Manuscript Collection
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Identifier
Accession 152
Inclusive Dates
1922-1978
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
.50 Linear Feet, 1000 pieces
Language
English;
Historical Note
The Saturday Afternoon Club of Rock Hill, South Carolina was organized in 1922 as a study club for women.
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of the records produced and collected by the Saturday Afternoon Club of Rock Hill. The records consists of meeting minutes, constitution and bylaws, correspondence, rosters, yearbooks, calendars, and other records. There is also some yearbooks related to the Women’s Club of Rock Hill of which the Saturday Afternoon Club was a member. The Saturday Afternoon Club was organized in 1922 and was federated into the South Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs in 1924. The purpose of the club is “to study together those things which will interest and improve the lives of its members through intellectual and social development and to foster better citizenship.”
Provenance
The records of the Saturday Afternoon Club were donated to the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collection by Mrs. H. H. White on January 3, 1978 and by the York County Library via Jason Hyatt on August 8, 2019.
Keywords
Women, Women's History, Book Clubs, Literary Clubs, Women's Clubs
Copyright
For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.
Finding Aid Citation
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "Saturday Afternoon Club of Rock Hill Records - Accession 152". Finding Aid 174.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/174
LC Subject Headings
Saturday Afternoon Club (Rock Hill, S.C.)--Archives; Women's Club of Rock Hill (Rock Hill, S.C.); South Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs; Book clubs (Discussion groups)--South Carolina--Rock Hill; Women--South Carolina--Rock Hill--Societies and clubs; Rock Hill (S.C.)--Societies and clubs; Rock Hill (S.C.)--Intellectual life