Title: National League of American Pen Women. Madison Branch Records
Inclusive Dates: 1930-1988

Creator:

• National League of American Pen Women. Madison Branch (Wis.)

Call Number: Mss 368; M90-125; Audio 1865A

Quantity: 2.0 cubic feet (2 archives boxes and 2 flat boxes); plus additions of 1.8 cubic feet and 3 tape recordings

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Records of the Madison, Wisconsin chapter of the National League of American Pen Women, an organization of professional women who worked in the creative and literary arts. The records document the organization's structure and activities and include histories, by-laws, minutes, membership information, scrapbooks, and clippings on the social and professional activities of individual members and the branch, and samples of members' literary and artistic work.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00368

 ↑ Bookmark this ↑

 ↑ Bookmark this ↑

The National League of American Pen Women is an organization of professional women who work in the creative arts. Formed to give these women an opportunity to promote and stimulate the production of their literary and artistic work and to establish contacts and fellowship for their mutual benefit, the Madison Branch held its first meeting on April 20, 1931. Members had an opportunity to present and discuss their own work, to participate in roundtable discussions about a particular subject, or to attend monthly programs with noted guest speakers devoted to such topics as crafts, music, art, drama, or short stories. In addition, from 1939-1940 the Madison Branch also produced a 15-minute radio program broadcast over WIBA which focused on similar subjects.

This collection was received in multiple parts from the donor(s) and is organized into 2 major parts. These materials have not been physically interfiled and researchers might need to consult more than one part to locate similar materials.

• Part 1 (Mss 368): Original Collection, 1930-1966
• Part 2 (M90-125, Audio 1865A): Additions, 1946-1988

Acquisition Information

The Original Collection was placed on deposit by the National League of American Pen Women, Madison Branch via Mrs. R.O. Nafziger, Madison, Wisconsin, August 19, 1965. Presented as a gift February 23, 1972. Additional papers presented by the organization and via Emma Glenz, Madison, Wisconsin, March 22, 1973 and July 12, 1973. Accession Number: M65-294; M73-71; M73-195 Additions presented by Ms. Mary V. Fox and Ms. Emma Glenz, both of Madison, Wisconsin. Accession Number: M65-294, M73-071, M73-195, M76-106, M78-112, M83-161, M90-125

Processing Information

Original Collection processed by Christine Rongone, December 4, 1975.

Mss 368	Part 1 (Mss 368): Original Collection, 1930-1966 Physical Description: 2.0 cubic feet (2 archives boxes and 2 flat boxes)  Scope and Content Note: The records of the Madison Branch of the National League of American Pen Women have been arranged into one large subject file in alphabetical order with minutebooks and scrapbooks comprising the bulk of the collection. The records document the League's efforts to plan and to finance its programs of guest speakers and other activities, and reveal the professional background of its membership. In particular the scrapbooks contain clippings, brochures, and photos on the social and professional activities of individual members and take note of the branch's work and accomplishments reported to their national biennial conventions. They also include some examples of members' literary and artistic work.
Box   1 Folder   1	By-laws, revised, 1934, 1947
Box   1 Folder   2	Calendar, committee assignments, and membership lists, 1937-1938, 1940-1941, 1943, 1945-1949, 1952-1953
Box   1 Folder   3	Examples of members' work, 1933, 1934, 1937
Box   1 Folder   4	History of Madison branch, undated
	Membership information
Box   1 Folder   5	Biographies of members
Box   1 Folder   6	Membership register, 1931-1940
	Minutebooks
Box   1 Folder   7	1931 April 20-1933 January 9
Box   1 Folder   8	1933 February 3-1940 January 8
Box   2 Folder   1	1940 January 8-1948 June
Box   2 Folder   2	Receipt book, 1931 October 9-1937 February 3
	Scrapbooks
Box   3 Folder   1	1930-1941
Box   3 Folder   2	1954-1960
Box   4 Folder   1	1960-1964
Box   4 Folder   2	1965-1966
M90-125	Part 2 (M90-125, Audio 1865A): Additions, 1946-1988 Physical Description: 1.8 cubic feet (2 archives boxes and 2 flat boxes) and 3 tape recordings  Scope and Content Note: Additions, 1946-1988, including histories, board minutes, secretary's reports, treasurer books, membership lists, newsletters, scrapbooks, and clippings of activities of the organization and of individual members, cassette tapes, and photographs.	⇧
Box   1 Folder   1	Histories, 1976, 1981
Box   1 Folder   2	Charter and by-laws
	General meeting minutes
Box   1 Folder   3	1948-1965
Box   1 Folder   4	1966-1968
Box   1 Folder   5	Board meeting minutes, 1974-1985
	Membership
Box   1 Folder   6	Yearbooks
Box   1 Folder   7	Lists and correspondence, 1946-1987
Box   1 Folder   8	Secretary's reports, 1972-1988
	Treasurer's books and reports
Box   1 Folder   9	Books, 1931-1963 and 1962-1988
Box   1 Folder   10	Reports, 1982, 1984-1985
Box   1 Folder   11	Internal Revenue Service information
Box   2 Folder   1	Pen & Brush
Box   2 Folder   2	Art shows
Box   2 Folder   3	Milwaukee disbands, 1981 [letter]
Box   2 Folder   4	National organization materials
Box   2 Folder   5	National organization rosters
Box   2 Folder   6	Pages from guest books
Box   2 Folder   7	Writer's Raps, 1974-1981
Box   2 Folder   8-11	Clippings, 1930s-1980s
	Individual members' activities and published articles
Box   2 Folder   12	Benedict, Lenore
Box   2 Folder   13	Doehlert, Betsy
Box   2 Folder   14	Elliott, Marjorie
Box   2 Folder   15	Fowler, Fern
Box   2 Folder   16	Fox, Mary Virginia
Box   2 Folder   17	Hartridge, Lynn
Box   2 Folder   18	Schlatter, Janet
Box   2 Folder   19	Struck, Gertrude
Box   2 Folder   20	Yaudes, Addie
	Scrapbooks
Box   2 Folder   21	[1976-1986] Physical Description: Photocopies
Box   3 Folder   1	1968-1970
Box   3 Folder   2	1971-1972
Box   3 Folder   3	New Member Award/Madison Branch/NLAPW, plaque, 1978-1980
Box   4 Folder   1	1973-1975
Box   4 Folder   2-4	1976-1977
	Newsletters
Box   4 Folder   6	Local, 1976-1988
Box   4 Folder   7	State, 1975-1977
Box   1 Folder   12	Photographs of the 50th anniversary planning meeting, 1981; and of Emma Glenz, , 1984
1865A/1-3	Tape recordings, 50th anniversary dinner, 1981 April 22