American Business Women's Association "Potpourri Chapter" (Bowling Green, Ohio) records
Collection Overview
Abstract
The records of the Bowling Green "Potpourri Chapter" of the American Business Women's Association (ABWA) date from 1973 - 2000. The collection consists of procedure manuals, chapter bylaws, membership documents, minutes, conference material, committee material, scholarship information, financial reports, scrapbooks and newspaper clippings, newsletters, and photographs.
Dates
- Creation: 1973 - 2000, undated
Extent
5.48 Cubic Feet (9 boxes and 3 oversized boxes)
Creator
Scope and Contents
The collection of the Bowling Green, Ohio, "Potpourri Chapter" of the American Business Women's Association contains records from 1973 to 2000. The collection consists of procedure manuals, chapter bylaws, membership documents, minutes, conference material, committee material, scholarship information, financial reports, scrapbooks and newspaper clippings, newsletters, and photographs.
The minutes of the monthly meetings contain the most specific information about the chapter's activities, projects, and policies. These minutes are nearly complete for the time span of the chapter. Another valuable source for information is the monthly newsletter, The Kaleidoscope. The newsletter often contained a calendar of events, a review of the preceding meeting, and agendas for upcoming meetings. Issues are nearly complete between the years 1973 to 2000. Clippings from various local newspapers from 1973 to 2000 reflect the chapter's active role in community affairs as do the numerous scrapbooks and photograph collections. Other fairly complete series in the collection are membership and committee lists, and lists of scholarship recipients.
Biographical / Historical
The "Potpourri Chapter" of the American Business Women's Association was formed in Bowling Green, Ohio, on March 29, 1973, with the first meeting held on May 3, 1973. Included in the monthly meetings was a presentation by a guest speaker, and the opportunity for a chapter member to talk about their job responsibilities, future goals, and family concerns.
Fund raising was a major component of the chapter. The main fund raising event was the annual Antique Show and Sale held in March. Other projects included penny parties, Christmas auctions, raffles, and car washes. The proceeds from these events helped fund scholarships which the chapter awarded annually to women of Wood County and Henry County who were studying to enter the business world. As of June 1997, the chapter had given away $66,325.00 in scholarship assistance. Other activities included hosting and visiting ABWA conferences and publishing the monthly newsletter, The Kaleidoscope.
Conditions Governing Access
No known access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into the following series:
- Proceedings, 1973-2000, undated
- Correspondence, 1973-2000
- Subject files, 1975-2000
- Reports, 1973-2000
- Scrapbooks and scrapbook materials, 1973-2000, undated
- Printed material, 1973-2000
- Photographic material, 1974-1986, 1999-2000, undated
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The records were initially donated and transferred to the Center for Archival Collections on October 29, 1990 with the cooperation of chapter president Sharon L. Book and Ann M. Bowers, Assistant Director of the Center for Archival Collections. Further material was donated periodically under the original agreement until the chapter closed in November 2000.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and finding aid completed by Michael Krapp in March 2001.
Subject
- Title
- Guide to the American Business Women's Association "Potpourri Chapter" (Bowling Green, Ohio) records
- Author
- Michael Krapp, Alannah Graves, Nick Pavlik
- Date
- March 2001, May 2021, November 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin