The Business and Professional Women's Club of Lake Charles

 


GUIDE TO THE COLLECTION

Collection Title: The Business and Professional Women's Club of Lake Charles

Accession Number: 074


Container List

Series: Minutes

Box 1

        FF 1          Minutes January 1931-December 1935
        FF 2          Minutes January 1936-December 1938
        FF 3          Minutes January 1939-May 1940
        FF 4          Minutes June 1940-August 1942
        FF 5          Minutes September 1942-December 1944
        FF 6          Minutes January 1945-July 1946
        FF 7          Minutes August 1946-December 1947
        FF 8          Minutes January 1948-November 1949
        FF 9          Minutes December 1949-December 1951
        FF 10        Minutes January 1952-December 1954
        FF 11        Minutes January 1955-May 1956
        FF 12        Minutes July 1956-December 1957
        FF 13        Minutes January 1958-December 1959


Box 2

        FF 1          Minutes January 1960-December 1961
        FF 2          Minutes January 1962-May 1962
        FF 3          Minutes June 1962-December 1962
        FF 4          Minutes January 1963-November 1963
        FF 5          Minutes January 1964-December 1964
        FF 6          Minutes January 1965-April 1966
        FF 7          Minutes June 1966-November 1969
        FF 8          Minutes December 1969-May 1973
        FF 9          Minutes June 1973-December 1977
        FF 10        Minutes January 1978-December 1980
        FF 11        Minutes January 1981-December 1982


Box 3

        FF 1          Minutes January 1983-December 1986
        FF 2          Minutes January 1987-November 1988
        FF 3          Minutes January 1989-November 1990
        FF 4          Minutes January 1991-November 1992
        FF 5          Minutes January 1993-December 1995
        FF 6          Minutes January 1996-October 1996
        FF 7          Minutes May 1997-December 1997
        FF 8          Minutes January 1998-December 1998
        FF 9          Minutes January 1999-May 1999
        FF 10        Minutes July 200-May 2001
        FF 11        Minutes June 2001-May 2002


Series: President's Manuals

Box 1    2000-2001, 2001-2002
             President's Guide Lines for a Good Year, 1971
             Leadership Resource Guide, 2000-01


Series: Annual scrapbooks

Box 1     Annual scrapbook for 1939-40
              Annual scrapbook for 1962-63
              Annual scrapbook for 1965-66
              Annual scrapbook for 1966-67
              Annual scrapbook for 1968-69



Box 2     Annual scrapbook for 1976-77
              Annual scrapbook for 1981-82


Box 3     Annual scrapbook for 1988-89


Box 4    Annual scrapbook for 1979-80


Series: Louisiana BPW state convention scrapbooks

Box 1
        Subject: Scrapbook for 1971 Louisiana BPW state convention held in Lake Charles

        FF 1          Newspaper clippings (with photographs)
        FF 2          Minutes, treasurer, public relations
        FF 3          Registration
        FF 4          Housing, credentials elections, printing, entertainment
        FF 5          Friday night entertainment
        FF 6          Saturday night banquet, Sunday morning breakfast
        FF 7          Gifts, miscellaneous
        FF 8          Programs, Louisiana Federation Annual Reports


Box 2
        Subject: Scrapbook for 1977 Louisiana BPW state convention held in Lake Charles
        FF 1          Preliminary planning papers, annual report, program, protocol
        FF 2          Correspondence concerning national representative, papers on the site of the convention,
                         convention criteria
        FF 3          Correspondence with state president, budget, badges, minutes
        FF 4          Registration, reservation, entertainment, voting machines,
                         official welcome, presentation of colors, young careerist
        FF 5          Tickets, seating, programs, photographer, publicity, "Thank Yous"
        FF 6          Louisiana Federation Annual Reports


Box 3
        Scrapbook for 1962 Louisiana Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs 43rd Annual
        Convention May 18,19,20, 1962 Lake Charles


Series: Membership

Box 1
        Membership Directories (Year Books) 1934-35, 1935-36, 1937-38, 1939-40,
                         1958-59, 1960-61, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82,
                         1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92,
                         1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97
        FF 1          Membership Lists/Directories 1950-51, 1972-73, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1985-86
        FF 2          Membership Reports 1972-73, 1979-80, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85,
                         1986-87, 1987-88, 1995-96 Recruiting materials (c. 1996)
        FF 3          Membership Report 1988-89
        FF 4          Membership Goals Booklet 1990?
        FF 5          Membership Report 1990-91
        FF 6          Membership Report 1991-92
        FF 7          Membership Report 1992-93
        FF 8          Membership Report 1993-94
        FF 9          Membership Report 1994-95
        FF 10        Membership Report and Directory 1998-99


Series: National Business Women's Week

Box 1     Scrapbook for National Business Women's Week 1971 (with photographs)


Box 2


        FF 1          Photograph from National Business Women's Week 1959
                         National Business Women's Week Report 1972
                         National Business Women's Week Report 1975
        FF 2          National Business Women's Week Mayoral Proclamation 1981
                         National Business Women's Week Report 1983
        FF 3          National Business Women's Week Report 1984 (with photographs)
                         National Business Women's Week Report 1985
                         National Business Women's Week Report 1986
        FF 4          National Business Women's Week Report 1988
                         Handbook for use during National Business Women's Week 1988
        FF 5          National Business Women's Week Report 1989 (with photographs)
        FF 6          National Business Women's Week Report 1990 (with photographs)
        FF 7          National Business Women's Week Report 1991 (with photographs)
        FF 8          National Business Women's Week Report 1992
        FF 9          National Business Women's Week Report 1993 (with photographs)


