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26 Literary Club records (MS 66)

The records of the Twenty-Six Literary Club document the activities of this women’s social and philanthropic club established in 1909 by a group of Houston women residing in the Woodland Heights neighborhood. 1910-1994 (5 boxes)

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Descriptive Summary

Biographical Sketch

Scope and Contents

Arrangement

Restrictions

Index Terms

Administrative Information

Detailed Description of the Collection

Series I: Minutes, 1955-1985

Series II: Directories, 1923-1998

Series III: General club records

Series IV: Photographs and Scrapbooks, 1910s-1994

Guide to the Twenty-Six Literary Club records, c. 1910-1994

This collection requires 24 hrs. for retrieval.
Please call ahead at 713-348-2586 or e-mail woodson@rice.edu.

Descriptive Summary
Repository: Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, TX
Creator Twenty-Six Literary Club (Houston, Tex.)
Title Twenty-Six Literary Club records
Dates: c. 1910-1994
Extent 2.5 cubic feet (5 boxes)
Abstract: The records of the Twenty-Six Literary Club document the activities of this women’s social and philanthropic club established in 1909 by a group of Houston women residing in the Woodland Heights neighborhood. Some members’ daughters became students at the Rice Institute (later University) after it opened in 1912 and continued the Club, expanding its membership over the years and engaging in various community projects, including providing scholarships for young women entering Rice.
ID MS 66
Language Materials are in English.

Biographical Sketch

A group of Houston women residing in the Woodland Heights neighborhood founded a club in 1909, initially calling it “The 26 Club,” so named (according to tradition) because their modest homes could accommodate up to 26 guests. To their chagrin, they later discovered that this was also the name of a saloon on Houston Avenue, and promptly changed their name to “The 26 Literary Club” (which for archival purposes has been re-phrased as “The Twenty-Six Literary Club”). The daughters of a number of the original members became students at Rice Institute (later University) after it opened in 1912 and continued the Club, which over time was expanded and, along with its social activities, assumed various philanthropic projects, including providing scholarships for young women entering Rice.

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Scope and Contents

Meeting minutes, membership directories, photographs, newsclippings, biographical notes and more document the members and activities of the Twenty-Six Literary Club from 1910-1994.

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Arrangement

The Twenty-Six Literary Club records are arranged the following four series:

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research but requires 24 hrs. for retrieval. Please call ahead at 713-348-2586 or e-mail woodson@rice.edu.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from the Twenty-Six Literary Club records must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center.

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Index Terms

Subjects (Organizations)

Rice Institute - history
Rice University - history
Twenty-Six Literary Club (Houston, Tex.)

Subjects (Persons)

Armstrong, Dora - photographs
Autry, Hennie - photographs
Bond, Mary - photographs
Brandenberger, Eleanor - photographs
Cole, Frances - photographs
Crabbe, Julia - photographs
Cunningham, Edna Mae - photographs
Dennard, Kathryn - photographs
Engstron, Verena - photographs
Hamilton, Allene - photographs
Kennedy, Bernice - photographs
Kuhn, Alma - photographs
Lawrence, Lee - photographs
LeGrand, Mary Margaret - photographs
Manning, Maxine, - photographs
McReynolds, Jennie - photographs
Nagle, Joyce - photographs
Pickle, Lee - photographs
Richardson, Roxie - photographs
Seamenn, Gwen - photographs
Shelby, Ruth - photographs
Switzer, Beulah - photographs
Taylor, Alberta - photographs
Thigpen, Hazel - photographs
Vanderslice, Eleanor - photographs
Walters, Evelyn - photographs
Weisinger, Frances - photographs
Williams, Amy - photographs
Winning, Given - photographs
Winning, Lucile - photographs

Subjects

Book clubs (Discussion groups) - Texas
Women - societies and clubs

Formats

Correspondence
Newsclippings
Photographs

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Twenty-Six Literary Club records, c. 1910-1994, MS 66, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Acquisition Information

