Guide to the Eclectas Club of Dothan, AL, Records 1960-2015

Record Group 170

Date span:  1960 - 2015

Extent:  27 file folders plus 3 oversized items

Organizational Sketch: The Eclectas Club of Dothan, Alabama, was originally a Soroptimist Club, founded by Soroptimist members from Montgomery and chartered on March 17, 1956.  In 1964, the club members became dissatisfied with the Soroptimist Federation and reorganized as an independent society.  Dr. Carlisle Miller, the minister of the First United Methodist Church, Dothan, suggested to club member Clara Flowers that the club rename itself "Eclectas" - Greek for "Best of Women".  [Source: File 170-14-0729-001-003 "History of the Eclectas Club"]

Scope / Content Note: Contains materials from the Soroptimist Club (precursor to the Eclectas Club), certificates, history, constitution and bylaws, meeting minutes, 1966-2012, president and treasurer reports, annual programs, 1971-2004, and scrapbooks, 1965-2005.

Organization: Organized into 3 series:

1. Series 1. Club Operations, ca. 1960-2015 [45 Files]: Materials related to the running of the Eclectas Club. Contains correspondence, constitution and bylaws, meeting minutes and officers' reports.
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3. Series 2. History, 1965-2014 [25 Files]: Materials detailing history of the Eclectas Club. Contains scrapbooks, Annual programs and compiled history of the club presented to new members.
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5. Series 3. Reference, ca. 1965 - 2012 [3 Files]: Materials offering information about the Eclectas Club but not directly tied to its operations or history.  Contains information from the Soroptimist Club (precursor to Eclectas) and awards and certificates presented to the Eclectas Club.

Provenance: Materials were housed in the Local History Room of the Houston Love Memorial Library by the Eclectas Club.  When the library moved to a new building, materials were returned to their respective clubs or transferred to Landmark Park, run by the Dothan Landmarks Foundation, Inc. (DLF).  DLF transferred the materials to the Wiregrass Archives in Spring 2014.

Processing Notes: Order imposed by WA staff.

Preferred Citation: Eclectas Club of Dothan, AL, Records, RG 170, Wiregrass Archives, Troy University Dothan Campus, Dothan, AL.

Processing Date:  June 1, 2016

 

INVENTORY

Series 1: Club Operations, ca. 1960-2015 [45 Files]: Materials related to the running of the Eclectas Club. Contains correspondence, constitution and bylaws, meeting minutes and officers' reports.

File I.D.                               File Label

170-14-0729-001-004     Constitution & Bylaws - Eclectas Club

170-14-0729-001-005     Membership Classification Applications - ca. 1960s & 1986

170-14-0729-001-006     Board of Directors meeting minutes, 1965-1969

170-14-0729-001-007     Club Meeting Minutes, 1966-1972

170-14-0729-001-008     Correspondence, 1972/73, 1979, 1986/87 - 1991/92 [all incomplete years]

170-14-0729-001-009     Correspondence, Minutes & Reports, 1995/96 & 1996/97

170-14-0729-001-010     Meeting Minutes, 1973-1974

170-14-0729-001-011     Meeting Minutes, 1974-1975

170-14-0729-001-012     Meeting Minutes, 1975-1976

170-14-0729-001-013     Meeting Minutes, 1976-1977

170-14-0729-001-014     Meeting Minutes, 1977-1978

170-14-0729-001-015     Meeting Minutes, 1978-1979

170-14-0729-001-016     Meeting Minutes, 1979-1980

170-14-0729-001-017     Meeting Minutes, 1980-1981 [Board meetings & business meetings]

170-14-0729-001-018     Meeting Minutes, 1981-1982

170-14-0729-001-019     Meeting Minutes, 1982-1983

170-14-0729-001-020     Meeting Minutes, 1983-1984

170-14-0729-001-021     Meeting Minutes, 1984-1985

170-14-0729-001-022     Meeting Minutes & Correspondence, 1985-1986

170-14-0729-001-023     Meeting Minutes & Correspondence, 1986-1987

170-14-0729-001-024     Meeting Minutes & Correspondence, 1987-1988

170-14-0729-001-025     Meeting Minutes & Correspondence, 1988-1989

170-14-0729-001-026     Meeting Minutes & Correspondence, 1989-1990

170-14-0729-001-027     Meeting Minutes & Correspondence, 1990-1991

170-14-0729-001-028     Meeting Minutes, 1991-1992

170-14-0729-001-029     Meeting Minutes, 1992-1993

170-14-0729-001-030     Meeting Minutes, 1993-1994

170-14-0729-001-031     Meeting Minutes, 1994-1995

170-14-0729-001-032     Meeting Minutes & Correspondence, 1993-2001

170-14-0729-001-033     Meeting Minutes & Correspondence, 2001-2007

170-14-0729-001-034     President's Reports, 1982/83

170-14-0729-001-035     President's Reports, 2002/03 & 2003/04

170-14-0729-001-036     Treasurer Records, 1969/70 - 1987/88

170-14-0729-001-037     Treasurer Records, 1991/92 - 1992/93 [monthly reports & 2 yr. term report]

