GFWC Carrollton Civic Woman's Club records
Collection
Identifier: LH-0090
Scope and Contents note
This collection contains by-laws, guidelines, lists, media guides, meeting minutes, proposed budgets, treasurer’s reports, and twenty-five scrapbooks which display the activities and history of the Carrollton Civic Woman’s Club. The scrapbooks include awards and certificates, clippings, correspondence, event programs, lists of officers, meeting minutes, notes, and photographs. An additional two scrapbooks and two President’s yearbooks were later added to this collection.
Dates
- 1973-2014
Creator
- General Federation of Women’s Clubs. Carrollton Civic Woman’s Club (Carrollton, Ga.). (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open to all users; no restrictions
Conditions Governing Use note
Rights have been transferred to the University of West Georgia.
Biographical/Historical note
The GFWC Carrollton Civic Woman’s Club was founded by eight women on September 28, 1968. Their initial meeting was a morning coffee held at the home of Mrs. Fred Hutchins. The seven other women present were: Mrs. Gerald Bachelor, Mrs. Gary Cobb, Mrs. Leonard Daniel, Mrs. Pierre Ekman, Mrs. Frank Holladay, Mrs. William Trinkner, and Mrs. William Upshaw. Soon after, they applied for a charter through the General Federation of Women’s Clubs in order to become a federated organization. They received the charter on January 9, 1969.
After becoming an official organization, the members of the Carrollton Civic Woman’s Club nominated Mrs. Fred Hutchins to be their first president, named the yellow rose their club flower, and created the club motto, “A good today, a better tomorrow.”
The Carrollton Civic Woman’s club was created as a volunteer organization to help individuals and institutions in and around Carrollton. The club continues to remain active in the community and is divided into components: Arts, Conservation, Education, Home Life, International Outreach, and Public Issues. Some of the programs and institutions sponsored by the Carrollton Civic Woman’s Club are the Carroll County Soup Kitchen, CASA, the Carroll County Veterans Memorial Park, the Keep Carroll Beautiful campaign, the Neva Lomason Library, the Tallulah Falls School, and providing assistance to the international students at the University of West Georgia. The club also organizes an annual events including a yard sale that benefits the Open Hands United Christian Ministries, a UWG International Student picnic, and salad luncheon fundraiser. In addition, they also provide annual awards to their members including the “Mother of the Year” award, the “Citizen of the Year” award, and the “Family of the Year” award.
After becoming an official organization, the members of the Carrollton Civic Woman’s Club nominated Mrs. Fred Hutchins to be their first president, named the yellow rose their club flower, and created the club motto, “A good today, a better tomorrow.”
The Carrollton Civic Woman’s club was created as a volunteer organization to help individuals and institutions in and around Carrollton. The club continues to remain active in the community and is divided into components: Arts, Conservation, Education, Home Life, International Outreach, and Public Issues. Some of the programs and institutions sponsored by the Carrollton Civic Woman’s Club are the Carroll County Soup Kitchen, CASA, the Carroll County Veterans Memorial Park, the Keep Carroll Beautiful campaign, the Neva Lomason Library, the Tallulah Falls School, and providing assistance to the international students at the University of West Georgia. The club also organizes an annual events including a yard sale that benefits the Open Hands United Christian Ministries, a UWG International Student picnic, and salad luncheon fundraiser. In addition, they also provide annual awards to their members including the “Mother of the Year” award, the “Citizen of the Year” award, and the “Family of the Year” award.
Extent
11.52 Linear feet (15 boxes)
Language
English
Overview
Materials of the GFWC Carrollton Civic Woman’s Club, a civic organization focused on creating programs and providing volunteer services to the Carrollton community and the greater Carroll County area.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated by Ginny McGee, Historian of the GFWC Carrollton Civic Woman’s Club, on January 19, 2016. Additional materials donated by Laura Miller on September 28, 2016; by Martha Thurman on February 24, 2017 and December 10, 2019; and by Linda Camp on May 30, 2018. These ladies served, respectively, as presidents of the GFWC Carrollton Civic Woman's Club.
Processing Information note
Processed by Candice Larson in 2016. Additional materials processed by Melissa R. Mecadon-Mann in 2017. More additions were made by Jennah MacPherson in January 2020.
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the GFWC Carrollton Civic Woman's Club scrapbooks and other materials LH-0090
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Candice Larson in 2016, Jennah MacPherson and Madison Seyres in 2020.
- Date
- 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Revision Statements
- 2017 and 2020: Additions.
Repository Details
Part of the University of West Georgia Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Special Collections, Ingram Library
University of West Georgia
1601 Maple Street
Carrollton GA 30118-2000 United States
special@westga.edu
Special Collections, Ingram Library
University of West Georgia
1601 Maple Street
Carrollton GA 30118-2000 United States
special@westga.edu