Woman's Club of Lafayette Records

Collection 79

Woman’s Club of Lafayette. Records, 1897–1976, 1997, n.d.

3 ft. 4 in.

The Woman’s Club of Lafayette was organized in 1897 by Mrs. T. M. Biossat as the Five O’Clock Tea Club. The group was dedicated to charity, personal improvement, and sociability. It existed under several names during the early years: The Ladies Tea Club and Women’s Literary Club. The club was formed to study literature, political economy, and many other interests. In 1901 it joined the State Federation of Women’s Clubs. Over the years the club supported scholarships and did a lot of work for Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute/Southwestern Louisiana Institute/University of Southwestern Louisiana.

This collection contains scattered early records and minutes, yearbooks, scrapbooks, photographs, and newspaper clippings of the Woman’s Club of Lafayette. It also has material from other women’s organizations such as the Tojours Fidele, L’Heure d’Amitie, etc.

Les Vingt Quatre yearbooks: [1975-1976, 1978-1979] have been removed from this collection and added to Collection 188, Les Vingt Quatre Club Records. The Idonian Club yearbook, [1958-1959] was added to Collection 192, Idonian Club Records.

The following yearbooks have been removed from Collection 192, Idonian Club Records, and added to this collection: The Woman ’s Club, 1961/62, 1964/65; En Avant, 1963/64 [Also called Junior Women’s Club]; L’Heure d’Amitie, 1962/63, 1967/68; Toujours Fidele, 1961/62, 1963/64, 1964/65; The Aletheians, 1963/64, 1964/65.

The following yearbooks have been removed from the Barbara Nelson Papers and added to this collection: The Woman’s Club, 1963/64, 1969/70, 1973/74, 1974-75-1975-1976, 1981/82-1983/84, 1985/86-1987/88, 1988/89-1998/1999.

Note: In a large part of this collection, the organization is called the Woman’s Club of Lafayette. However, it is occasionally named the Women’s Club of Lafayette.

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