree as a medical technician she met her husband Jack to whom she was married for 68 years, until his death in 2022. She and Jack lived and raised their five children -- as well as many horses -- at Tamarack Ridge Farm in Cazenovia, also spending time at their second home in Lake George. Polly was active in many local and regional organizations including the Junior League of Syracuse, CazCares, the Cazenovia Library, and the Portfolio Club. An accomplished painter, she was a long-time member of the Cazenovia Watercolor Society.

The Portfolio Club is a women's organization that was founded in 1875 in Syracuse, New York. The club meets regularly from the first Monday in October to the second Monday in April. Club meetings are held at the homes of members or at local venues. A general topic, chosen by the President at the beginning of the program season, is broken down into a specific assignment for members to research and present on a designated date. Ranging over broad fields of interest, yearly topics have covered economics, religion, world culture, music, art, and science. The club is still active.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Polly Koerner Papers relate entirely to her membership in the Portfolio Club of Syracuse. The material is subdivded into material related to Koerner's year as president of the Portfolio Club (1999-2000), and club material from other years

Arrangement of the Collection

Material relating to her presidential year is arranged alphabetically by type or topic. Material relating to other years is arranged chronologically.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advance notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

Access to audiovisual material requires advance notice to produce a use copy.

Use Restrictions:

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

Related Material

See also the Portfiolio Club Records.

Subject Headings

Persons

Koerner, Polly.

Corporate Bodies

Portfolio Club (Syracuse, N.Y.)

Subjects

Women -- New York (State) -- Syracuse.
Women -- Non-formal education.
Women -- Societies and clubs.

Places

Syracuse (N.Y.) -- History.
Syracuse (N.Y.) -- Intellectual life.
Syracuse (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.

Genres and Forms

Booklets
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Minutes (administrative records)
Photographs.
Programs (documents)
VHS tapes.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Polly Koerner Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of Leslie Lepine, Polly's daughter, 2024.

Table of Contents

Portfolio Club presidential year, 1999-2000

Portfolio Club files

Miscellaneous

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