WR 21: Snow Hill Woman’s Club records |
1 document boxes (0.50 cubic feet)
(1928 – 1941)
Worcester County Library: Genealogy and Local History Collection, Snow Hill Branch, Snow Hill, MD
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Identifier: |
WR 21 |
| Creator(s): |
Snow Hill Woman’s Club |
| Acquisition: |
The Snow Hill Woman’s Club records were donated to the Worcester County Library by the Snow Hill Woman’s Club. |
| Language(s): | English |
| Use: | Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Worcester County Library which extends beyond “fair use”. |
| Preferred Citation: |
“Item, collection name, [Box #, Folder #,] Worcester County Library, Snow Hill Branch, Snow Hill, Maryland.” |
| Attribution: |
Finding aid written by Alec Staley, September 2019. |
| Related Materials: | None. |
| Separated Materials: | None. |
The Snow Hill Woman’s Club records document the clubs history from its founding in 1928 until their dissolve in 1941. Every meeting they had is documented in their meeting minutes. These minutes include information on the budget, activities they are planning, new members, members who have died, and other administrative details. The meetings occur from January-March and September-December of a given year. One of the long-term projects the Snow Hill Woman’s Club had was raising money to for a war memorial. After four years of operation, the club was able to erect a bronze tablet memorializing the names of those who fought in the war and are from Worcester County. This tablet was placed in front of the Snow Hill Court House on Memorial Day of 1932. Another heavily documented long-term project was how the Snow Hill Woman’s Club continually provided fundraisers to help support the Snow Hill Library. The Snow Hill Woman’s Club was heavily involved with the library, and was a very supportive group. In the later parts of the 1930s, the Snow Hill Woman’s Club began collaborating more heavily with other Woman’s Clubs on the Eastern Shore.
The Snow Hill Woman’s Club was first founded on March 7, 1928. The honorary president of the Worcester County Woman’s Club, Julia Mathews Robins (1857-1941), called a meeting to establish a local chapter for Snow Hill. To make sure the club was able to flourish, Julia M. Robins (1857-1941) was the first president. The objective of the Snow Hill Woman’s Club is “to unite the women of Snow Hill and vicinity for purposes of individual, social and civic improvement.”
By the second meeting on March 20, 1928, a total of fifty-eight women had joined the Snow Hill Woman’s Club. The club had multiple different committees. One such was the garden committee which sought to make the community of Snow Hill as beautiful as possible by bringing plant life into town. There was also a library committee dedicated to raise money for the local Snow Hill Library, which had only been in operation since ~1915. In March 1931, the Snow Hill Woman’s Club was officially certified as belonging to the General Federation of Women’s Clubs.
On March 17, 1941 the Snow Hill Woman’s Club had its final meeting. Due to a lack of funding and other issues hitting the county, the club was unable to continue. There were pushes to get the club to May 1941, but it was not able to last until then.
The Snow Hill Woman’s Club records documents the meeting minutes, community engagement, financial, and membership of the Snow Hill Woman’s Club. The club only met on January-March and September-December on each given year. The meeting minutes are especially useful as they document activities the club was involved in
Topical Terms
Snow Hill (Md.)--Social life and customs--20th century
Social Club
Worcester County (Md.)—Women History
Corporate Names
Snow Hill Woman’s Club
Personal Names
Covington, Louise Amelia (1866-1945)
Covington, Priscilla Upshur (1874-1967)
Payne, Nellie M. (1876-1966)
Robins, Julia Mathews (1857-1941)
Vincent, Virginia L. Payne (1864-1947)
Waesche, Nan Brimer (1901-1974)
Location Terms
Snow Hill (Md.)
Box 1
1. Constitution and By-Laws, 1931, 1938
2. Meeting Minutes, 1928-1929
3. Meeting Minutes, 1930-1931
4. Meeting Minutes, 1932-1933
5. Meeting Minutes, 1934-1935
6. Meeting Minutes, 1936-1937
7. Meeting Minutes, 1938-1939
8. Meeting Minutes, 1940-1941
9. Yearly Summary, 1934-1938
10. Correspondence, 1933-1940
11. Financial, County Trust Co., 1939-1941
12. Financial, First National Bank, 1936-1937, 1940-1941
13. Financial, Account Books, 1928-1938
14. Financial, Ledger, 1928-1941
15. Miscellaneous, 1928-1937