Citrus Heights Grandmothers Club No. 20 records, 1964-1979

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Citrus Heights Grandmothers Club No. 20 records
Dates:
1964-1979
Abstract:
Founded in 1953, the Citrus Heights Grandmothers Club No. 20 hosted card parties and regular potlucks with entertainment by local speakers and performers through the 1970s. This collection is comprised of one bound volume (296 pages) of handwritten club meeting minutes dating from March 6, 1964, to September 7, 1979. Minutes concern club activities, officer elections, treasurer's reports and correspondence.
Extent:
.1 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Citrus Heights Grandmothers Club No. 20 records, MC 20, Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection is comprised of one bound volume (296 pages) of handwritten club meeting minutes dating from March 6, 1964, to September 7, 1979. Minutes concern club activities, officer elections, treasurer's reports and correspondence.

Biographical / historical:

The State of California Grandmothers Club formed in 1949 to provide low-cost housing for grandmothers over the age of 55, in addition to serving as a social organization for its members. Several local chapters formed in the following years, including the Citrus Heights Grandmothers Club, which formed in 1953. The club hosted card parties and regular potlucks with entertainment by local speakers and performers through the 1970s.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Amanda G. DeWilde
Date Prepared:
Copyright 2017
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2017-11-07 13:43:28 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Citrus Heights Grandmothers Club No. 20 records, MC 20, Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento, California.

Location of this collection:
828 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814, US
Contact:
(916) 264-2976