170-14-0729-001-038     Treasurer's Records - Bank Statements  1996/97

170-14-0729-001-039     Treasurer Records  2001-2002 Bank Statements & Annual Report

170-14-0729-001-040     Treasurer Records  2002-2003 Bank Statements & Annual Report

170-14-0729-001-041     Treasurer Records  2003-2004 Bank Statements & Annual Report

170-14-0729-001-042     Treasurer's Report 2011-2012

170-14-0729-002-004     Financial Records, 2000-2001 & 2005-2006, Receipts & Bank Statements [Restricted Access - Account #s]

170-14-0729-002-005     Meeting Minutes, 1999, 2001-2008, 2009 [incomplete], 2010-2012

170-14-0729-002-006     Meeting Minutes - Board of Directors, 2005-2006

170-14-0729-002-007     Corresponding Secretary's Report, 2005-2006

170-14-0729-002-008     President's Report, 2005-2006

170-14-0729-002-009     Treasurer's Reports, 1964/65 – 2014/15

 

Series 2:  History, 1965-2014 [28 Files]:  Materials detailing history of the Eclectas Club. Contains scrapbooks, Annual programs and compiled history of the club presented to new members. 

File I.D.                               File Label

170-14-0729-001-003     History of Eclectas Club  ca. 2013/2014 [for new members]

170-14-0729-002-001     Annual programs, 1971/72 - 1975/76

170-14-0729-002-002     Annual programs, 1981/82 - 1989/90

170-14-0729-002-003     Annual programs, 1991/92 - 1997/98

170-14-0729-002-010     Annual program, 2004

170-14-0729-002-012     Scrapbook, 1965-1966

170-14-0729-002-013     Scrapbook, 1966-1967 & 1967-1968

170-14-0729-002-014     Scrapbook, 1968-1969 & 1969-1970

170-14-0729-002-015     Scrapbook, 1970-1971 & 1971-1972

170-14-0729-002-016     Scrapbook, 1972-1973 & 1973-1974

170-14-0729-002-017     Scrapbook, 1974-1975, 1975-1976 & 1976-1977

170-14-0729-002-018     Scrapbook, 1977-1978, 1978-1979 & 1979-1980

170-14-0729-002-019     Scrapbook, 1980-1981, 1981-1982 & 1982-1983

170-14-0729-003-001     Scrapbook, 1983-1984 & 1984-1985

170-14-0729-003-002     Scrapbook, 1985-1986 & 1986-1987

170-14-0729-003-003     Scrapbook, 1987-1988 & 1988-1989

170-14-0729-003-004     Scrapbook, 1989-1990 & 1990-1991

170-14-0729-003-005     Scrapbook, 1991-1992 & 1992-1993

170-14-0729-003-006     Scrapbook, 1993-1994

170-14-0729-003-007     Scrapbook, 1994-1995

170-14-0729-003-008     Scrapbook, 1995-1996, 1996-1997 & 1997-1998

170-14-0729-003-009     Scrapbook, 1999-2000

170-14-0729-003-010     Scrapbook, 2000-2001, 2001-2002 & 2002-2003

170-14-0729-003-011     Scrapbook, 2003-2004

170-14-0729-003-012     Scrapbook, 2004-2005

170-16-0517-001-001     Scrapbook, 2005-2006 & 2006-2007

170-16-0517-001-002     Annual programs, 2007-2008 & 2008-2009

170-16-0517-001-003     Annual programs, 2009-2010, 2010-2011 & 2011-2012

 

Series 3: Reference, ca. 1965 - 2012 [3 Files]: Materials offering information about the Eclectas Club but not directly tied to its operations or history.  Contains information from the Soroptimist Club (precursor to Eclectas) and awards and certificates presented to the Eclectas Club.

File I.D.                             File Label

170-14-0729-001-001     Soroptimist Club - Pre-1965

170-14-0729-001-002     Awards / Certificates

170-14-0729-002-011     Dothan Eagle newspaper clipping, April 29, 2012

 

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