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These records document the activities and membership of the Empire State Federation of Women's Clubs (ESFWC) - the umbrella organization of New York State African-American women's groups - from 1938-1991. The collection also includes records from affiliated organizations: the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (NACWC) and the Northeast Federation of Women's Clubs (NFWC).
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This series contains materials detailing the organizational structure and functions of the ESFWC. Records include photocopies of the ESFWC's 1927 certificate of incorporation and the 1987 documents amending its incorporation, annual reports of the president (1974-1975, 1977), the ESFWC constitution and bylaws (c. 1966, 1968, 1978), membership cards (c.1970, 1981), membership directories and club rosters (1963, circa1965, 1966, 1970, 1973-1977, 1983), newsletters (c.1955, 1960, 1965, circa1971, 1974-1976, 1978-80), reports of the Constitution Revision Committee (1976, circa1987), and state programs of action (1980, circa1982). Other materials include the ESFWC song (1971?), a prayer litany (undated), records documenting annual observances of Harriet Tubman Day (1974-1975), and a partial organizational history (1952). Also included are materials documenting the activities of a constituent club, the F. Willia Davis Woman's Club of New Rochelle (1979), and biographical information about several club members (1971, 1973, 1978-1981, 1987).