Ladies' Relief Society Records, 1872-2007
Finding Aid written by Jamie Nguyen
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
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Fax: (510) 642-7589
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Ladies' Relief Society Records, 1872-2007
Collection number: BANC MSS 2010/247
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
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- Finding Aid written by Jamie Nguyen
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Collection Summary
Collection Title: Ladies' Relief Society records
Date (inclusive): 1872-2007
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2010/247
Extent:
Number of containers: 6 cartons, 2 oversize folders, 1 box, 2 oversize boxes
Linear feet: 8
3 digital objects (3 images)
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: The Ladies' Relief Society's records document the Society's philanthropic work for needy women and children in Oakland, California
from 1872 to 2007. The records include meeting minutes of the Executive Committee, Board of Directors, and Advisory Board;
administrative files containing by-laws, articles of incorporation, annual reports; Board records contain lists of members,
committee members, and orphans as well as half-orphans; financial records and donations from outside sources; and files of
various projects of the Society, such as fundraisers, festivals, and daily activities of its members, along with files of
affiliated groups.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The
Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright
owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See:
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Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ladies' Relief Society Records, BANC MSS 2010/247, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley
Alternate Forms Available
Digital reproductions of selected items are available.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog
Ladies' Relief Society (Oakland, Calif.)--Archives
Charities--California--Oakland
Nursing homes--California--Oakland
Older women--Care--California--Oakland
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Ladies' Relief Society records were given to The Bancroft Library by Lynne Costain in 2010.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
System of Arrangement
Arranged to the container level.
Processing Information
Processed by Jamie Nguyen in 2011.
Biographical Information
The Ladies' Relief Society of Oakland, California was legally incorporated in 1872 to provide relief to thousands of women
and children who were homeless and destitute. To spread awareness of the Society and its needs, the women organized annual
festivals to raise funds and attract donors. By 1881, the Society had cared for 417 beneficiaries. It later implemented a
Home for Aged Women, a Children's Home, and a Nursery. In 1956, it was renamed the Matilda E. Brown Ladies' Home Society.
The Matilda E. Brown Home was closed in 2007.
Scope and Content of Collection
The bulk of the collection consists of series of meeting minutes of the Executive Committee, Board of Directors, and Advisory
Board. There are also administrative files containing by-laws, articles of incorporation, and annual reports; Board records
containing member lists, committee members, and lists of orphans/half-orphans; as well as financial records and donations
from outside sources. In addition, the collection also includes files of various projects of the Society, such as fundraisers,
festivals, and daily activities of its members, along with files of affiliated groups and other related organizations and
subjects. This collection consists of documents, photos and records from the beginning of the organization up until its decline.
Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
1954-2006 Series 1
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 1-53
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
carton 1, folder 1-53
Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
1954-2006
Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
1923-2007 Series 2
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 54-59; Carton 2; Carton 3, folders 1-8
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
carton 1, folder 54-59
Board Meeting Minutes
1923-1952
carton 2, folder 1-50
Board Meeting Minutes
1953-1999
carton 3, folder 1-8
Board Meeting Minutes
2000-2007
Financial Records of the Ladies' Home Society
1887-2006 Series 3
Physical Description:
Carton 3, folders 9-25; Carton 4, folders 1-22; Oversize box 1
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
carton 3, folder 9-22
Financial Statements
1930-2006
carton 3, folder 23
Finances and appraisals
1923-1975
carton 4, folder 1
Bonds/trustee correspondence
1918-1938
carton 4, folder 2
Certificate of tax exemption
1985
carton 4, folder 3
Chabot - assets to Ladies' Home Society
1958,
1974
carton 4, folder 5
Chabot Trust
1920,
1990-1996
carton 4, folder 7
Chabot/Rawling Deeds
1959-1991
carton 4, folder 8
Costs of 1928 Home, S. Dollar Pledge $10,000
1928
carton 4, folder 10-15
Develbiss gift, trust, and fund
1991-1995
carton 4, folder 17-21
Jane P. Rawlings trust fund
1887-1996
carton 4, folder 22
Proposal for financial aid
undated
oversize-box 1
Receipts and cash book
1889-1906
Advisory Board Minutes
1972-1989 Series 4
Physical Description:
Carton 4, folders 23-29
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
carton 4, folder 23-29
Advisory Board Minutes
1972-1989
Meeting Minutes
1900-1936,
1958,
1979-1982 Series 5
Physical Description:
Carton 4, folders 30-34; Carton 6
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Subject Files
1871-2007 Series 6
Physical Description:
Carton 4, folders 35-52; Cartons 5-6; Oversize boxes 1-2
Arrangement
Arranged as received.
