University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives Department.

Business and Professional Women's Club of Milwaukee.

Records, 1920-1998.

UWM Manuscript Collection 127

3.8 cubic ft. (3 record center cartons, and 1 oversize box)


ABSTRACT: The Business and Professional Women's Club of Milwaukee records document the organization's role in improving the conditions for working women through education, participation in community affairs and legislative action. Covering the years 1920-1998, the collection contains an almost complete run of the organization's newsletters, the Bulletin (1922-1948) and the Broadcaster (1948-1998), as well as executive committee minutes, committee reports and correspondence files; these files comprise the bulk of the collection. Also included, but to a lesser extent, are membership lists, handbooks, by-laws, annual report files and histories compiled for anniversary celebrations. The collection's photographs document the club's activities and members. Subject files also contain specific information regarding the organization's efforts to secure passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, influence state legislation, and its role in founding the Milwaukee Art Museum War Memorial Center.

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law. However, the researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

ARRANGEMENT: The files are organized alphabetically by personal name, name of office, or by subject, then chronologically. Files can contain a variety of materials, including correspondence, staff memos, photographs and reports.

ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY NOTE: The Business Women's Club of Milwaukee was created in April 1920 with 100 charter members. Affiliated with the National Federation of Women's Clubs, Inc., which was founded in 1919, the Milwaukee group allied with the Eastern District of the Wisconsin Federation in 1921. In 1925, the organizations added the word "Professional" to their name. Membership is open to any working woman, and represents a wide variety of professions. Following the same goals as those of their parent organization, the Business and Professional Women's Club of Milwaukee strives to enrich its members' private and professional lives through education, legislation and community activities. Educational efforts have consisted of lectures and seminars geared for working women, as well as scholarship programs for female college students. In legislative matters, the Milwaukee branch was active in pressing for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment as well as lobbying for the removal of discriminatory practices in the insurance industry. The group has secured representation on various national, state and local advisory and advocacy groups which seek to better the lives of working women. The Business and Professional Women's Club of Milwaukee also has been active in the community affairs of the Milwaukee area as evidenced by its work in helping to establish the Milwaukee War Memorial Center, and by its financial and service contributions to various charitable and non-profit organizations.

COLLECTION CITATION: This collection should be cited as:

Business and Professional Women's Club of Milwaukee. Records, 1920-1998. UWM Manuscript Collection 127. Golda Meir Library. University Manuscript Collections. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

RELATED COLLECTIONS:

National Association of Women in Construction. Milwaukee Chapter 105. Records, 1955-1980. (Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 113)

Tempo. Records, 1975-1995. (UWM Manuscript Collection 122)

University Women's Association of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Records,1915-1956. (UWM Archival Collection 26)

UWM Women's Service Club (Milwaukee, Wis.). Records, 1968-1989.(UWM Archival Collection 125)

Women's Trade Union League of Milwaukee. Records, 1948-1956. (Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 26)



ACQUISITION: Diane Jones Meier donated the collection to the Archives in January 1998.

PROCESSING: Leslie Heinrichs processed the collection at the Archives in February 1998, and Timothy O'Connor compiled the finding aid in May 1998.

MARC RECORD SEARCH TERMS: The following terms were used in the online bibliographic MARC record to this collection