The Twenty-Six Literary Club Records were donated January 6, 2004 and August 12, 2005 by Joyce Nagle (Rice, Class of 1944).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Series I: Minutes, 1955-1985
Box Folder
1 1-2 Minutes, 1955-1985
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Series II: Directories, 1923-1998
Box Folder
2 1 1923-1929
2 1930-1939
3 1940-1949
4 1950-1959
5 1960-1969
Box Folder
3 1 1970-1979
2 1980-1989
3 1990-1998
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Series III: General club records
Box Folder
3 4 Clippings
5 Correspondence
6 Federations of Women’s Clubs
7 Guest Book, April 3, 1957-September 3, 1964
8 Histories and Constitution
Box Folder
4 1 Notepaper
2 Notes – brief biographies of club members
3 Program lists, annual themes, hostesses
4 Songs, poems, and prayers
5 Special Events (teas and anniversaries)
6 Yearbook, 1910-1911 (photocopy)
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Series IV: Photographs and Scrapbooks, 1910s-1994
Box Folder
4 7 Photographs, 1910s-1980s
ca. 1910: on Rice campus of Mr. Lee Miller, Ruth Shelby, Julia Crabbe, Mr. Given Winning
1940s: Ms. Black, Ms. Norman, Ms. Duke, Ms. Lavereuax, Ms. Lucile Winning (Mrs. G.W. Winning), Alma Kuhn (Mrs. E.R. Kuhn), Agnes Andrews (Mrs. Wayne Andrews), Ruth Harper (Mrs. Max Harper), Mrs. Frank Cox , Mrs. E.B. Burkhin, Hennie Autry (Mrs. H.S. Autry), Beulah Switzer (Mrs. P.E. Switzer), Ruby Jones (Mrs. J. Jones), Amy Williams (Mrs. O.B. Williams)
1960s: Zelma Schwarts, Berta Black, Bess Gardner, Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Willbanks, Mrs. McReynolds, Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Hammerly, Mrs. Winning, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Kennedy
1970s: Frances Cole, Lee Pickle, Bobbie Ozzell, Hazel Thigpen, Mary Bond, Edna Mae Cunningham, Lorena Kobs, Frances Weisinger, Eleanor Vanderslice, Louise Crowell, Alene Edge, Helen Morrison, Joyce Nagle, Alberta Taylor, Frances Moers, Maurine Hardison, Dena Standish, Alma Kuhn
1980s: Roxie Richardson, Grace Moseley, Mary Margaret LeGrand, Evelyn Wathen, Lee Pickle, Gwen Seammen, Maurine Hardison, Frances Moers, Helen Morrison, Frances Cole, Bernice Kennedy, Dora Armstrong
Box Folder
4 8 Portrait album (c. 1920s-?)
Mrs. J. Lee Norman, Mrs. W.M. Harrell, Mrs. E.L. Crumpacker, Mrs. R. M. Blieke (portrait missing), Mrs. James D. Jones, Mrs. Wayne Andrews, Mrs. H.A. Gardner, Mrs. Robert E. Morse, Mrs. Ralph Walton, Mrs. D.L. Landrum (portrait missing), Mrs. J.L. Klinger Mrs. Ed Walker, Mrs. G. O. Wilson, Mrs. Frank Cox, Mrs. P. Geo. Maercky, Mrs. J.F. Ransome, Mrs. W.J. Morrow, Mrs. R.A. LeRoux, Mrs. T.M. Spence, Mrs. N. H. Dickinson, Mrs. C. K. Wilbanks, Mrs. F.J. Richardson (portrait missing),Mrs. F.M. Stones, Mrs. Winefred Lamoreaux, Mrs. H.S. Autry, Mrs. W. E. Vater, Mrs. Ira J. Allen, Mrs. J. Vandaveer, Mrs. R.H. Swartz, Mrs. J.W. Bond, Mrs. J. I. McGregor, Mrs. L.R. Gripon, Mrs. S.J. Eubank, Mrs. Henry John, Mrs. P.E. Switzer, Mrs. W.R. Shriner, Mrs. Anna M. English (portrait missing), Mrs. F.M. Black, Mrs. G. W. Winning (portrait missing), Mrs. T.F. Gilley, Mrs. W.S. Brandenburger (portrait missing), Mrs. M. Beringe,r Mrs. W.E. Garner, Mrs. J.L. McReynolds, Mrs. A.B. Haynes, Mrs. A.E. Goffe, Mrs. R.E. Avery, Mrs. Carl H. Duke, Mrs. F.M. Allerton, Mrs. Fred Jones
Box Folder
5 1 Memorial scrapbook, 1959-1997
Containing resolutions of respect composed by club members for members who have passed away.
2 General scrapbook, 1988-1994
Featuring: Joyce Nagle, Lee Lawrence, Edna May Cunningham, Mary Margaret LeGrand, Bernice Kennedy, D. Armstrong, Maxine Manning, Evelyn Walters, Lee Pickle, Ruby Clifton, Gwen Seammen, Grace Moseley, Frances Cole, Roxie Richardson, P. Ryan, G. Wilson, M. Hardison, Kathryn Dennard, Alberta Taylor, Y. Nash, C. Nash, A. Suchichi, Verena Engstrom, Allene Hamilton, Glenna Wilson, Mrs. Hrivnatz, Lynn Griggsly
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