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Z 1900.000 SM
CAPITAL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB (JACKSON, MISS.) RECORDS

1950-1986

Biography/History:

The Young Women's Business Club was founded in Jackson, Mississippi, in February of 1916. The club sought "to elevate the standards of the vocations in which we are engaged and to work together in harmony for Jackson and ourselves." The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs was founded in 1918, and although Mississippi sent delegates to the national conventions from 1919 to 1923, the local organization was not affiliated with the national one until 1924. The Young Women's Business Club changed its name to the Business and Professional Women's Club of Jackson in 1933.

The Capital Business and Professional Women's Club was chartered in September of 1948. Among the projects with which the club has been involved are work with Easter Seals and the Society for the Prevention of Blindness, as well as the organization of Goodwill Industries of Mississippi. The present name of the club is Capital and Riverside Business and Professional Women's Club.

Scope and Content:

This collection consists of twenty-eight scrapbooks that document the activities the Capital Business and Professional Women's Club from 1950 to 1981. They contain correspondence, memorabilia, newsclippings, and photographs. There is one box of loose documents, newsclippings, and photographs that are similar to those found in the scrapbooks.

Series Identification:

  1. Scrapbooks. 1950–1981. 0.47 cubic ft.; 4 35 mm. positive microfilm rolls.

  2. Loose Papers and Photographs. 1951–1986. 0.79 cubic ft.