Title: American Association of University Women. Oshkosh Branch: Records
Inclusive Dates: 1914-2014

Creator:

• American Association of University Women. Oshkosh Branch (Wis.)

Call Number: Oshkosh Mss DA

Quantity: 5.0 cubic feet (5 archives boxes and 9 flat boxes)

Repository:

Housed at the Archives & Area Research Center, Polk Library, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

UW-Oshkosh Polk Library / Oshkosh Area Research Ctr. (Map)

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

Abstract:

Records of the Oshkosh Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), a non-profit organization committed to advancing equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. Materials document membership, organizational activities, scholarship and other programs through internal bulletins and newsletters, meeting minutes, correspondence, and scrapbooks.

Language: English

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On February 21, 1914, ten women held an informal meeting in Oshkosh to discuss founding a local chapter of a national female educators association. The women officially reassembled as the Association of Collegiate Alumnae (ACA) on March 7, 1914. They elected officers, drafted by-laws and collected dues; less than a year later, in January 1915, the chapter had 35 members.

The women pushed community outreach during the Oshkosh ACA's first several years. The group's earliest efforts included supervising the dance hall and maintaining local playgrounds. During World War I, members sponsored a French orphan, knitted for the Red Cross, and sent gifts to troops overseas.

In 1920, the ACA and the Southern Association of College Women merged to form the American Association of University Women. AAUW continued its outreach during the Great Depression and into World War II, offering services to the local draft board and making 540 pillows and 50 army bags for troops.

Over the last century, Oshkosh AAUW has promoted equity for women and girls through informational workshops, guest speakers and community involvement. The AAUW also partners with the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh to co-sponsor programming, and the branch awards an annual scholarship to a UW-Oshkosh graduate student and a Fox Valley Technical College student.

Acquisition Information

Presented by the AAUW-Oshkosh via Sally Teresinski, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 2000. Accession Number: M2002-074, M2015-008

Oshkosh Mss DA Box   1 Folder   1	By-laws, 1949-2008
Box   1 Folder   2	Policies/updates, 1984-2008
	Minutes
Box   1 Folder   3-7	1914-1955
Box   2 Folder   1-5	1956-1989
Box   3 Folder   1-4	1990-2013
Box   3 Folder   5-6	Programs, 1944-1984
Box   4 Folder   1	Proclamations and awards, 1985-
Box   4 Folder   2	International Relations Group, 1981-2003
Box   4 Folder   3	Fellowship Scholarship Program, 1963-
	Check newsletters
Box   4 Folder   4-8	1947-2008
Box   5 Folder   1-2	2009-2013
Box   5 Folder   3	Badger Briefs - Wisconsin newsletter, 1950-1956, 1970-1974, 2005-2014
Box   5 Folder   4	Oshkosh and Neenah/Menasha branch histories, 1914-1994
Box   5 Folder   5	Stirring Up Memories Again: Celebrating 100 Years of Oshkosh AAUW cookbook, 2014
Box   5 Folder   6	100th Anniversary Celebration Video DVD, 2014 Note: Interview Margaret Olson made with four 50+-year members and their experiences with the AAUW.
	Scrapbooks
Box   6 Volume   1	1949 January-1980 May
Box   7 Volume   2	1960 September-1966 May
Box   8 Volume   3	1966 July-1971 July
Box   9 Volume   4	1971-1977
Box   10 Volume   5	1977-1989
Box   11 Volume   6	1989-2003
Box   12 Volume   7	2003-2010
Box   14 Volume   10	2010-2014
	Quest/AAUW Mentoring Program Binder
Box   13 Volume   8	1999-2000
Box   13 Volume   9	2000-2001