Maine Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Records
Scope and Contents
Collection contains administrative records including by-laws, a handbook of policies and procedures, and minutes of the Board of Directors, 1928-2003. Also included are treasurer's and membership reports, information about state and national conventions, copies of publications, subject files, photographs, scrapbooks, etc.
Dates
- 1925-2003
Restrictions on Access
This collection is kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice is required for retrieval.
Restrictions on Access
Box 8 is restricted until 2026.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Historical Note
The Maine Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs is a federation of the National Federation of Women's Clubs, now called BPW/USA. Both organizations focus on issues of importance to working women. The Maine Federation began in 1919 with the formation of the Lewiston/Auburn BPW Club followed in 1920 by the organization of a club in Portland. The state organization formed in 1921.
Extent
9 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Maine Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs.
- Business and Professional Women/USA
- Maine Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
- National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
- Women -- Maine -- Societies and clubs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women employees -- Maine -- Societies and clubs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women in the professions -- Maine -- Societies and clubs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Maine Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Records
- Status
- Box And Folder List Available
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for uncoded script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
