MS 570 - Stryker Women's Club

Title	MS 570 - Stryker Women's Club
Introduction	The records of the Stryker Women's Club date from 1950 - 1999. The collection consists of bylaws, membership documents, minutes, conference material, committee material, financial reports, scrapbooks and newspaper clippings, newsletters, and photographs. The records were initially donated and transferred to the Center for Archival Collections on March 14, 1990, with the cooperation of club member Jane Anderson and Ann M. Bowers, Assistant Director of the Center for Archival Collections. Further material continues to be donated periodically under the original agreement. There are no restrictions on the research use of this collection and duplication is permitted for purposes of preservation and scholarly research. The collection was processed and finding aid completed by Michael Krapp in April 2001.
Agency History	The Stryker Women's Club was formed in Stryker, Ohio, on June 20, 1950. Besides being a forum for club members to share ideas and experiences, monthly meetings usually included presentations by a guest speaker or a club member, book reviews, or the showing of a film. Various club fund-raising events helped sponsor such early activities as the formation and sponsorship of a local Girl Scout Troop and the donation of clothes and eyeglasses to needy students. Another major event for the club was attending the annual Northwestern Ohio Homemaker's Camp at Camp Palmer in Fayette, Ohio.
Scope and Content	The collection of the Stryker Women's Club contains material from 1950 - 1999. The collection consists of bylaws, membership documents, minutes, conference material, committee material, financial reports, scrapbooks and newspaper clippings, newsletters, and photographs. The minutes of the monthly meetings contain the most specific information about the club's activities, projects, and policies. These minutes are complete from the years 1950 - 1970. The scrapbook of the Stryker Women's Club is also a valuable source of information on club activities for the years 1971 - 1991. However, for the years 1979 - 1999, the majority of the material in the collection pertains to the club's participation in the Northwestern Ohio Homemaker's Camp held annually at Camp Palmer in Fayette, Ohio. This material was not treated as a separate collection, but rather placed with club material in the corresponding record groups.
Series Description	PROCEEDINGS CHAPTER BYLAWS 1981, 1993 Bylaws of the Northwestern Ohio Homemaker's Camp MEMBERSHIP DOCUMENTS Membership application to Northwestern Ohio Homemaker's Camp, n.d. Director lists for Northwestern Ohio Homemaker's Camp, 1997-1998 MINUTES - Stryker Women's Club 1950 - 1970, 1995, 1997, 1998 Arranged chronologically Documents the business conducted and activities of this Club MINUTES - Northwestern Ohio Homemaker's Camp 1995-1998 Arranged chronologically Documents the activities of these Camps REPORTS FINANCIAL REPORTS 1997, 1998 Treasurer reports of Northwestern Ohio Homemaker's Camp SCRAPBOOK MATERIAL SCRAPBOOK One complete scrapbook from 1971 - 1991 includes newspaper clippings, photographs, and other printed material documenting club activities. PRINTED MATERIAL YEARBOOKS - Stryker Women's Club 1950 - 1992 Arranged chronologically Includes scrapbooks for each individual year. These usually include lists of officers and members, minutes, activities done that year, and the club constitution SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 1979 - 1999 Arranged chronologically Yearly schedule of events for annual Northwestern Ohio Homemaker's Camp ADVERTISING 1997 Includes a news release/poster for NW Ohio Homemaker's Camp MISCELLANEOUS 1997, 1998 Includes miscellaneous material associated with Northwestern Ohio Homemaker's Camp PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL POSTCARDS n.d. Postcards with scenes from Camp Palmer
Inventory	Box 1 Folder Northwestern Ohio Homemaker's Camp constitution/bylaws, 1981, 1993 Northwestern Ohio Homemaker's Camp membership application/list of county directors, n.d., 1997, 1998 Minutes - Stryker Women's Club, 1950 - 1955 Minutes - Stryker Women's Club, 1955 - 1960 Minutes - Stryker Women's Club, 1960 - 1965 Minutes - Stryker Women's Club, 1965 - 1970 Minutes - Northwestern Ohio Homemaker's Camp, 1995, 1997, 1998 Treasurer report, 1997, 1998 Yearbooks - Stryker Women's Club, 1950 - 1992 Box 2 Folder Scrapbook - Stryker Women's Club, 1971 - 1991 Northwestern Ohio Homemaker's Camp schedule of events, 1979 - 1989 Northwestern Ohio Homemaker's Camp schedule of events, 1990 - 1999 News release/Poster, 1997 Miscellaneous material from Northwestern Ohio Homemaker's Camp, 1997, 1998 Various postcards from Camp Palmer, n.d.