Scope and Contents
Collection contains office records, meeting minutes, directories, and bylaws.
Collection organized by accession:
As of 2012 there is only one accession.
Accession 10943.A: Office records, meeting minutes, directories, and bylaws, 1942-1968.
Dates
- 1942-1968
Creator
- University of Oregon. Orides Club (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
The Orides Club was an organization for independent women at the University of Oregon. The Club also included many female community members from Eugene, Oregon. The Orides Club was organized to provide an independent sorority atmosphere for non-affiliated girls, but grew to include independent women on the campus. They were known for giving teas, banquets, and dances. It is believed that this club was active from the middle 1930s to the middle 1970s.
Extent
0.5 linear feet (1 container ) : 1 manuscript box
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Orides Club (circa 1935-1975) was an organization for independent women at the University of Oregon and the Club also included many female community members from Eugene, Oregon. Collection contains office records, meeting minutes, directories, and bylaws.
Arrangement
Material within this collection has been organized by accession. This organization reflects the fact that the collection has been acquired in increments over time. This organization is also based on the decision not to merge the various accessions and organize them as a whole at this point in time, give the fact that future accruals are anticipated and/or that this organization is deemed sufficient for access.
Researchers should note that materials within a series or accession may overlap and/or relate to materials found in other accessions or initially processed materials. For example, correspondence may be found in all or only some groupings. In order to locate all relevant material within this collection, researchers may need to consult each accession.
Researchers should also note that similar materials can be arranged differently in each accession, depending on how the material is organized upon receipt or during initial processing. For instance, correspondence is one accession may be arranged alphabetically, while correspondence in another accession is arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by the Orides Club.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Jenn Newby, 2012
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal organization and rehousing. Multiple accession(s) for the collection have not been merged or organized as a whole. Each accession is described separately.
Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents.
- Bylaws (administrative records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Colleges and Universities Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Education, Higher -- Oregon -- Eugene Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Universities and colleges -- Oregon -- Eugene Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- University of Oregon. Orides Club
- Women -- Oregon -- Eugene -- Societies and clubs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Orides Club Records
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Jenn Newby
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
