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Maine Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0313

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.

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

Contact:
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686