Valley of Virginia Pen Women Records, 1950-2013
Summary Information
- Repository:
- Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University
- Creator:
- National League of American Pen Women. Valley of Virginia Branch
- Title:
- Valley of Virginia Pen Women Records
- Collection No.:
- SC 0025
- Date:
- 1950-2013
- Extent:
- 3 Hollinger boxes, 1 half-Hollinger box, 3 oversize Hollinger boxes, 2 flat oversize boxes, 4.1 Cubic Feet
- Language of the Material:
- English
- Abstract:
- This collection contains the administrative and organizational records and scrapbooks of the Valley of Virginia Branch of the National League of American Pen Women. Materials related to procedural policies and bylaws, branch meeting minutes, newsletters, exhibitions and contests, branch members, photographs, and community women in the arts are included.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Valley of Virginia Pen Women Records, 1950-2013, SC 0025, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
Administrative History
The National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW) is an organization of professional women in the arts, including artists, writers, and musical composers who celebrate and share creative work. The League's activities include national conventions, biennial conventions, exhibitions and contests, and branch meetings. Application to the organization must be completed with examples of applicant's work, including publications and/or juried artist shows.
When first founded in 1897, the organization was called the League of American Pen Women. Marian Longfellow O'Donohue began the organization with fellow professional press women Margaret Sullivan Burke and Anna Sanborne Hamilton. All three women were involved in the press: O'Donohue, niece of poet and literary artist Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, was a poet and writer for the Boston Transcript, the Boston Herald, and The Washington Post; Burke was a capital correspondent; and Hamilton was a Social Editor for The Washington Post and special proof reader for the United States government. These women wanted a literary and press organization for women, since other clubs were reserved for men. In June 1897, they met with seventeen professional women for the organization's first meeting. Artist/illustrator and member, Alice R. Morgan designed the official owl insignia.
The League's popularity and membership grew and is popular among women artists, writers, and musical composers still today. The League was incorporated in 1918, began its chartered local branches in 1921, and was renamed The National League of American Pen Women in 1926. Its headquarters is in Washington, D.C. and the organization consists of local branches. The Valley of Virginia Branch was organized and officially certified in 1950 for the Shenandoah Valley area of Virginia.
Scope and Content
The Valley of Virginia Branch Records include organization and administrative records and League scrapbooks. Types of material include documentation of policies and bylaws, meeting minutes and newsletters, Pens and Pallets newsletters, exhibitions and contests documents, correspondence, treasurer reports, lists of branch officers and members, photographs, documentation of organization functions and branch meetings, and information regarding community women involved in the arts.
Series 1: Organizational Records is arranged alphabetically. This series contains administrative and branch records. Part of this series arrived in three binders. Binders were kept in original order and were dis-bound and items within were removed and rehoused. Other administrative records not included in the binders are also included in this series.
Series 2: Scrapbooks is arranged chronologically. This series contains eleven scrapbooks that were dis-bound and items within removed and rehoused for long-term preservation. Scrapbook pages with written captions or complete glue failure were photocopied to preserve order and arrangement. Acid-free paper was interwoven between photograph pages to prevent acidification. Pages are numbered in brackets to preserve order.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two series:
Series 1: Organizational Records, 1950-2012
Series 2: Scrapbooks, 1950-2013
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).
Acquisition Information
Donated to James Madison University Special Collections by the Valley of Virginia Branch in October 2014.
Processing Information
Materials originally housed in binders were dis-bound and rehoused; scrapbooks received similar treatment. Scrapbook pages with written captions or complete glue failure were photocopied to preserve order and arrangement. Acid-free paper was interwoven between photograph pages to prevent acidification. Pages are numbered in brackets to preserve order.
Location
Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University
880 Madison DriveMSC 1704Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807library-special@jmu.eduURL: https://www.lib.jmu.edu/special/
Related Materials
Separated Material
Issues of The Pen Woman national newsletter are housed with serials. Loose items within these newsletters were removed and rehoused in the collection. See inventory below for file listing.