UWM MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 127 BOX FOLDER
Amendment to Articles, Certificate, 1922 1 1
Annual Report, 1929-1931 1 2
Annual Report, 1949-1963 1 3
Annual Report, 1964-1972 1 4
Annual Report, 1973-1974 1 5
Annual Report, 1976-1979 1 6
Articles of Incorporation, 1921 1 7
Articles of Incorporation, 1925 4 1
Articles of Incorporation, 1960 4 2
Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, 1948, 1956 1 8
Award of Merit, 1954 1 9
Awards, 1966-1992 1 10
Berger Seminar, 1992 1 11
Broadcaster, 1948-1950 1 12
Broadcaster, 1951-1952 1 13
Broadcaster, 1953-1954 1 14
Broadcaster, 1955-1957 1 15
Broadcaster, 1958-1959 1 16
Broadcaster, 1960-1961 1 17
Broadcaster, 1962-1963 1 18
Broadcaster, 1964-1965 1 19
Broadcaster, 1966-1967 1 20
Broadcaster, 1968-1969 1 21
Broadcaster, 1970-1971 1 22
Broadcaster, 1972-1973 1 23
Broadcaster, 1974-1975 1 24
Broadcaster, 1976-1977 1 25
Broadcaster, 1978-1980 1 26
Broadcaster, 1981-1983 1 27
Broadcaster, 1984-1985 1 28
Broadcaster, 1986-1987 1 29
Broadcaster, 1988-1989 1 30
Broadcaster, 1990-1991 1 31
Broadcaster, 1992-1993 1 32
Broadcaster, 1994 1 33
Broadcaster, 1995 1 34
Broadcaster, 1996 1 35
Broadcaster, 1997-1998 1 36
Bulletin, 1922-1924 1 37
Bulletin, 1925-1927 1 38
Bulletin, 1928-1929 1 39
Bulletin, 1930-1932 1 40
Bulletin, 1933-1935 1 41
Bulletin, 1936-1937 1 42
Bulletin, 1938-1939 1 43
Bulletin, 1940-1941 1 44
Bulletin, 1942-1943 1 45
Bulletin, 1944-1945 1 46
Bulletin, 1946-1948 1 47
Bus Tour, 1989 1 48
By-Laws and Changes, 1922 1 49
By-Laws and Changes, 1949-1974 1 50
By-Laws and Changes, 1976-1986 1 51
By-Laws and Changes, 1990-1993 1 52
Club Memorial Fund, 1950-1963 1 53
Committee Reports, 1921 1 54
Committee Reports, 1935-1938 1 55
Committee Reports, 1939-1942 1 56
Committee Reports, 1943-1950 1 57
Committee Reports, 1951-1954 1 58
Committee Reports, 1955-1961 1 59
Committee Reports, 1962-1966 2 1
Committee Reports, 1967-1969 2 2
Committee Reports, 1970-1972 2 3
Committee Reports, 1973-1974 2 4
Committee Reports, 1975-1976 2 5
Committee Reports, 1977-1978 2 6
Committee Reports, 1979-1980 2 7
Committee Reports, 1981-1982 2 8
Committee Reports, 1983-1984 2 9
Committee Reports, 1985-1986 2 10
Committee Reports, 1987-1988 2 11
Committee Reports, 1989 2 12
Committee Reports, 1995-1998 2 13
Constitution, 1920 2 14
Correspondence, 1920-1922 2 15
Correspondence, 1923-1925 2 16
Correspondence, 1927-1933 2 17
Correspondence, 1939-1942 2 18
Correspondence, 1949-1955 2 19
Correspondence, 1956-1960 2 20
Correspondence, 1961-1964 2 21
Correspondence, 1968-1971 2 22
Correspondence, 1973-1974 2 23
Correspondence, 1975-1976 2 24
Correspondence, 1977-1978 2 25
Correspondence, 1979-1980 2 26
Correspondence, 1981-1982 2 27
Correspondence, 1983-1984 2 28
Correspondence, 1985-1987 2 29
Correspondence, 1988-1989 2 30
Correspondence, 1990-1991 2 31
Correspondence, 1993 2 32
Directory, District 8, 1989-1992 2 33
District Manual, 1954 2 34
Equal Rights Amendment Study Committee, 1953 2 35
Handbook, 1957 2 36
Handbook, 1966 2 37
Handbook, 1975 2 38
Handbook, 1977-1978 2 39
Handbook, 1981 2 40
Handbook, 1982 2 41
Historical Account of Business and Professional Women's Club of Milwaukee, 1922 2 42
History of Business and Professional Women's Club of Milwaukee, 1953 2 43
History of Business and Professional Women's Club of Milwaukee, 1968-1980 2 44
