Descriptive Summary
Mesquite Club Records 1911-1999
MS 2001-9
Mesquite Club29 boxes
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. UNLV Libraries. Special Collections.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-7010.The organizational records of the Mesquite Club, the oldest women’s service club in Las Vegas, founded in 1911, and still in existence today. The collection documents the administrative, service, and social activities of the club which is known for its dedication to community improvement in Las Vegas. The records are comprised of materials that provide information on the club’s organizational and administrative structure, its numerous community service projects and social events, the Mesquite Clubhouse, and the Club’s relations with the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC). Types
of documentation in the collection include minutes, correspondence, committee reports, newsletters, scrapbooks, and photographs.
English
Preferred Citation:Mesquite Club Records, MS 2001-9, Special Collections, UNLV Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Acquisition Information:Donated by the Mesquite Club in 2001.
Processed by:Susan Gregg, 2001.
Access:This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights:For permission to reproduce or publish from this collection, please contact the Director of
Special Collections.
Biographical SketchThe Mesquite Club was established in 1911 by a group of women interested in educating themselves and in improving the community. This was just six years after the railroad auctioned off building lots to start the town of Las Vegas, and the same year that the town was officially incorporated. The club took its name from the Mesquite tree, a type of local vegetation that provided nourishment and basic necessities to native peoples and early settlers. The club affiliated with the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) in 1912, and was incorporated as a non-profit organization under Nevada law in 1927, renewing this status in 1977.
Two of the Mesquite Club’s charter members were Las Vegas pioneers Helen J. Stewart and Delphine Squires (Mrs. C.P.), and through the years, many of the town’s most prominent women have been members of the Mesquite Club. One of their first educational activities involved studying aspects of the state of Nevada – its principal cities, native Indian populations, topography, and resources. The Club also held many social events, but their primary activity was community service. Their first project was addressing the need for shade trees in the desert town. In addition to raising money for cottonwood trees, the members of the Mesquite Club saw that the trees were planted on every lot, and continued to watch after them until they were full-grown. Another community improvement project undertaken by the Mesquite Club in its early years was the establishment of a public library, and the club has continued to support public libraries as well as the UNLV Library throughout the years.
Club members also supported war efforts during both world wars by making items for the Red Cross and participating in the USO. They initiated the Secret Witness and Neighborhood Watch programs in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and have supported community improvement projects such as the creation of senior centers and welfare programs for women and children. In addition, they have supported the adoption of child abuse legislation, and promoted substance abuse education in Nevada.
The Mesquite Club has also focused on promoting culture in the Las Vegas community. They have provided an endowment to the UNLV Library to buy children’s literature, and have donated funds to open the UNLV Center for the Performing Arts. The Club contributes to many local performing and visual arts organizations, and frequently presents art, flower, and fashion shows that are open to the public. In 1972, the Mesquite Club created the Memorial Rose Garden in Lorenzi Park, a civic beautification project that continues to be an interest of the club today.
The Mesquite Club raises funds by hosting internal club events such as card parties, luncheons, teas, and gift shows. The club also raises money by renting out their private clubhouse to the public for events such as weddings and parties. Another major fundraiser is the Christmas Gift Wrap Project which is held each year at a local mall during the Christmas season. At the end of each club year (September to May), the Club donates this money to a number of different worthy causes throughout Las Vegas.
In 1962 the Mesquite Club established its Junior Mesquite branch for women between the ages of 21 to 40 interested in social activities and community service. The club meets at night in the Mesquite Clubhouse to accommodate members who work. Although there is an advisor from the Mesquite Club who attends the Board of Directors meetings, Junior Mesquite has its own officers, fundraisers, and charitable projects. It is affiliated with the Nevada Federation of Women’s Clubs and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. Junior Mesquite members are invited to join the Mesquite Club after they pass the age of 40.
Evening Mesquite was started in 1991 for clubwomen who couldn’t attend daytime Mesquite Club meetings. Although considered part of the main club (its officers are Mesquite Club officers), it does have its own chairman, fundraising and charitable projects. It also meets in the Mesquite clubhouse.
