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University of Mary Washington Special Collections and University Archives
Simpson LibraryThis collection documents the student activities, clubs, and honorary societies at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Since the establishment of the University in 1908, clubs and student activities have been founded and faded out throughout the decades. These folders highlight many of the University's older clubs that are no longer active such as the Home Economics Club, the Cavalry Club, etc. These folders contain a variety of documents from promotional event flyers to club constitutions, and photographs. Depending on the club, there is more documentation. The majority of clubs established before the technological advancements of the 1990s have many physical club records. These records include but are not limited to, minutes, presidential records, treasurer records, receipts, etc. Clubs established within the 1990s and to the present have less physical documentation. The oldest records with a recorded date are from the 1940s with the most recent records being from the current year of 2023. Within this collection are folders for materials from undergraduate honor societies such as Chi Beta Phi (Science Honorary), Kappa Omicron Phi (Home Economics), Mu Phi Epsilon (Music), etc. This collection continues to develop as new student organizations are formed and clubs and honorary societies promote events and activities each semester.
Previously titled "General," this folder contains past research collected about the number of clubs at Mary Washington. It includes lists of clubs from 1913-1982, membership rosters, newspaper clippings, and notes and correspondence from archivist Barbara Alden as she worked to obtain information on clubs/honor societies for Edward Alvey's history and to collect club records for the archives.
Series contains the materials pertaining to the Home Economics Club at MWC. The club disbanded in 1968 after the college ceased offering a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics.
Contains notes, documents, reports, and correspondence collected and/or produced by the president of the Home Economics Club.
Contains publications collected by the Home Economics Club. These publications include the College Echo, which was the newsletter for college clubs affiliated with the Virginia Home Economics Association (VHEA); the VHEA newsletter; fact sheets and other publications distributed by the American Home Economics Association.
Contains handmade handbooks for the Home Economics Club of Mary Washington College. The handbooks have decorative fabric or paper covers with some featuring stitched bindings or collage elements. Each handbook lists the purpose of the club and an explanation of the club's point system, as well as members and events for the year.
Contains programs, schedules, and ephemera from annual banquets celebrating the installation of new Home Economics Club officers.
Contains annual and semester reports of the club's membership and activities as reported to the campus Interclub Association.
Silver Betty lamp in brown fabric zippered bag. Includes the letter of donation signed by the officers of the 1968 Home Economics Club. The Betty lamp is considered a symbol of learning and was used as the logo for the Home Economics Association.
Banners are large white fabric sheets (approximately the size of a twin bedsheet) with decoration in fabric paint and colored markers. The banner were part of an annual event hosted by Psi Chi where students were invited to sign their names on the banner in support of mental health awareness. Donated banners are from events in 2019 and 2022.
Materials show some of the activities of the Afro-American Association, also called the Black Student Association in 1989. These include concerts, recognition events, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day programming.
Contains membership rosters, reports, and the club charter for the Alumnae Daughters Club, which existed to promote and maintain the traditions and values of the college through legacy students.
Materials include the club constitution and semester reports documenting the activities of the Art Club. The last one of these appears to be from the late 1960s, and the remainder of the materials are fliers promoting events for what is now known as the Art Appreciation Club. These are mostly undated but appear to be from the 1980s-1990s.
Materials describe the Admissions Club members hosting tours and overnight guests and participating in other activities to promote recruitment and retention.
Includes vol. 1, no. 1 of the ASA Journal, the MWC Asian Student Assoc. newsletter. Also includes fliers advertising various events such as Holi, performances for the Asian Cultural Celebration, and interest meetings.
Contains newsletters, pamphlets, and announcements pertaining to the meetings and activities of the Baptist Student Union
Founded in 1934 as the Riding Club, Hoof Prints (as it was known starting in 1939-40) was an extracurricular organization for students interested in horseback riding. They sponsored an annual horse show and held activities such as fox- and possum-hunts and trail rides. The Hoof Prints Club also decided to organize the Cavalry Club in the period following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. The purpose of the Cavalry Club was to aid the college and Fredericksburg City in civil defense.
Materials include information on the club's organization and procedures, as well as semester activities reports and some newsclippings.
Contains photographs of the Hoof Prints Club and the Cavalry Club engaging in various activities. The majority of materials depict the years 1942-1961. Contents may also include depictions of other similar organizations that occurred in more recent history, such as the Equestrian Team.
Also called "Campus Christian Center" in some materials, this file includes devotionals, pamphlets, newsclippings, and newsletters.
The Canterbury Club was the Episcopal student group on campus.
Contents predominantly semester reports of the club's activities.
Contents within each folder have been divided into sub-folders per the club's original arrangement. The sub-series headings "Activities and governing documents" and "Publications" were created by staff for organizational ease, but the sub-folder titles represent the original materials description.
Contains the materials compiled by the Mary Washington College chapter of the Christian Science Organization. Includes many publications distributed by the national organization as well as descriptions of their activities on campus and their constitution and by-laws.
Includes sub-folders: Activities, Constitution and by-laws.
Includes sub-folders: "Biennial Meetings," "Christian Science Activities for the Armed Services," college organization newsletter, Plan Books.
Includes membership rosters and regular reports of activities from the club.
Contains photographs, newsclippings, notes, and awards.
Contains flyers advertising Ecology Club meetings and campus events.
The German Club of the mid-20th century at Mary Washington was primarily a social club. Their constitution lists their first objective as: "To assemble in the German Club a group of girls who will be congenial, thereby making for a delightful comradeship." They valued courtesy, good manners, and fine character, which they displayed at the regular dances the club organized.
This file contains multiple revisions of the German Club's consitution and by-laws, handwritten documents outlining the history of the club, meeting minutes, notes, reports, poems, and membership rosters.
Materials include photographs, newsletters, and flyers advertising various club activities like Ghost Walk and dances.