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Title: Club de Damas Collection
Dates: 1952-1973
Collection Number: 2023.004
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 0.4 linear feet (1 box); containing contact sheets, electoral biographies, electoral summaries, newspaper articles, meeting
flyers, community program applications, charity receipts, letters, progress reports, scrapbook pages
Repository:
Claremont Heritage
Claremont, California 91711
Abstract: Materials cataloguing the administrative and electoral history of Claremont’s informal public assistance council of women,
the Club de Damas.
Language of Material: English
The collection is open for research use.
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be
secured from the repository and the copyright holder (if applicable).
[Identification of item]. Club de Damas Collection. Collection Number: 2023.004. Claremont Heritage
Biography/Administrative History
Club de Damas (Ladies’ Club) was an informal congregation of women in the Pomona Valley who worked to improve racial and gendered
community relations. Primarily comprised of white and Mexican women, the Club de Damas met at the American Legion Building
where they would organize fundraisers, host open forums, and publish demands for policy reform.
Scope and Content of Collection
The strongest aspect of this collection is the personal histories documented in the large scrapbook with over 130 pages of
detailed note-taking and photographs. The rest of the collection is a scattered account of the Club de Damas. There are some
administrative materials like contact sheets and program applications. In addition, the collection includes an in-depth series
with reporting from local news outlets. The miscellaneous correspondence is quite anecdotal and deals with small financial
exchanges.
Maternal and Child Health
Family Planning
Elections
Public Assistance Programs
Civil Rights
News Media
Club de Damas, 1953-1973
Claremont, California, United States
Contact Sheets
Electoral Biographies
Electoral Summaries
Newspaper Articles
Meeting Flyers
Community Program Applications
Charity Receipts
Letters
Progress Reports
Scrapbook Pages