The Mesquite Club continues to address the needs of the Las Vegas community today in various ways. They help educate the citizens of Las Vegas on current affairs, promote culture, and address ommunity improvement issues. They also have a deep sense of history regarding both the Las Vegas community and the Mesquite Club, and celebrate the past presidents of the club each year with a special tea.
Chronology:1905Las Vegas established.1911Mesquite Club founded.1912Mesquite Club affiliates with General Federation of Women’s Clubs.1913 Mesquite Club publishes its first yearbook.1932Mesquite Club builds a clubhouse at 607 South Fifth St.1941Mesquite Club holds first flower show in Las Vegas.1961Mesquite Club acquires St. Louis property for clubhouse.1962Junior Mesquite organized. 1976Memorial Rose Garden at Lorenzi Park dedicated on May 6—
continuing club project.
1976Mesquite Club helps initiate Neighborhood Watch-- continuing club project.1977Mesquite Club cookbook published.1978Mesquite Club helps initiate Secret Witness program—continuing club project.1991Mesquite Club supports Women’s Development Center Re-entry program –continuing club project.1991Evening Mesquite started.
Scope and Content
The organizational records of the Mesquite Club, the oldest women’s service club in Las Vegas, founded in 1911, and still in existence today. The collection documents the administrative, service, and social activities of the club which is known for its dedication to community improvement in Las Vegas. The records are comprised of materials that provide information on the club’s organizational and administrative structure, its numerous community service projects and social events, the Mesquite Clubhouse, and the Club’s relations with the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC). Types
of documentation in the collection include minutes, correspondence, committee reports, newsletters, scrapbooks, and photographs.
The collection is organized into 7 series: 1. administrative records; 2. community service projects;
3. building records; 4. General Federation of Women’s Club (GFWC) relations; 5. publications; 6. photographs and artifacts; and 7. miscellaneous files.
The administrative series is the largest series in the collection and is divided into nine sub-series. In addition to all relevant legal and fiscal documentation on the Club, this series contains meeting minutes, agendas, and reports that provide a thorough documentation of the club’s history and activities from 1911-1998. There are some gaps in the executive board and regular meeting minutes, and in some cases, these minutes had been combined into one volume. The series also contains correspondence, however, it is heavily concentrated between the years 1976-1997; there is little correspondence dating back further than 1960. The President’s Scrapbooks, one of the most important traditions of the Club, are also in the Administrative Series. Each scrapbook contains a mixture of news clippings, photographs, letters, and memorabilia chronicling the tenure of each Mesquite Club president; dating from 1912-1999, with only a few exceptions, the scrapbooks provide a nearly continuous history of the Club’s leadership and activities throughout its existence.
The community service projects series provides rich documentation on the breadth and variety of the various community service projects sponsored by the Mesquite Club from 1969-1998. They include both working files and scrapbooks on individual projects. The publications series is divided into three sub-series and contains drafts and published copies of Mesquite-club related books and newsletters. This series contains a complete set of another venerable Mesquite Club tradition – the yearbook. Dating back to 1913, each yearbook lists members, officers, and the schedule of Mesquite Club programs for the coming year. They provide documentation not only on the growth of the Mesquite Club but also on the exponential growth of Las Vegas itself as reflected by the increase in membership. Changes in social mores and concerns over the years can also be observed in the program topics and subjects offered by the Mesquite Club that are listed in the yearbooks.
The building series contains information on the Mesquite Club House on St. Louis Avenue, while the GFWC series details the Club’s long-standing relationship with the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, an international organization of community-based volunteer women's clubs dedicated to community service. The photographs and artifacts series contains formal portraits of past Mesquite Club presidents and members as well as various awards presented to the Club, and a small number of related artifacts.
In June 2002, the following items were added to the collection as an addendum to the original
donation and incorporated as such at the end of the regular series:
Regular & Executive Board Meeting Minutes, 1953-1960
Regular Meeting Minutes, 1960-1961
Scrapbook, 1956-1963
The Mesquite Club plans to donate future accretions of their records to UNLV Special Collections
which will be added to this collection on an ongoing basis.