Related Materials
Index Terms
Genre and Form
- Scrapbooks
- Photographs
- Newsletters
- Minutes (administrative records)
- Agendas (administrative records)
- Letters (correspondence)
- Rosters
Subject
- National League of American Pen Women
- Women authors, American
- American literature -- Women authors
- Women artists -- United States
- Women composers -- United States
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Organizational Records, 1950-2012
This series is arranged alphabetically and contains the procedural, business, administrative, and financial documents for the Valley of Virginia branch of the National League of American Pen Women. Original order was kept for three binders of administrative documents. Types of material include procedural policies and bylaws, meeting minutes, exhibitions and contests invitations and winners, correspondence, rosters of league members, and league yearbooks. |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Title/Description | Instances | |||
Binder 1 - Procedural Policies, 1974-1990 | box 1 | folder 1 | ||
Binder 1 - Meeting Minutes, 1992-1998 | box 1 | folder 2 | ||
Binder 1 - Meeting Agendas, 1992-1998 | box 1 | folder 3 | ||
Binder 1 - Art Exhibitions and Contest Winners, 1987-1998 | box 1 | folder 4 | ||
Binder 1 - Publication, 1994 | box 1 | folder 5 | ||
Binder 1 - Correspondence, 1973-1997 | box 1 | folder 6 | ||
Binder 1 - Literary Contest Flyers and Cards, 1994-1997 | box 1 | folder 7 | ||
Binder 1 - Bylaws and Questionnaires, 1995-1996 | box 1 | folder 8 | ||
Binder 1 - Treasurer Reports, 1993-1998 | box 1 | folder 9 | ||
Binder 1 - Member List and Treasurer Reports, 1994-1995 | box 1 | folder 10 | ||
Binder 2 - Records, 1998-2000 | box 1 | folder 11 | ||
Binder 2 - Records, 2001-2004 | box 1 | folder 12 | ||
Binder 2 - Procedural Policies and Bylaws, 1974-2000 | box 1 | folder 13 | ||
Binder 2 - Meeting Minutes and Ephemera, 2003 | box 1 | folder 14 | ||
Binder 3 - Records, 1997-1998 | box 1 | folder 15 | ||
Binder 3 - Meeting Minutes, 1994-1997 | box 1 | folder 16 | ||
Binder 3 - Meeting Minutes, 1988-1994 | box 1 | folder 17 | ||
Binder 3 - Board Meetings, 1989-1992 | box 1 | folder 18 | ||
Binder 3 - Correspondence, 1989-1994 | box 1 | folder 19 | ||
Binder 3 - Exhibits, 1989-1993 | box 1 | folder 20 | ||
Binder 3 - Newsletters, 1990-1994 | box 1 | folder 21 | ||
Binder 3 - Miscellaneous, 1991-1992 | box 1 | folder 22 | ||
Binder 3 - Bylaws and Meeting Programs, 1988-1992 | box 1 | folder 23 | ||
Brochures and Folders, 1997-2000 | box 2 | folder 1 | ||
Bylaws and Branch Certificate, 1950-1992 | box 2 | folder 2 | ||
Correspondence, 2000-2012 | box 2 | folder 3 | ||
Exhibitions and Contests, 1997-2000 | box 2 | folder 4 | ||
Framed Mission Statement, 2010 | box 2 | folder 5 | ||
Grant Money, 1950 | box 2 | folder 6 | ||
Guest Book and Letter, 1987-2004 | box 2 | folder 7 | ||
Guest Book, 1996-2006 | box 2 | folder 8 | ||
Material from The Pen Woman, 1992-2010 | box 2 | folder 9 | ||
Meeting Minutes, 1954-1975 | box 2 | folder 10 | ||
Meeting Minutes and Correspondence, 1975-1989 | box 2 | folder 11 | ||
Meeting Minutes and Notices (Folder 1 of 3), 1986-1994 | box 2 | folder 12 | ||
Meeting Minutes and Notices (Folder 2 of 3), 1986-1994 | box 2 | folder 13 | ||
Meeting Minutes and Notices (Folder 3 of 3), 1986-1994 | box 2 | folder 14 | ||
Meeting Minutes, 2004-2006 | box 2 | folder 15 | ||
Member Application, 2008-2010 | box 2 | folder 16 | ||
Members and Member Directory, 2004-2010 | box 2 | folder 17 | ||
Newspaper Articles, 1997-2011 | box 3 | folder 1 | ||
