Summary Information
American Association of University Women, Bookfellows Study Group (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Records 1935-1998
- American Association of University Women. Bookfellows Study Group. (La Crosse, Wisconsin)
MSS 049
0.6 cubic feet
2 archives boxes
La Crosse Public Library (Map)
Records of a study group of the La Crosse, Wis., chapter of the American Association of University Women, devoted to the study of literature and books. The group call themselves "Bookfellows," and were founded in 1935. Materials include by-laws (1945-1996), bibliographies, minute books (1935-1995), programs, and an historical scrapbook, covering 1935-1998. English
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Historical Note
The American Association of University Women's "Bookfellows" study group was established in 1935 after Helen Dorset, a La Crosse resident from a pioneering family, recognized the need for a more scholarly book discussion group than had existed up to that time. The first meeting of the study group took place on November 20, 1935.
Bookfellows discuss "literature viewed as an expression of national and international thought." Meetings are held on the second and fourth Wednesday afternoons September through May.
1935-1965 |
Helen Dorset
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1965-1967 |
Jane Steele
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1967-1969 |
Marian Ramlow
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1969-1975 |
Mary Gundersen
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1975-1987 |
Virginia Rolnick
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1987-1993 |
Jean Noelke
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1993-1996 |
Mitzi Carroll
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1996-1998 |
Marilyn Hempstead
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1998-1999 |
Mary Bugge
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Scope and Contents
Materials include a complete set of minutes 1935-1995, by-laws 1945-1996, programs, 1935-1993, and a scrapbook, 1935-1998. The scrapbook includes photographs and some programs as well.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
(Accession no. 1998.009)
Donated by Marian Ramlow for the Bookfellows, Sept. 1998; bibliographies 1938-1944 prepared by Lillie Borresen, Head Librarian, La Crosse Public Library and found in the library's files.
Processing Information
Processed by Jaime Dechant, Jan. 1999.
OCLC Number
47635112
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for patron use.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], American Association of University Women, Bookfellows Study Group (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Records, MSS 049, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI
Subject Terms
- American Association of University Women, Bookfellows Study Group (La Crosse, Wis.)
- Group reading--Wisconsin--La Crosse--Societies, etc.
- La Crosse (Wis.)--Societies, etc.--Women
- Literature--Societies, etc.
- Women--Wisconsin--La Crosse--Societies and clubs
Contents List
Box 1
Folder 1
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By-laws, 1945-1996
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Box 1
Folder 2
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Bibliographies, 1938-1944
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Box 1
Folder 3-5
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Minutes, roll calls, 1935-1995
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Box 1
Folder 6
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Programs, 1935-1993
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Box 1
Folder 7
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Writings by Bookfellows members, 1939-1941
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Box 2
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Scrapbook, 1935-1998
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