Arrangement of the Records
Materials were arranged either chronologically or alphabetically within each series or sub-series as appropriate. Information on original file folders was maintained and transferred to new folders as much as possible. Dates of documents were indicated when known. The collection is divided into eight series:
- Series 1. Administrative Records
- Series 2. Community Service Projects
- Series 3. Publications
- Series 4. Building
- Series 5. General Federation of Women’s Clubs Relations
- Series 6. Photographs and Artifacts
- Series 7. Miscellaneous
- Series 8. Addendum
Related Collections: UNLV Special Collections also holds three publications related to the Mesquite Club:
The Mesquite Club by Mrs. Charles P. Squires; History of the Mesquite Club by Isabelle Slavin Blackman; and Biographies of Past Presidents of Mesquite, 1911-1967 compiled by Isabelle Slavin Blackman. UNLV Microforms contains microfilm versions of the Mesquite Club records from 1914-1978 and 1978-1997. All materials are cataloged and these records are available in the UNLV Libraries online catalog.
Subject Headings
Organizations:
Mesquite Club (Las Vegas, Nev.) -- History
Subjects:Mesquite Club (Las Vegas, Nev.) -- Records and correspondence
Women -- Nevada -- Las Vegas -- Societies and clubs
Women -- Las Vegas -- Nevada -- Biography Places:Las Vegas (Nev.) -- History
Inventory:
Series 1: Administrative Records,
1911
- 1998
(approximately 18 boxes)
The administrative series is divided into 9 sub-series.
1.1 FinancialMaterial related to finances of the club, such as account books, financial statements, loan documents, and treasurer’s reports.
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11Account book,1911-292Account book,1929-363Financial statements,1980-814Financial statements,1973-745Financial statements,1982 and 19836Financial statements,1984-85 7Financial statements,1985-868Financial statements,1986-87 9Financial statements,1988-89 10Financial statements,1991 and 1992 11Financial statements, 1992-93 12Financial statements,1994-95 13Income tax report,1986-88 and 1990-92 14Informational statement of receipts and expenditures, 1958 15Kitchen loans, n.d. 16Tax exempt status, n.d. 17Treasurer’s reports,1984-85, 1985-86, and 1986-87 18Treasurer’s reports,1994-9519Treasurer’s reports, 1995-96 20UNLV library endowment,n.d.
1.2 LegalArticles of Incorporation, lawsuits, and trust fund information.
21Andress parking lot agreement,n.d. 22Articles of Incorporation,1927 and 1977 23Articles of Incorporation,1927, original24Articles of Incorporation,copyn.d., 25Davidson trust, 197626Neal legal matter,n.d.27State of Nevada,n.d. 28State of Nevada: Employment Security Department, 1981 29State of Nevada: Nevada Industrial Commission, Industrial Insurance System, 1981-1985 30Xenos lawsuit, 1994 31Xenos lawsuit,January- September 1995 32Xenos lawsuit,October 1995 33Xenos lawsuit, November 1995 34Xenos lawsuit,December 1995 35Xenos lawsuit,1996 36Xenos lawsuit, Supreme Court,1996 37Xenos lawsuit, final report, 1997, 1.3 MinutesExecutive board and regular business meeting minutes dating from 1911-1998.
38Executive board meeting minutes, 1911-1919 39Executive board meeting minutes, 1961-6240Executive board meeting minutes, 1962-63 41Executive board meeting minutes, 1963-6442Executive board meeting minutes,1964-6543Executive board meeting minutes, 1965-66 44Executive board meeting minutes, 1966-6745Executive board meeting minutes,1967-6846Executive board meeting minutes, 1968-69 47Executive board meeting minutes, 1969-70 48Executive board meeting minutes, 1970-7149Executive board meeting minutes,1971-72BoxFolderContents
21Executive board meeting minutes, 1972-73 2Executive board meeting minutes, 1973-74 3Executive board meeting minutes, 1974-75 4Executive board meeting minutes, 1982-83 5Executive board meeting minutes, 1993-94 6Executive board meeting minutes, 1994-95 7Executive board meeting minutes, 1995-96 8Executive board meeting minutes, June 1996- December 1996 9Executive board meeting minutes, January 1997-May 1997 10Executive board meeting minutes, June 1997-December 1997 11Executive board meeting minutes, January 1998- May 1998 12Executive board meeting minutes, 1945-53 13Regular business meeting minutes, 1911-13 14Regular business meeting minutes,1916-23 15Regular business meeting minutes, 1928-35 16Regular business meeting minutes, 1935-45 17Regular business meeting minutes,1961-62 18Regular business meeting minutes,1962-63 19Regular business meeting minutes, 1963-64 20Regular business meeting minutes, 1964-65 21Regular business meeting minutes,1965-66 22Regular business meeting minutes,1966-6723Regular business meeting minutes,1967-6824Regular business meeting minutes, 1968-69 25Regular business meeting minutes, 1969-70 26Regular business meeting minutes,1970-71 BoxFolderContents
31Regular business meeting minutes,1971-72 2Regular business meeting minutes,1972-73 3Regular business meeting minutes, 1973-74 4Regular business meeting minutes,1974-75 5Regular business meeting minutes,1982 6Regular business meeting minutes,1993-94 7Regular business meeting minutes, 1994-95 8Regular business meeting minutes, 1995-96 1.4 AgendasExecutive board and regular business meeting agendas dating from 1993-1998.