News Photographs and Postcards, 2008 | box 3 | folder 2 | ||
Pens And Pallets Newsletters and Meeting Minutes, 1999-2006 | box 3 | folder 3 | ||
Publications, 1994-2008 | box 3 | folder 4 | ||
Roster, 1990-1992 | box 3 | folder 5 | ||
Roster, 1994-1996 | box 3 | folder 6 | ||
Roster, 1998-2000 | box 3 | folder 7 | ||
Roster, 2000-2002 | box 3 | folder 8 | ||
Roster, 2002-2004 | box 3 | folder 9 | ||
Roster, 2008-2010 | box 4 | folder 1 | ||
Treasurer Reports, 2006 | box 4 | folder 2 | ||
Yearbooks, 1950-1988 | box 4 | folder 3 | ||
Series 2: Scrapbooks, 1950-2013
This series is arranged chronologically and contains the scrapbooks of the Valley of Virginia branch of the National League of American Pen Women. The complete scrapbooks are available and pages are numbered in brackets. Selected pages of scrapbooks with written captions or complete glue failure have been photocopied for long term preservation. The photocopied pages are included in this series. Three scrapbooks arrived labeled as "Volume 1," "Volume 2," and "Volume 3" and others are titled by date range within scrapbook. Types of material include photographs, newspaper articles, branch functions, exhibitions and contests, meeting minutes, newsletters, and news in the local community related to women in the arts. |
||||
Title/Description | Instances | |||
Scrapbook, 1950-1970 | box 5 | folder 1 | ||
Scrapbook (Folder 1 of 2), 1950-1993 | box 5 | folder 2 | ||
Scrapbook (Folder 2 of 2), 1950-1993 | box 5 | folder 3 | ||
Scrapbook (REMOVED TO OVERSIZE), 1950-2006 | box 5 | folder 4 | box OV 1 | folder 1 |
Scrapbook "Volume 1,", 1952-1974 | box 5 | folder 5 | ||
Scrapbook "Volume 2,", 1968-1985 | box 6 | folder 1 | ||
Scrapbook, 1971-1996 | box 6 | folder 2 | ||
Scrapbook (REMOVED TO OVERSIZE), 1974-2001 | box 6 | folder 3 | box OV 1 | folder 2 |
Scrapbook "Volume 3,", 1985-1999 | box 6 | folder 4 | ||
Scrapbook (REMOVED TO OVERSIZE), 1993-1999 | box 6 | folder 5 | box OV 2 | folder 1 |
Scrapbook (REMOVED TO OVERSIZE), 1994-1997 | box 6 | folder 6 | box OV 2 | folder 2 |
Scrapbook (REMOVED TO OVERSIZE), 2006-2013 | box 6 | folder 7 | box OV 2 | folder 3 |
Envelope Material from Scrapbook, 2006-2013 | box 6 | folder 7 | box OV 2 | folder 3 |
Envelope Material from Scrapbook, 1950-2006 | box 7 | folder 1 | ||
Envelope Material from Scrapbook, 2006-2013 | box 7 | folder 2 | ||
Loose Photographs from Scrapbooks, 1950-2013 | box 7 | folder 3 | ||
Selected Photocopied Scrapbook Pages, 1950-1970 | box 7 | folder 4 | ||
Selected Photocopied Scrapbook Pages (Folder 1 of 2), 1950-1993 | box 7 | folder 5 | ||
Selected Photocopied Scrapbook Pages (Folder 2 of 2), 1950-1993 | box 7 | folder 6 | ||
Selected Photocopied Scrapbook Pages, 1950-2006 | box 7 | folder 7 | ||
Selected Photocopied Scrapbook Pages Scrapbook "Volume 1,", 1952-1974 | box 7 | folder 8 | ||
Selected Photocopied Scrapbook Pages Scrapbook "Volume 2,", 1968-1985 | box 7 | folder 9 | ||
Selected Photocopied Scrapbook Pages, 1971-1996 | box 7 | folder 10 | ||
Selected Photocopied Scrapbook Pages, 1974-2001 | box 7 | folder 11 | ||
Selected Photocopied Scrapbook Pages Scrapbook "Volume 3,", 1985-1990 | box 7 | folder 12 | ||
Selected Photocopied Scrapbook Pages, 1993-1999 | box 7 | folder 13 | ||
Selected Photocopied Scrapbook Pages, 1994-1997 | box 7 | folder 14 | ||
Selected Photocopied Scrapbook Pages, 2006-2013 | box 7 | folder 15 | ||
Scrapbook, 1950-2006 | box OV 1 | folder 1 | ||
Scrapbook, 1974-2001 | box OV 1 | folder 2 | ||
Scrapbook, 1993-1999 | box OV 2 | folder 1 | ||
Scrapbook, 1994-1997 | box OV 2 | folder 2 | ||
Scrapbook, 2006-2013 | box OV 2 | folder 3 | ||