Sacramento Cyclettes Club records, 1937-1984

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Summary

Title:
Sacramento Cyclettes Club records
Dates:
1937-1984
Creators:
Sacramento Cyclettes Club
Abstract:
Sacramento Cyclettes Club records consists of administrative records including meeting minutes, roll call/attendance books, activity books, legal advisor's notebook, financial records, treasurer's books, dues books, rental books, Penny Fund, scrapbooks, and photographs. Records detail the activities of the Sacramento Cyclettes Club from 1937-1984.
Extent:
7 linear feet (7 boxes)
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

[Identifcation of item and/or item number], [box and folder number], Sacramento Cyclettes Club records , MS0052, Center for Sacramento History.

Background

Scope and content:

The Sacramento Cyclettes Club records consists of 4.5 linear feet of materials documenting the activities of the women's motorcycle club from 1937-1987. The records are organized into five series: Series 1. Administrative records, Series 2. Financial records, Series 3. Scrapbooks, Series 4. Photographs and Series 5. Artifacts. The Administrative records are organized into five subseries that document the club's day-to-day activities and include meeting minutes, roll call/attendance books, activity books, legal advisor's notebooks. The financial records series consists of treasurer' s books, dues books, rental books, and Penny Fund documenting the Club's members' dues, fundraising efforts, and financial reports. The scrapbook series include a guest book and scrapbooks which consist of Club correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, greeting cards, and posters and programs of various motorcycling events the Club attended across the State of California. Artifacts in the collection include Club lapel pins, an embroidered tablecloth, and trophies awarded to Club members at competitions.

Biographical / historical:

The Sacramento Cyclettes Club (1937-1987) was one of the first women motorcycle clubs in the United States. The Club held its first organized meeting on August 25, 1937 and was incorporated on August 23, 1938 (articles of incorporation file #4266) . The club was organized to "promote, foster, and encourage the sport of motorcycling and friendly competitive rivalry among its members through a common interest in the ownership and operation of motorcycles; in general, to promote social, education and recreational activities among its members in connection with the ownership and operation of motorcycles," the Sacramento Cyclettes Club was active for fifty years. Founding members of the club included: Sybil Johnston, Gladys Murray, Harriet Wilson, Ethel Lewis, Marie Hesse, Bernadette Freitas, Kay Dias, Mabel Fulgham, Jeanne Johnson, Irene Kaminsky, Marion Erickson, Rayma Trimble, Madeleine Godfrey, Mary Marainti-Lattin, Josie Van Guelder, and Lillian Catlett. In 1939, the Club built a clubhouse at 2319 Riverside Boulevard, where members held social events, potlucks, dances, fundraisers, and played sports. The Club attended motorcycle competitions across the State of California including the Pacific Coast Championship Tourist Trophy Race sponsored by the Capitol City Motorcycle Club. Their clubhouse suffered fire damage in October 1952 and, in 1964, the building was moved to 2770 Fruitridge Boulevard to make way for the freeway.

Acquisition information:
The Sacramento Cyclettes Club records were donated by Wilma L. Norcia, Sacramento Cyclettes Club chair, to the Center for Sacramento History on February 27, 1989 (accession #1989/06).
Processing information:

Processed by Center for Sacramento History staff December 7, 1995. Finding aid updated according to DACS by Sean Heyliger August 30, 2019.

Arrangement:

Series 1. Administrative records Subseries 1.1 Meeting minutes Subseries 1.2 Roll call/attendance books Subseries 1.3 Activity books Subseries 1.4 Legal advisor's notebooks Series 2. Financial records Subseries 2.1 Treasurer's books Subseries 2.2 Dues books Subseries 2.3 Rental books Subseries 2.4 Penny Fund Series 3. Scrapbooks Series 4. Photographs Series 5. Artifacts

Physical location:
28E4-28E5, 40H4, 40G5, 44L5, 4E1 Drawer B
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Center for Sacramento History staff
Date Prepared:
© 2013
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Sean Heyliger . Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: August 30, 2019.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

All requests to publish or quote from private collections held by the Center for Sacramento History (CSH) must be submitted in writing to csh@cityofsacramento.org. Permission for publication is given on behalf of CSH as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the patron. No permission is necessary to publish or quote from public records.

Preferred citation:

[Identifcation of item and/or item number], [box and folder number], Sacramento Cyclettes Club records , MS0052, Center for Sacramento History.

Location of this collection:
551 Sequoia Pacific Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95811, US
Contact:
(916) 808-7072
csh@cityofsacramento.org
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