9Executive board meeting agenda, 1993-94 10Executive board meeting agenda, 1994-9511Executive board meeting agenda, 1995-96 12Executive board meeting agenda, 1996-97 13Executive board meeting agenda, 1997-9814Regular meeting agenda, 1993-94 15Regular meeting agenda, 1994-95 16Regular meeting agenda, 1995-9617Regular meeting agenda, 1995-96 1.5 ReportsCommittee reports, president’s reports, and year end reports dating from 1982-1995.
18Committee reports,1982-83 19Committee reports, 1993-9420Committee reports, 1994-95 21Membership correspondence, 1991-9222Membership list, 1940 23Membership, provisional, 1992-93, 24Membership reports, 1985-91 25Membership transfers, n.d. 26President’s reports to members, n.d. 27Publicity reports, n.d. 28Silver Tea and Garden Tea reports, n.d.29Ways and Means reports, 1984-90 30Year end reports, 1984-85 31Year end reports, 1985-8632Year end reports, 1986-8733Year end reports, 1987-8834Year end reports, 1988-89 35Year end reports, 1989-90 36Year end reports,1990-91 37Year end reports, 1991-92 38Year end reports, 1992-93 39Year end reports, December 1993 40Year end reports,1993-94 41Year end reports, 1995 1.6 CorrespondenceIncoming and outgoing correspondence dating from 1958-1997.
42Correspondence, 1958, 1960, 1977 43Correspondence,1976 44Correspondence, 1977 BoxFolderContents
41Correspondence, 1977-782Correspondence, 1978-79 3Correspondence, 1985-87 4Correspondence-incoming, 1989-90 5Correspondence-incoming, 1989-906Correspondence-incoming, 1990-91 7Correspondence-incoming, 1990-91 BoxFolderContents
51Correspondence-incoming, 1991-92 2Correspondence, President elect, 1991-92 3Correspondence, 1993 4 Correspondence, 1993-94 5 Correspondence, 1994-95 6 Correspondence, 1995-967Correspondence, 1996-97 8 Correspondence, Southern Nevada Children’s Home, n.d. 1.7 President’s ScrapbooksScrapbooks covering the two-year period of each Mesquite Club president’s administration that contain photos, newspaper clippings, letters, and mementos of club programs. These date from 1912-1999.
