American Association of University Women, Bookfellows Study Group (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Records
Scope and Contents
Materials include a complete set of minutes 1935-1995, by-laws 1945-1996, programs, 1935-1993, and a scrapbook, 1935-1998. The scrapbook includes photographs and some programs as well.
Dates
- 1935-1998
Creator
- American Association of University Women. Bookfellows Study Group (La Crosse, Wisconsin) (Organization)
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for patron use.
Historical Note
The American Association of University Women's "Bookfellows" study group was established in 1935 after Helen Dorset, a La Crosse resident from a pioneering family, recognized the need for a more scholarly book discussion group than had existed up to that time. The first meeting of the study group took place on November 20, 1935.
Bookfellows discuss "literature viewed as an expression of national and international thought." Meetings are held on the second and fourth Wednesday afternoons September through May.
Presidents of the Bookfellows Study Group
- 1935-1965
- Helen Dorset
- 1965-1967
- Jane Steele
- 1967-1969
- Marian Ramlow
- 1969-1975
- Mary Gundersen
- 1975-1987
- Virginia Rolnick
- 1987-1993
- Jean Noelke
- 1993-1996
- Mitzi Carroll
- 1996-1998
- Marilyn Hempstead
- 1998-1999
- Mary Bugge
Extent
0.6 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records of a study group of the La Crosse, Wis., chapter of the American Association of University Women, devoted to the study of literature and books. The group call themselves "Bookfellows," and were founded in 1935. Materials include by-laws (1945-1996), bibliographies, minute books (1935-1995), programs, and an historical scrapbook, covering 1935-1998.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
(Accession no. 1998.009)
Donated by Marian Ramlow for the Bookfellows, Sept. 1998; bibliographies 1938-1944 prepared by Lillie Borresen, Head Librarian, La Crosse Public Library and found in the library's files.
General Physical Description
2 archives boxes
OCLC Number
47635112
Processing Information
Processed by Jaime Dechant, Jan. 1999.
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the American Association of University Women, Bookfellows Study Group (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Records, 1935-1998
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jaime Dechant
- Date
- 1999 January
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the La Crosse Public Library Archives Repository