Scope and Content Note
Includes copies of by-laws, publicity, program information, records relating to the Matilda Brown Home, membership records,
photographs, and materials relating to events.
carton 4, folder 35
Application for entry
undated
carton 4, folder 36
Articles of Incorporation
undated
carton 4, folder 37
Baby Hospital Bulletins
1914-1916
carton 4, folder 40
Betty Beaman - Defalcation
1988-1991
carton 4, folder 41
Blueprints for Matilda E. Brown Home
1996
carton 4, folder 43
Board members/other activities
1982-1987
carton 4, folder 44
Board policies and procedures
2000
carton 4, folder 45
By-laws and Rules of the Ladies' Relief Society
1964-1976
carton 4, folder 46
By-laws and Registers
1950-1987
carton 4, folder 48
Children's Home
1949,
1994,
2000
carton 4, folder 49
Change of Name to Ladies' Home Society
1955
carton 4, folder 50
Contribution toward building an Old People's Home
undated
carton 4, folder 51
Cornerstone contents ceremony
1882
carton 4, folder 52
Daily activities at home
1914
carton 5, folder 1
Fashion Pageant event program
1916
carton 5, folder 3
Griffin Jones vs. Matilda Brown
undated
carton 5, folder 4
Honoring Miss Matilda Brown's Death
1935
carton 5, folder 5
Letters: Attorney At Law
1942-2001
carton 5, folder 6-12
Long range planning: documents showing how the home closed, minutes, information for committee, ALP articles
1985-1993
carton 5, folder 13
Grandma's Attic
1954,
1984,
1992
carton 5, folder 14
Ladies' Home Society of Oakland Associate Group, directory, Grandma's Attic
1966-1984
carton 5, folder 15
Ladies' Home Society, Mae Carden Center
1962,
1967
carton 5, folder 16
Matilda E. Brown Home -Roster, calendar, by-laws, and finances
1981-2000
carton 5, folder 17-31
Matilda E. Brown Home: agreements, architecture, billings, blueprints, cost, payments, insurance, legal, plans, progress,
scheduling, site and floor plans, and specific details
undated
carton 5, folder 33
Members- Identification cards of ladies
1935-1965
carton 5, folder 34
Membership lists
1957-1965
carton 5, folder 35
Newspaper stories
1943-2004
carton 5, folder 36
Non-profit status
1959-1995
carton 5, folder 37
Nursery Children's Home
1920
carton 5, folder 38
Organizational clearance certificate and by-laws
2005-2006
carton 5, folder 39
Photographs- annual board meeting
1988
carton 5, folder 40
Photographs- children in orphanage
1931
carton 5, folder 41
Photographs- Children's Home
1894
carton 5, folder 42
Photographs- Grandma's Attic
1985-1990
carton 5, folder 43
Photographs- Home for Children, Home for Aged Women
1880,
1894
carton 5, folder 44
Photographs- Home for Aged Women
1882
carton 5, folder 45
Photographs- Matilda E. Brown portraits
undated
carton 5, folder 46
Photographs- Old Ladies' Home
1882
carton 5, folder 47
"Our New Matilda"
circa 1980
carton 5, folder 48
Plots at Mountain View Cemetery
1933-1992
carton 5, folder 49
Poems and letters, Old Ladies' Home
1887-1947
carton 5, folder 50
Preliminary appraisal of vacant land value
1989
carton 5, folder 51
Press releases, writings about Ladies' Home Society
1928-2007
carton 5, folder 52
Report of record secretary
1936
carton 5, folder 53
Report on Survey of Operating Policies Currently and for the Prospective Future
1966
carton 5, folder 54
Retirement investment properties, Matilda Brown Home
2006
carton 5, folder 55
Safe deposit box
1973,
1984
carton 5, folder 56
Sale to school board
1923
carton 5, folder 57
Service the Ladies' Home Society in light of current needs
1962
carton 5, folder 58
Special responsibilities, committees
undated
carton 5, folder 60
Summary of board operation by year, general meetings notes
1954-1958
carton 5, folder 61
Union negotiations, old personnel policies
1971-1980
carton 6
Membership Committee Reports
1959-1979
carton 6
Brief summary of outstanding events and transactions of Ladies' Relief Society, 1871-1935
1935
carton 6
Donation of food, money, clothing, etc. to Ladies' Home Society
1875-1904
carton 6
Donations to Ladies' Home Society
1915-1927
carton 6
Financial receipts
undated
carton 6
List of subscribers, Anniversary Club, Ladies' Relief Society
1949-1956
carton 6
Matilda Brown Home, floor plans
1990s
carton 6
Orphan/half-orphan list
1902-1913
carton 6
Register of residents of Old Ladies' Home
1882-1942
carton 6
Report for Home for Aged Women
1911-1929
oversize-box 1
Reports of annual meetings
undated
oversize-box 2
Fashion pageant program
1922
oversize-box 2
News articles and photos
1927-1970
Oversized Architectural Blueprints
undated,
1882,
1925 Series 7
Physical Description:
Box 1, Oversize folders 1-2
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Blueprints and maps.
box 1, leaf 4
One set of rolled architectural drawings on a dowel of Ladies' Home (8 pages)
circa 1882
box 1, leaf 4
Home for Aged Women, longitudinal and transverse sections.
circa 1882 BANC MSS 2010/247
Physical Description:
1 drawing
box 1, leaf 5
Home for Aged Women, first floor plan.
circa 1882 BANC MSS 2010/247
Physical Description:
1 drawing
box 1, leaf 6
Home for Aged Women, second floor plan.
circa 1882 BANC MSS 2010/247
Physical Description:
1 drawing
oversize-unit B, folder 1
Memorial Hospital Blueprints
undated
oversize-unit B, folder 1
Plot Plan for Ladies' Relief Society, Oakland, Calif.
undated
oversize-unit B, folder 1
Proposed Play Yard for Matilda E. Brown Floor Plans
undated
oversize-unit C, folder 2
Nursery Building Blueprint/Floor Plans For Ladies' Relief Society (Set of 10 Blueprints)
1925 April 21
