Guide to the Woodbine Home Demonstration Club records, 1961-2008 Woodbine Home Demonstration Club C0303

Guide to the Woodbine Home Demonstration Club records, 1961-2008

Woodbine Home Demonstration Club
C0303


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February 3, 2017

Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Beckman

Repository
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center.
Collection Number
C0303
Title
Woodbine Home Demonstration Club records 1961-2008
URL:
http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/woodbinehomedemonstration.html
Physical Characteristics
3.0 linear feet (6 boxes)
Creator
Woodbine Home Demonstration Club.
Language
English
Abstract
Minutes, photographs, scrapbooks, and realia from the Woodbine Home Demonstration Club, a homemakers' organization.

Administrative Information

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Woodbine Home Demonstration Club records must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Woodbine Home Demonstration Club records, C0303, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Donated by the Prince William County Library in November 2016.

Processing Information

Processing completed by Elizabeth Beckman in February 2017. EAD markup completed by Elizabeth Beckman in February 2017.


Historical Information

The Woodbine Home Demonstration Club of Prince William County, VA was born of a wider movement across the United States - Elizabeth Griffin Hill notes that "Home Demonstration Clubs were an integral part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, which was established during the early 20th century as an experiment in adult education, providing agricultural demonstration work for men and home demonstration work for women" ('Home Demonstration Clubs'). According to a history by Louise Benton (a long-time officer and member) included in Box 3, Folder 6 of the collection, the Woodbine Club formed from the merger of two different home demonstration clubs in 1941. The organization was also known as the Woodbine Extension Homemakers Club and later as the Woodbine Family, Community, and Education (FCE) Club. Over the years, the women of the group gathered regularly, held meetings and events, and raised money for numerous charities. As of 2017, the Woodbine FCE club has disbanded.

Scope and Content

The collection is largely made up of scrapbooks, meeting minutes, photographs, and realia kept by the Woodbine Home Demonstration Club of Prince William County, VA between 1961 and 2008. The social and charitable activities of the club from the 1960s to the early 2000s are well documented in the records. Of particular interest in one of the scrapbooks from 1978-1979 is a letter from the White House congratulating club officer Louise Benton on her designation as Homemaker of the Year. VHS tapes and a DVD on charitable programs and the dedication of Louise Benton Middle School are also included.

Arrangement

The collection is largely arranged by format.

Related Material

The Special Collections Research Center holds other collections donated by RELIC at the Prince William County Library, including the Future Farmers of America, Nokesville records, the Prince William Cultural Arts Foundation records, the Henry H. Douglas papers, and the Prince William Historic Newspapers collection.

Index Terms

    Geographical Names:

  • Prince William County (Va.)
  • Subjects:

  • Domestic life.
  • Home economics extension work.
  • Home economics.
  • Women--Societies and clubs.
  • Document Types:

  • Color photographs
  • Scrapbooks.

Bibliography

Hill, Elizabeth Griffin. 'Home Demonstration Clubs,' The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, Central Arkansas Library System, accessed February 2, 2017.


Contents List

Box: 1 Folder: 1
Minutes recorded by secretaries,
November 1965-October 1969

Box: 1 Folder: 3
Minutes, meeting information (1 of 2),
January 1970-November 1978

some pages may be out of chronological order due to sleeved pages falling out of the folder

Box: 1 Folder: 4
Minutes, meeting information (2 of 2),
January 1970-November 1978

some pages may be out of chronological order due to sleeved pages falling out of the folder

Box: 1 Folder: 2
Woodbine Extension Homemakers Club minutes,
1979-1989

Box: 1 Folder: 5
Histories, minutes, members, correspondence, etc. (1 of 2),
1996-2006

Box: 1 Folder: 6
Histories, minutes, members, correspondence, etc. (2 of 2),
1996-2006

Box: 2 Folder: 1
Family and Community Education Achievement Day programs, various other brochures, funeral bulletin,
1992-2008

Box: 2 Folder: 2
Family and Community Education newsletters, meeting minutes, photos, etc.,
2001-2002

Box: 2 Folder: 3
Items pertaining to naming of Louise Benton Middle School,
1979-2000

Box: 2 Folder: 4
Yearbooks/handbooks, Family and Community Education Achievement Day program, 2 photos (1 of 2),
1979-2002

Box: 2 Folder: 5
Yearbooks/handbooks, Family and Community Education Achievement Day program, 2 photos (2 of 2),
1979-2002

Box: 2 Folder: 6
Club scrapbook (1 of 2),
1977-1978

Box: 2 Folder: 7
Club scrapbook (2 of 2),
1977-1978

Box: 3 Folder: 1
Club scrapbook (1 of 2),
1977-1978

Box: 3 Folder: 2
Club scrapbook (2 of 2),
1977-1978

Box: 3 Folder: 3
Duties of club officers (2001), newsclippings, scrapbook, etc. (1 of 2),
1961-2002

Box: 3 Folder: 4
Duties of club officers (2001), newsclippings, scrapbook, etc. (2 of 2),
1961-2002

Box: 3 Folder: 5
Photos, postcards/brochures/programs, activities,
circa 1970s-2003

Box: 3 Folder: 6
Historical items on Woodbine FCE Club,
1999-2003

Box: 4 Folder:
3 VHS tapes, 1 DVD on various charitable organizations/naming of Louise Benton Middle School,
circa early 2000s

Box: 4 Folder:
Gavel, two key chains, Benton Cougars cup, school kit instructions,
circa 1970s-2001

Box: 5 Folder:
Scrapbook and Scrapbook pages,
1999-2003

Box: 5 Folder:
Two signs,
circa late 1990s-early 2000s

Box: 5 Folder:
Scrapbook,
1977-1978

Box: 5 Folder:
Scrapbook,
1978-1979

Box: 5 Folder:
Smile doll and description,
circa 2003

Box: 6 Folder:
Scrapbook,
1964

Box: 6 Folder:
Scrapbook,
1997-2002

Box: 6 Folder:
Scrapbook,
2004-2008

Box: 6 Folder:
Virginia and United States flags,
undated