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61 President’s scrapbook, 1912-26 2 President’s scrapbook,1926-41 3 President’s scrapbook, 1944-49 4 President’s scrapbook, 1949-53 5 President’s scrapbook, 1953-56 6 President’s scrapbook, 1962-64 BoxFolderContents
71 President’s scrapbook, 1964-65 2 President’s scrapbook, 1965-66 3 President’s scrapbook, 1967-68 4President’s scrapbook, 1967-695 President’s scrapbook, 1968-69 6President’s scrapbook, 1969-707 President’s scrapbook, 1970-71 BoxFolderContents
81 President’s scrapbook, 1971-72 2 President’s scrapbook, 1972-73 3 President’s scrapbook, 1973-74 4 President’s scrapbook, 1974-75 5 President’s scrapbook, 1975-76 BoxFolderContents
91 President’s scrapbook, Oversize (located on roller shelves) 1966-67,2 President’s scrapbook, Oversize (located on roller shelves)1979-80,BoxFolderContents
101President’s scrapbook, 1976-77 2President’s scrapbook, 1976-77 3President’s scrapbook, 1977-784President’s scrapbook, 1978-79 5Community Activities of Members Scrapbook, 1980-81 BoxFolderContents
111President’s scrapbook, 1980-81 2President’s scrapbook, 1981-82 3President’s scrapbook, 1982-83 BoxFolderContents
121President’s scrapbook, 1983-84 2President’s scrapbook, 1984-85 3President’s scrapbook, 1986-87 BoxFolderContents
13175th Anniversary Scrapbook, 1986 2President’s scrapbook,1987-88 3President’s scrapbook, 1988-89 4President’s scrapbook, 1989-90BoxFolderContents
141President’s scrapbook,1990-912President’s scrapbook,1991-923President’s scrapbook,1992-934President’s scrapbook,1993-94BoxFolderContents
151President’s scrapbook,1995-962President’s scrapbook,1996-973President’s scrapbook,1997-984President’s scrapbook,1998-991.8 Guest BooksGuest books (some illustrated by members) containing the signatures of members and guests recorded at meetings and special programs.
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161Guest book- Garden Tea, 1958-64 and 1973 2 Guest book,1953-55 3 Guest book,1962-65 4 Guest book,1967-69 5 Guest book,1969-70 6 Guest book, 1970-71 7 Guest book, 1971 8 Guest book,1971-72 9 Guest book, 1972-73 10 Guest book, 1973-74 11 Guest book,1974-75 12 Guest book,1975-76 13 Guest book,1976-77 14 Guest book,1977-78 15 Guest book,1978-7916 Guest book,1979-80 BoxFolderContents
171 Guest book,1980-81 2Guest book,1981-823Guest book,1982-83 4Guest book,1983-84 5Guest book,1984-85 6Guest book,1985-86 7Guest book,1986-87 8Guest book, 1987-88 9Guest book,1988-89 10Guest book,1989-90 11Guest book,1990-91 12Guest book,1991-92 13Guest book,1995-96 1.9 Miscellaneous FilesMaterials pertain to Junior Mesquite, Evening Mesquite, and parliamentary procedures.
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181Evening Mesquite,1991-92 2Evening Mesquite, 1992-93 3Evening Mesquite, 1993-944Evening Mesquite, 1994-955Evening Mesquite, 1995-96 6Evening Mesquite, 1996-977Junior Mesquite Club bylaws, n.d. 8Junior Mesquite Club membership, n.d. 9Junior Mesquite Club programs, n.d. 10Parliamentary procedure, n.d. 11Parliamentary procedure workshop, n.d. 12Procedure for closed meetings,n.d. 13Procedure for honorary membership, 1982-8314Procedures, extra copiesn.d., 15Review of Development of Evening Mesquite, 1997Series 2: Community Service Projects, 1969-1998(approximately 4 and half boxes)Material related to the Mesquite Club’s community service projects that is divided into two sub-series: files and scrapbooks.
2.1 Project FilesAdministrative information and member reports on Mesquite Club community service projects from 1972-1997.
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1816 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation project, 1981-8217Child and Family Services project, 1994-95 18Drug Free Youth project, 1986-8819Environmental Conservation program, 1974-7620Neighborhood Watch, Officer Friendly, 1976-7821Neighborhood Watch, Officer Friendly, 1976-78BoxFolderContents
191Neighborhood Watch, 1977-78 2Points of Light, 1991-923Secret Witness program, 1980-82 4Rose Garden liaison report, 1972 and 1974-76 5Rose Garden liaison report, 1976-77 6Rose Garden liaison report, 1980 and 1982-83 7Rose Garden liaison report, 1983-84 8Rose Garden liaison report, 1987 9Rose Garden-final report by Flo Mlynarczyk,1993-97 10Senior Citizen Center project, 1976-77 11Southern Nevada Blind Center, Special Olympics, 1974 12Trace Code of Nevada project, 1984-85 13Tree planting project, 1990-92 14Women’s Development Center Re-entry program, 1991-92 2.2 Project ScrapbooksScrapbooks with photos, newspaper clipping, letters,
and mementos relating to community services projects spanning from 1969-1998.
