SUNYA Women's Club records,
- Author:
- State University of New York at Albany. SUNYA Women's Club.
- Call Number:
- MSS UA-900 local
- Abstract:
- The collection contains scrapbooks kept by the Women's Club to document their activities. The early scrapbooks consist mainly of newspaper clippings, but include some correspondence and photographs. The subject files contain bylaws, committee reports, correspondence, membership directories and lists, newsletters, publicity releases relating to the club's social and community activities.
- Historical Note:
- The club was founded in 1951 by Virginia Collins as the Faculty Wives Club of the New York State College for Teachers to provide the wives of faculty with an opportunity to become acquainted. Prominent club activities included sponsoring foreign/international students and helping them adjust to life in this country, organizing bloodmobiles, giving university tours, and providing volunteers for university activities. Social and fund-raising activities included running fashion shows and teas. The club also founded and ran a nursery in Brubacher and Sayles Halls open during club meetings. The club is now divided into ten geographic areas. Each of these areas has its own activities which aim at fostering closer ties between members of the university community. Current activities of the club include running a scholarship fund for one U.S. student per year, holding orientation for new faculty and spouses, raising funds for the Ann Lee Home by hosting a yearly fashion show, running bloodmobiles for the Red Cross, and maintaining a list of volunteers willing to work during university activities.
- Physical Description:
- 2.0 cu. ft
- Access Terms:
- Access to the collection is unrestricted.
- Notes:
- SUNYA Women's Club records. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York.
- Subjects:
- Women Societies and clubs, Universities and colleges Faculty, Universities and colleges Faculty, and Women Societies and clubs
- Genres/Forms:
- Clippings. aat, Correspondence. aat, Scrapbooks. aat, Photographs. aat, Newsletters. aat, Bylaws. aat, and Press releases. aat
- Corporate Names:
- State University of New York at Albany. SUNYA Women's Club
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