 Manuscript MS-067The Business Girls' League of LaGrangeMS-671915-2002 SOURCE: Katherine Nelson and Members of the Business Girls' League SIZE: 2.3 linear feet SHELVING UNIT: 2 document boxes, 1 manuscript box PROCESSING: JDG, 2008 HISTORICAL NOTE:The LaGrange Business Girls' League is the oldest organization of its kind in Troup County. The League was founded in the fall of 1915 when a group of business women of the First Baptist Church, who were unable to attend meetings of the Missionary Society, decided to meet one Friday evening a month using the regular missionary program. Founding members were: Viola Burks (first president of the League), Katie Andrews, V.E. Baugh, Sara Baugh, Ethel Broome, Bess Herring, Berta Herring, Ruth Huff, Sue Milner, Loula Stevens, Clara Vaughan, Louise Vaughan, and Maude Phillips. Meetings were held regularly until the flu epidemic of 1918, when meetings were suspended, until 1919.In 1920, the League applied for an official charter from the state of Georgia when Dr. W.E. Morgan offered to donate land to the group near the Chattahoochee River on which a club house could be built. Col. A.H. Thompson handled the League's application and it was soon granted a charter. In appreciation for his services, Mr. Thompson was made an honorary member, making him the only male to ever be inducted into the group. Dr. Morgan died March 9, 1921, before the transactions were completed. Plans for the "River Clubhouse" were apparently forgotten. The League continues to be active within the LaGrange community through service projects and trips, dinners, and educational meetings for its members. SCOPE AND CONTENT:This collection contains various records of the Business Girls' League, including minute books, newspaper articles, financial statements, letters, cards, trip itineraries, and receipts. It gives insight into the growth of the League through numerous copies of their constitution, by-laws, and membership lists. For a more personal look, the collection also contains letters and cards sent to the League by individuals and organizations throughout the LaGrange community expressing appreciation for the group's service.CONTAINER LIST:Box 1 - Financial records, travel documents and correspondence, 1920-82Folder 1 Programs, 1922-1982 2-7 Correspondence, 1930s-1970s (by decade) 8 Miscellaneous billing statements from LaGrange Businesses, 1938-1963 Scrapbook, 1958-1962 Trips Notebook, 1965-1980 Box 2 - Membership and Minutes Folders 1-2 Membership, 1930-1975 3-9 Minutes, 1957-1964 Journal Hospital Fund, 1929-1938 Ledger Expenses, 1941-1945 Notebooks 1-13 Minutes, 1930-1992 14 Minutes of Executive Board, 1969-1985 Box 3 - Directory of members, minutes, constitution, and by-laws 1985-2002 ITEM SEPARATEDScrapbook (c. 1960): newspaper clippings, minutes, programsTRACINGS:Clubs - Women, businessProfessional organizations The Business Girls' League of LaGrange MS-67 1915-2002 Description .1 Historical Note ...1 Scope and Content .1 Container List 2 Tracings .2 Return to Manuscripts Index | Return to Holdings and Databases
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