Law Dames records, 1951-1973
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Summary
- Creator:
- Duke University. School of Law. Law Dames
- Abstract:
- The Duke Law Dames was a social and service organization composed of law student wives, women law students, and wives of the law school faculty and alumni. Collection consists of reports, meeting minutes, constitutions and by-laws, newsletters, flyers, calendars of events, various printed material and scrapbooks.
- Extent:
- 2.5 Linear Feet
about 1,500 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- UA.31.13.0004
- University Archives Record Group:
- 31 -- Student/Campus Life
31 -- Student/Campus Life > 13 -- Student Organizations - Service
Background
- Scope and content:
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Contains material pertaining to the operations and activities of the Duke Law Dames with the inclusive dates 1951-1973. Materials present include reports, minutes of general meetings and the executive council, correspondence and memoranda, newsletters, flyers, manuals, and assorted printed material including cookbooks composed by the Dames and a welcome guide for wives of Duke Law students. Also present are material accumulated by several organization presidents including officer's reports, minutes of the executive council, newsletter drafts, officer election material, and various printed material. There are also three scrapbooks that contain clippings documenting various social events sponsored by the Dames and also letters, officer lists and member rosters, flyers, event calendars, newsletters, photographs, and other assorted ephemera.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Duke Law Dames was a social and service organization whose objective was to promote fellowship and to assist members in obtaining all benefits from the Duke-Durham area. Membership was open to law student wives, women law students, and wives of the law school faculty and alumni, although, the composition consisted mainly of law student wives. The organization presented an opportunity for wives to talk over their "common interests, enjoy interesting and educational programming, and most importantly to have fun." The group sponsored lectures, cooking demonstrations, fashion shows, holiday parties, and other assorted social and educational events. Structurally the Law Dames consisted of a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer. In addition, there were chairs of programming, social events, publicity, and special projects. Officers were elected on an annual basis.
- Acquisition information:
- The Duke Law Dames records were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1974.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Josh Larkin Rowley, April 2009
Encoded by Josh Larkin Rowley, April 2009
Accession UA74-106 is described in this finding aid.
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[Identification of item], Duke Law Dames Records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.