| Date Span: | 1932-1995 |
| Creator: | Prairie View Club (Hardin County, Iowa) |
| Extent: | 5.00 linear inches. |
| Collection Number: | IWA0432 |
| Repository: | Iowa Women's Archives |
| Summary: | Rural women's club dating from the early twentieth century. |
The Prairie View Club in Hardin County was formed in the early decades of the twentieth century to unite women of the area and to promote the best interests of the home and community in which they lived. Club meetings were a major social event for the women where they could work together to help the community and accomplish goals, socialize, fundraise, provide charity work, and share common interests such as sewing, cooking, and gardening.
Alternate Extent Statement: Photographs in box 1.
Access: The records are open for research.
Use: Copyright held by the donor has been transferred to The University of Iowa.
Acquisition: The records (donor no. 634) were donated by Gladys Ellingson in 1999.
Preferred Citation: Prairie View Club (Hardin County) records, Iowa Women's Archives, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City.
| Repository: | Iowa Women's Archives |
| Address: | 100 Main Library University of Iowa Libraries Iowa City, IA 52242 |
| Phone: | 319-335-5068 |
| Curator: | Kären Mason |
| Email: | lib-women@uiowa.edu |
| Website: | http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/iwa |
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Series 1: GENERAL
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