Summary Information

Title: Association of Junior Leagues of America Records,
Dates: 1922-2001
Creator: Association of Junior Leagues of America
Extent: 46 linear feet
Language: English
Collection Number: sw0014
Abstract:

Records of the national office of the Association of Junior Leagues of America (AJLA)consisting of files on local member leagues in cities throughout the country. Prominent topics include children's theater, volunteer services, civic art programs, welfare services in local communities, fund-raising, health and rehabilitation services, education, and the operation of individual leagues. Includes: correspondence, field visit reports, regional directories, reports, articles written for AJLA publications, memoranda, financial statements, annual reports, newspaper clippings, and project files. Also includes: an incomplete set of AJLA board minutes and papers dating from the 1940s to 1969; an incomplete microfilm set of AJLA board and staff meeting minutes dating from 1931 to 1964; member leagues' yearbooks dating from the mid-1960s; annual conference program notes and meeting minutes dating from 1956 to 1995; material from the League's anniversary in 2001; and project reports dating from 1981 to 1987; and copies of Junior League Magazine and chapter newsletters dating from 1934 to 1980 and from approximately the 1950s through the 1970s, respectively.

Repository: University of Minnesota Libraries. Social Welfare History Archives