History of the Wisconsin Federation, 1953-1964 2 45
Invitations and Special Event Memorabilia, 1923-1927 2 46
Invitations and Special Event Memorabilia, 1928-1932 2 47
Invitations and Special Event Memorabilia, 1933-1941 2 48
Invitations and Special Event Memorabilia, 1951 2 49
Invitations and Special Event Memorabilia, 1970-1980 2 50
Invitations and Special Event Memorabilia, 1990-1997 2 51
Letterhead, undated 2 52
Manitowoc-Two Rivers 25th Anniversary Booklet, 1954 2 53
Membership Card, 1921 2 54
Membership List, 1920 2 55
Membership List, 1940-1941 2 56
Membership List, 1955-1969 2 57
Membership List, 1970-1986 2 58
Membership List, 1987-1996 2 59
Membership Packet, 1978 2 60
Memorials, 1937, 1970 2 61
Milwaukee Art Museum War Memorial Center, 1944-1994 2 62
Minutes, 1920-1922 2 63
Minutes, 1923-1925 2 64
Minutes, 1926-1927 2 65
Minutes, 1928-1929 2 66
Minutes, 1930-1931 2 67
Minutes, 1932-1933 2 68
Minutes, 1934-1935 2 69
Minutes, 1936-1937 2 70
Minutes, 1938-1939 2 71
Minutes, 1940 2 72
Minutes, 1941-1942 3 1
Minutes, 1943-1944 3 2
Minutes, 1945-1946 3 3
Minutes, 1947-1948 3 4
Minutes, 1949-1950 3 5
Minutes, 1951-1952 3 6
Minutes, 1953-1954 3 7
Minutes, 1955-1956 3 8
Minutes, 1957-1958 3 9
Minutes, 1959-1960 3 10
Minutes, 1961-1962 3 11
Minutes, 1963-1964 3 12
Minutes, 1965-1966 3 13
Minutes, 1967-1968 3 14
Minutes, 1969-1970 3 15
Minutes, 1971 3 16
Minutes, 1972-1973 3 17
Minutes, 1974-1975 3 18
Minutes, 1976-1977 3 19
Minutes, 1978-1979 3 20
Minutes, 1980-1981 3 21
Minutes, 1982-1983 3 22
Minutes, 1984-1985 3 23
Minutes, 1986-1987 3 24
Minutes, 1988-1990 3 25
Minutes, 1991 3 26
Minutes, 1992-1994 3 27
Minutes, 1995-1996 3 28
Minutes, 1997 3 29
Minutes of the Board of Trustees of the Student Loan Fund, 1934-1953 3 30
Monetary Shortage Reports, 1956-1957 3 31
National Biennial Convention, 1952-1972 3 32
National Biennial Convention, Press Releases, 1946 3 33
National Biennial Convention, Programs, 1946 3 34
National Convention Badge, 1986 3 35
National Convention Information, 1986 3 36
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Handbook of Policies and Procedures, 1978 3 37
National Legislative Platform, 1988 3 38
Newspaper Clippings from Scrapbook, 1923-1946 3 39
Nominating Committee, 1958-1983 3 40
Officers and Committee Chair Lists, 1948-1967 3 41
Officers and Committee Chair Lists, 1977-1980 3 42
Officers and Committee Chair Lists, 1987-1996 3 43
Photograph, Guest Speaker, 1935 4 3
Photograph, National Convention, 1986 3 44
Photographs, Elkhart Lake, 1957 3 45
Photographs from Scrapbook, 1920-1929 3 46
Photographs from Scrapbook, undated 3 47
Photographs, State Convention, 1924 4 4
President's Talk, 1941 3 48
Probate Case, Gertruida Braun, 1959-1962 3 49
Procedures, 1951, 1964 3 50
Program Schedule, 1983-1997 3 51
Publicity, 1966-1993 3 52
Reading List, undated 3 53
Scholarship and Student Loan Committee, 1956-1986 3 54
Seventieth Anniversary Memorabilia, 1990 3 55
Sponsoring Citation, 1976 3 56
State Convention, 1953 3 57
The Status of Women, 1963-1964 3 58
Treasurer Guidelines, 1989 3 59
The Wisconsin Business Woman, 1958, 1964 3 60
Wisconsin Federation, 60th Anniversary Convention, 1980 3 61
Wisconsin Legislative Platform, 1963-1968 3 62
World Affairs Committee, 1964 3 63

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