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A Finding Aid for the Records of the Catholic Women’s Club of the Plainfields [1938-1994]
Part of the Local Organizations Collection at the Plainfield Public Library
Finding aid prepared and encoded by Anna Henderson.
Overview of the Collection |
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| Repository: | Plainfield Public Library, Local History Department, 800 Park Avenue, Plainfield, NJ 07060 |
| Creator: | Catholic Women’s Club. |
| Title: | Papers of the Catholic Women’s Club of the Plainfields |
| Dates: | 1938-1994 |
| Quantity: | 2 linear feet |
| Abstract: | The Catholic Women’s Club of the Plainfields [1938-1994] was founded in 1937 by Catholic women who continued to live the club’s motto of ‘loving kindness.’ The organization has grown over the years and is still in existence today. The collection, which spans from 1940 to 1994, consists of six scrapbooks holding newspaper clippings, photographs, banquet programs and membership lists, which provide a unique inside look of the club over many decades. |
| Language: | The records are in English. |
Biographical Note
The Catholic Women’s Club of the Plainfields [1938-1994] was founded in 1937 by Catholic women who continued to live the club’s motto of ‘loving kindness.’ The organization has grown over the years and is still in existence today.
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Scope and Contents
The collection, which spans from 1940 to 1994, consists of six scrapbooks holding newspaper clippings, photographs, banquet programs and membership lists, which provide a unique inside look of the club over many decades.
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Arrangement
The "Catholic Women’s Club" collection is arranged into one series:
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
The “Catholic Women’s Club of the Plainfields” collection is available for research.
Access is restricted to materials prepared by the Local History department staff. All materials must be viewed in the Plainfield Room and may not be removed to another area of the library without permission of the Library Director or designee. Materials must be handled carefully and kept in order. Materials must not be leaned upon, altered, folded, ripped, or traced upon. Marks may not be added or erased from materials. Materials must be returned directly to Local History department staff and inspected before the researcher leaves the Plainfield Room.
Restrictions on Use
One photocopy may be made (by Plainfield Public Library staff) of each document for the purpose of research; official Local History departmental reproduction fees may apply. Permission to publish must be obtained by the Plainfield Public Library Board of Trustees as delegated to the Library Director. Permission to publish does not constitute a copyright clearance. The researcher is responsible for further copyright restrictions. The Plainfield Public Library is not responsible for the misuse of copyrighted material.
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Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Organizations:
Places:
Subjects:
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Physical Charateristics or Technical Requirements
This collection consists of paper documents, which do not require any additional technology for access.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Identification of item; Date (if noted); “Catholic Women’s Club of the Plainfields” collection, Box and Folder Number; Local History Department, Plainfield Public Library, Plainfield, New Jersey.
Acquisition Information
Unknown
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Anna Henderson in February 2008. The finding aid was written by Anna Henderson in February 2008. Finding aid content follows the guidelines suggested by Describing Archives: A Content Standard.
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Detailed Description of the Collection
**Please note: This collection is housed in the scrapbook aisle (shelf #) instead of the organizations aisle because of its storage needs.**
| Series 1: Scrapbooks, 1940-1994 | |||||||||||
| 1-Catholic Women’s Club of Plainfield, 1980-1986 | |||||||||||
| 2-Catholic Women’s Club of Plainfield, 1986-1992 | |||||||||||
| 3-Catholic Women’s Club of Plainfield, 1992-1994 | |||||||||||
| 4-Catholic Women’s Club of Plainfield, 1952-1956 | |||||||||||
| 5-Catholic Women’s Club of Plainfield, 1941-1952 | |||||||||||
| 6-Catholic Women’s Club of Plainfield, 1940-1980 | |||||||||||