Purdue Women's Club records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSP 97

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Purdue Women’s Club records consist of the club’s annual and treasurer reports, brochures, presidents' notebooks, meeting minutes, membership information, newsletters, and programs.

Dates

Creation: 1922-1998
Other: Majority of material found in circa 1960-1996

Creator

Purdue Women's Club (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Historical Information

The Purdue Women’s Club (PWC) is a philanthropic organization that was founded in 1922 by 125 women from the Purdue community. At its founding, the organization was led by Professor Laura Fry and Mrs. Stanley Coulter. The purpose of the organization was to promote social interaction among women in the university community. Today, membership is open to all women interested in Purdue and the Greater Lafayette Community. The Purdue Women's Club promotes a number of programs and projects to serve it's members and women at Purdue Univerity. They seek to promote intellectual interests and to provide the opportunity for association among our members; furnish organized opportunities for educational, cultural, and recreational activities; actively support women seeking to continue their education at Purdue through annual contributions from PWC to the Span Plan; and to further the interests of the University.