Subgrp: 1. The Athenaeum, 1886-1964
Scope and Content Note: The Athenaeum is the name of both the clubhouse building and the first stock company. Originally called the Pioneer Woman's Stock Company, it was later renamed the Athenaeum Company. This was the first all-woman's stock company in the United States, and was formed in 1886 to raise the funds needed to build the clubhouse. It was originally created as a separate entity from the Woman's Club of Wisconsin (WCW) with its own board of directors. All groups interested in using space within the building did so through the Athenaeum. In 1920 the Athenaeum formally merged with the WCW, but the name was still used for renting the building to outside clubs and parties. This subgroup includes photographs of the building and the first president, Martha Fitch.

Articles and By-Laws, Annual Reports, 1888, 1892

Articles of Association and Minutes, 1886-1893

Board of Directors, Meetings, 1907-1912

Deeds and Title to the Athenaeum, 1886

Histories of the Athenaeum, 1897, undated

Legal Documents, Transfer of the Athenaeum to WCW, 1920-1921

Lists of Receptions, Parties, and Cotillions, 1888-1893

Martha Fitch

Speeches Given to Board of Directors, 1886-1890

Speeches Given to Woman's Clubs, 1890, 1900

Newspaper Clippings, Formation of the Athenaeum Company, 1923, 1964

Photographs of Athenaeum, 1888
Physical Description: Bound volume of exterior views of the building and interior views of rooms and furnishings. 

Photographs of Athenaeum, undated

Stock Certificates, 1886-1893

Stock Certificates, 1893-1920