St. Thomas Women's Association Records
Scope and Contents
The St. Thomas Women's Association records include correspondence, flyers, newsclippings, and other materials documenting the history of this organization.
Dates
- created: 1938-1993
Creator
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.). Women's Association (Organization)
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.). Women's Auxiliary (Organization)
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.). Ladies Auxiliary (Organization)
- University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.). Women's Association (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on the use of the collection for research purposes.
Conditions Governing Use
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property and libel laws as they apply.
Biographical or Historical Information
The St. Thomas Ladies Auxiliary was established in 1941 on the College of St. Thomas campus. The membership of the group was open to the wives of faculty, staff, and administrators at the college. In 1945, its membership was opened to include women who worked at the school. The group was founded: 1) To foster friendship and social spirit among the women of the College of St. Thomas, 2) To serve as official hostesses for the social and academic activities of the college, 3) To promote one charitable project each year.
The group changed its name in 1964 to the St. Thomas Women's Auxiliary and again in 1981 to the St. Thomas Women's Association. The organization sponsored several social events each year for its members. It also organized the Children's Christmas Party on campus until the early 1980s and the President's Christmas Party for a number of years. Interest in and membership in the group declined in the 1980s. The group officially disbanded in 1993.
Extent
0.74 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Processing Information
The collection was processed in 2013.
Subject
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.). Ladies Auxiliary (Organization)
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.). Women's Auxiliary (Organization)
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.). Women's Association (Organization)
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- Societies, etc. (Organization)
- University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- Societies, etc. (Organization)
- University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.). Women's Association (Organization)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the University of St. Thomas Archives & Manuscript Collections Repository
Department of Special Collections, LL09 O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul MN 55105-1096 US
651-962-5467
uarchives@stthomas.edu