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Women -- Societies and clubs -- Denver (Colo.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Bikur Cholim Society (Denver, Colo.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: B129
Abstract The Bikur Cholim Society, Hebrew for "visiting the sick," refers to the mitzvah (Jewish religious commandment) to visit and extend aid to the sick. The Bikur Cholim Society dates back to the Middle Ages. In 1915, the Colorado Women's Bikur Cholim Society and continued to around 1990. A Denver Bikur Cholim Society exists today and provides many services in addition to those involving health care. The collection consists of a box of alphebetized note cards with payment records, including Mrs....
Dates: 1960-1990

Box 1, 1957-1992

 File — Box B456.01.0001: [Barcode: U186023293494]
Identifier: B456.01.0001
Abstract

Box contains four [4] file folders from the first series. File Folder one [1]: Gove Junior High School and East High School Play programs; file folder two [2]: scrapbook pages; file folder three [3] club and society papers; file folder four [4]: Sharon and Bill Elfenbein Correspondence with photos.

Dates: 1957-1992

Box 1: Mortar Board Records, 1913-2005

 File — Box U404.0001: Series U404.02; Series U404.03 [Barcode: U186023307366]
Identifier: U404.02.0001
Abstract

In this series, box contains four folders of correspondence, three of which are for the alumnae organization for 1948-1972.

Dates: 1913-2005

Box 1: Mortar Board Records, 1913-2005

 File — Box U404.0001: Series U404.02; Series U404.03 [Barcode: U186023307366]
Identifier: U404.03.0001
Abstract

In this series, box contains a folder of constitutions and by-laws from 1913 (for the earlier Kedros organization) to 1973.

Dates: 1913-2005

Box 2: Mortar Board Records, 1935-1982

 File — Box U404.0002: Series U404.01; Series U404.04; Series U404.05; Series U404.06; Series U404.07; Series U404.08; Series U404.09 [Barcode: U186023307471]
Identifier: U404.01.0002
Abstract

In this series, box contains a folder of Memorabilia items, mostly of Kedros chapter songs, and a small folder of Photographs.

Dates: 1935-1982

Box 2: Mortar Board Records, 1935-1982

 File — Box U404.0002: Series U404.01; Series U404.04; Series U404.05; Series U404.06; Series U404.07; Series U404.08; Series U404.09 [Barcode: U186023307471]
Identifier: U404.04.0002
Abstract

In this series, box contains several folders with membership information from 1936-1939.

Dates: 1935-1982

Box 2: Mortar Board Records, 1935-1982

 File — Box U404.0002: Series U404.01; Series U404.04; Series U404.05; Series U404.06; Series U404.07; Series U404.08; Series U404.09 [Barcode: U186023307471]
Identifier: U404.05.0002
Abstract

In this series, box contains several folders of meeting minutes, including for the local alumnae organization and the Mortar Board National Council.

Dates: 1935-1982

Denver Women's Social Union Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: M022
Abstract The Denver Women's Social Union Club was founded in 1898 as a mutual-aid society by members of the Social Science Department of the Women's Club of Denver and was called the Social Union. The club was formed to benefit poor and working-class women and their families living in the Delgany neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Mary C. C. Bradford, Colorado educator and political activist, was considered ''the mother of the Social Union'' because of her involvement in the early years of the...
Dates: 1908-1973

DU Women's Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: U210
Abstract

The DU Women's Club Records encompas the history of the organization from its beginnings as the Women's Faculty Club. The records contain governance documents and minutes, reports and newsletters, as well as publicity materials and scrapbooks documenting the history of the organization.

Dates: 1917-1998

Gertrude Dienst Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M031
Abstract Gertrude Grabowsky Dienst (Mrs. George Dienst) (1887-1969) headed the American Red Cross Production Unit and War Service of the Denver Turner's Auxiliary for the Denver Federation of Federated Women's Clubs. She organized the auxiliary to send relief packages overseas during World War II.The papers include letters from civilians living in postwar Germany to the American Red Cross Production Unit and War Service of the Denver Turner's Auxiliary asking for assistance. The collection...
Dates: 1947-1950; 1947-1950