National Association of Colored Women's Clubs Records
Scope and Contents
Purple umbrella; club history compiled by Clementine Pigford; Colorado Association of Colored Women's Clubs convention program; book marks; list of city clubs; business card.
Dates
- 2003
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Copyright
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Biographical / Historical
Organized in Washington, D.C. on July 21, 1896 by the merger of National Federation of Afro-American Women, the Women's Era Club of Boston and Colored Women's League of Washington, D.C. The NACWC is the oldest African American secular organization in existence. The club works to promote the education and protect the rights of women and children and to promote interracial understanding.
Extent
1 box (.5 linear feet)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Source unknown, 2000.
General
Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.
- African American women -- Colorado -- Denver -- Societies and clubs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- African Americans -- Colorado -- Denver. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library Repository
2401 Welton St.
Denver Colorado 80205