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201Business for Beauty scrapbook,1969-712Community Achievement scrapbook, 1956-583Community Improvement project scrapbook,1968-70 4Community Improvement project scrapbook,1972-74 5Community Improvement project scrapbook, 1974-76 BoxFolderContents
211Community Improvement project scrapbook, 1975-762Community Improvement project scrapbook, 1976-783Community Improvement project scrapbook,1976-784Community Improvement project scrapbook,1980-825Community Improvement project scrapbook,1980-826Community Improvement project scrapbook,1986-887Community Improvement project scrapbook, 1996-98BoxFolderContents
221Environmental Responsibility program scrapbook,1971 2Neighborhood Watch project scrapbook, 1978-80 3Rose Garden project scrapbook, 1980-81 4Rose Garden project scrapbook, 1985-87 5Trace Code project scrapbook, 1984-86 Series 3: Publications, 1911-1999(6 boxes)Mesquite Club publications produced for its members. The series is divided into four sub-series.
3.1 Biographies of Past PresidentsBiographical material and sketches on the past presidents of the Mesquite Club along with the draft and published copy of Biographies of Past Presidents of Mesquite, 1911-1967.
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231Biographies of past presidents, n.d. 2Biographies of past presidents, first draft n.d., 3Club members’ biographical information, n.d. 3.2 CookbookMaterial pertaining to the creation and publication of the Mesquite Club cookbook. Contains correspondence, draft, and published copy.
4Cookbook, n.d. 5Cookbook correspondence, n.d. 6Cookbook, first draft n.d., 7Cookbook, first draft n.d., 3.3 NewsletterThe Mesquite Club’s newsletter, Mesquiter, from 1977-1994, copies of presidents’ messages submitted to the newsletter, and a few issues of the Junior Mesquite Club’s newsletter, Swatter.
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241Mesquiter newsletter, 1977-782Mesquiter newsletter, 1977-78 3Mesquiter newsletter, 1979-80 4Mesquiter newsletter, 1981-82 5Mesquiter newsletter, 1982-836Mesquiter newsletter, 1983-83 7Mesquiter newsletter, 1984-85 8Mesquiter newsletter, 1985-86 9Mesquiter newsletter, 1986-87 10Mesquiter newsletter, 1987-88 11Mesquiter newsletter, 1988-8912Mesquiter newsletter, 1989-90 13Mesquiter newsletter, 1990-91 14Mesquiter newsletter, 1991 15Mesquiter newsletter, 1995-96 16Mesquiter newsletter, president’s messages, 1993-94 17Mesquiter newsletter, president’s messages, 1994-9518New member handbook, 1994 19Swatter newsletter (Jr. Mesquite), n.d. 3.4 YearbooksSmall books published each year containing members’ names, officers, dates of meetings, and programs offered that date from 1914-1999.
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251Yearbooks, 1914-15 and 1915-16 2Yearbooks, 1920-21, 1922-23, 1923-243Yearbooks, 1924-25, 1925-26, 1926-27 4Yearbooks,1927-28, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1930-31 5Yearbooks, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35 6Yearbooks, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1937-38 7Yearbooks, 1938-39 and 1939-40 8Yearbooks, 1920-41 and 1941-42 9Yearbooks, 1942-43 and 1943-44 10Yearbooks, 1944-45 and 1945-46 11Yearbooks, 1946-47 and 1947-48 12Yearbooks, 1948-49 and 1949-50 13Yearbooks, 1950-51 and 1951-52 14Yearbooks, 1952-53 and 1953-54 15Yearbooks, 1954-55 and 1955-56 16Yearbooks, 1956-57 and 1957 revised 17Yearbooks, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-6018Yearbooks, 1960-61 and 1961-62 19Yearbooks, 1962-63 and 1963 revised 20Yearbooks, 1963-64 21Yearbooks, 1964-65 and 1965-66 22Yearbooks, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-6923Yearbooks, 1969-70 and 1970-7124Yearbooks, 1971-72 and 1972-7325Yearbooks, 1973-74 and 1974-7526Yearbooks, 1975-76 and 1976-77BoxFolderContents
261Yearbooks,1977-78 and 1978-792Yearbooks,1979-80 and 1980-81 3Yearbooks,1981-82 and 1982-83 4Yearbooks,1984 and 1984-855Yearbooks,1985-86 and 1986-87 6Yearbooks,1987-88 and 1988-89 7Yearbooks,1989-90 and 1990-91 8Yearbooks,1991-92 and 1992-93 9Yearbooks,1993-94 and 1994-9510Yearbooks,1995-96 and 1996-97 11Yearbooks,1997-98 and 1998-99Series 4: Building Records,1977-1997(approximately half a box)Records pertaining to the ownership, maintenance, and rental of the Mesquite Clubhouse.