Box 3

        FF 1          National Business Women's Week Report 1994 (with photographs)
                         National Business Women's Week Report 1995 (with photographs)
        FF 2          National Business Women's Week Report 1996
                         National Business Women's Week Program 1996
                         National Business Women's Week Mayoral Proclamation 1996
                         Notebook for National Business Women's Week 2004


Series: Public Relations

Box 1

        FF 1          Public Relations Reports 1976-77, 1983-84, 1984-85
        FF 2          Public Relations Report 1985-86 (with photograph)
        FF 3          Public Relations Report 1986-87
        FF 4          Public Relations Entries 1988-89 Categories I-IV (Dec) (with photographs)
        FF 5          Public Relations Entries 1988-89 Categories IV (Jan)-VII (with photographs)
        FF 6          Public Relations Entries 1989-90 (Newsletters May 1989-April 1990)
        FF 7          Public Relations Entries 1989-90 (Press Book 1989-90)
        FF 8          Public Relations Entries 1989-90 (National Business Women's Week Report 1989)


Box 2

        FF 1          Public Relations Report 1990-91
        FF 2          Public Relations Entries 1991-92 (Newsletters June 1991-April 1992)
        FF 3          Public Relations Entries 1991-92 (Press Book 1991-92) (with photograph)
        FF 4          Public Relations Report 1999-2000
        Notebook  Public Relations Report 2004-05


Series: Community Awareness

Box 1

        FF 1          Community Awareness Reports 1973, 1984, 1985 (with photographs)
                         Resolution supporting establishing the Calcasieu Parish Health Unit 1941
                         Photograph of a donation to the McNeese Library 1963
        FF 2          Photograph of scholarship recipient 1964
                         Scholarship correspondence 1968-94
        FF 3          Record book of public event for local charities 1987
                        (First half which is primarily organizational records)
        FF 4          Record book of public event for local charities 1987
                        (Second half which deals primarily with publicity and finances)


Series: Legislation/Issues Management

Box 1

        FF 1          Legislation Committee Reports and Papers 1984, 1986, 1986-87, 1988-89 (with photographs),
                         1991 (with photographs), 1992-93, 1995-96 Guides for lobbying Resolution supporting voter
                         registration reform 1952
        FF 2          Legislation Committee Report 1990-91
        FF 3          Legislation Committee Report 1991-92
        FF 4          Issues Management Committee Reports 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89
        FF 5          Issues Management Committee Reports 1989-90 (with photographs), 1991-92,
                         1992-93 (with photographs)
        FF 6          Papers concerning possible Issues Management Programs
        FF 7          Legislation Committee Report 1996-97
        FF 8          Issues Management Report 1998-99


Series: Awards

Box 1

        FF 1          Awards Committee Reports 1975-83, 1985-86, 1988-89, 1992-93
        FF 2          Papers concerning the Nike Award 1970-83, 1994
        FF 3          Papers concerning the Outstanding New Member and Woman of Achievement Awards 1975,
                         1978, 1980
        FF 4          Non-BPW awards given to BPW members:
                         1979 Lake Charles Civic Service Award to Mary Propes and 1980 Brotherhood Award from the
                         Lake Charles chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews to Kathryn Bower
        FF 5          Young Careerist Committee Reports 1983-88
        FF 6          Young Careerist Committee Report 1988-89
        FF 7          Young Careerist Committee Report 1990-91 (with photographs)
        FF 8          Young Careerist Committee Report 1992-93 (with photographs)


Box 2

        FF 1          Young Careerist Committee Report 1993-94 (with photographs)
                         Awards Committee Report 1993-94
        FF 2          Young Careerist Committee Reports 1994-95, 1995-96
        FF 3          Young Careerist Report 1996-97
        FF 4          Certificates


Series: Miscellaneous

Box 1

        FF 1          Photograph of president 1963
                         President's Reports 1966-67 (with photograph), 1972-80, 1983-86,
                         1987-89, 1990-92 (with photographs from 1990)
        FF 2          President's Reports 1993-94 (with photographs), 1995-96
                         List of Presidents 1991
        FF 3          Finance Committee Reports 1988-89, 1989-90, 1992-93, June-September 1995
                         Two documents of information for club treasurer 1994, undated
        FF 4          Auditing Committee Reports 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1994-95,
                         1995-96
        FF 5          photographs of officers 1982-83 and program from installation, various programs from
                         other years
        FF 6          Misc. clippings, etc.


Box 2

                         "Handbook of Policies and Procedures" 1969
                         "BPW Action Manual" 1978
                         Three guest registers 1983-93
        FF 1          Bylaws Committee Reports 1983-88, 1990-91
                         Copy of bylaws revised during 1992-93
                         Papers of Incorporation 1988
                         Guides for parliamentary procedure, protocol, minutes taking Citation to the Louisiana
                         Federation of BPW 1948-49
        FF 2          Papers concerning ceremonies and emblems
        FF 3          Club History Items concerning the 60th anniversary of Lake Charles chapter 1991
        FF 4          Foundation Committee Reports 1972-73, 1983-89 (with photographs for 1988-89), 1993,
                         1995, 1996
                         Informative materials on the BPW Foundation Project 2012 Report 1990-91
        FF 5          Papers concerning international ceremonies 1962, 1965
                         International Awareness Committee Report 1984
        FF 6          Auditing Committee Report 1997-98
                         Finance Committee Report 1997-98
        FF 7          President's Reports 1996-97, Oct. 1998-Feb. 1999, 1999-2000


Box 3

                Glass emblem
                Light bulb
                Plaque awarded to Mrs. Mary Propes for Civic Service Award 1979

                Stored outside of the boxes are a wood stand with a light fixture and the club flag with pole and stand
                as well as two display panels.

 


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