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271Alarmco alarm system,n.d.2Building inventory,1990-933Building records,1983-924Building records,1993-945Building records,1992-936Building records,1994-957Building records,1994-958Building records,1995-969Building records,1996-9710Clubhouse lighting,n.d.11Clubhouse security,n.d.12Decorating and building improvement,n.d.13Kitchen Dough Raisers,1982-8314Kitchen purchases,n.d.15Kitchen renovation committee final report,n.d.16Mary Gardner letter,17Parking lot, 1977, 1984, and 199218Patio- ad- hoc committee, 1986-8719Rental contracts,n.d.20Rental records, 1985-9221Sound system,n.d.Series 5: General Federation of Women’s Clubs Relations,1958-1998(approximately half a box)Committee reports to the GFWC from Mesquite Club and materials from the GFWC sent to
the Mesquite Club.
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2722Committee reports to GFWC,198323Committee reports to GFWC, 198524Committee reports to GFWC, 198825Committee reports to GFWC, 198926Committee reports to GFWC, 199027Committee reports to GFWC, 199228Committee reports to GFWC, 199329Committee reports to GFWC, 1994-9530Committee reports to GFWC, 1995-9631Committee reports to GFWC, 1996-9732Committee reports to GFWC, 1997-9833GFWC Clubwoman,n.d.34GFWC convention report, 1989-9035GFWC convention report, 1993-9436GFWC convention scrapbook,195837GFWC convention skit, 199238GFWC miscellaneous reports,1988, 199339GFWC Outstanding Clubwoman Leadership Award program,1986-8840GFWC Women’s History and Resource Center,n.d.41Nevada Federation of Women’s Clubs,n.d.42President’s reports to NFWC,n.d.43President’s statistical report to GFWC,1988 and 198944“Unity in Diversity”,n.d.45Volunteer slide program,n.d.Series 6: Photographs and Artifacts, 1987-1988(1 box), located on roller shelves Individual photographs of past presidents and group photos, awards and photo negatives.
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281Miscellaneous awards,oversizedn.d.,2Miscellaneous photographs, oversizedn.d.,3Photographs,oversizedn.d.,4Photographs of past presidents,oversizedn.d.,5Photograph negatives,oversized1987-88,6Scroll,oversizedn.d.,Series 7: Miscellaneous Files, 1911-1993(1 box) A variety of miscellaneous files including trivia, programs, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks relating to Mesquite Club members and activities.
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291Audio cassette, “Nevada Yesterdays”,n.d.2Awards,n.d.3Club members’ artwork,n.d.4Club History by Isabelle Blackman,1911-665Club programs,n.d.6Club stationary,n.d.7History scrapbook,n.d.8Location of historical records,n.d.9Mesquite tree jewelry, design and copyright, 1983-8410Mesquite Club trivia book,n.d.11Microfilming of club records,n.d.12Miscellaneous newspaper clippings,n.d.13Miscellaneous notes from Rose Irwin,n.d.14State of Nevada historical documents,n.d.15Tribute to ladies of Mesquite,n.d.16Twenty-five year pin members,n.d.17Vault inventory,1985-93Series 8: Addendum,1953-1963(1 box) Meeting minutes and scrapbooks received after the initial donation.
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301Regular & Executive Board Meeting Minutes,1953-19602Regular Meeting Minutes,1960-19613Scrapbook,1956-1963