Martha's Vineyard Museum
A Finding Aid to the Triad Club Collection, 1908-1981, undated
Table of Contents
Descriptive Summary
| Repository | Martha's Vineyard Museum Gale Huntington Research Library 59 School Street P.O. Box 1310 Edgartown, MA 02539 (508) 627-4441 |
|---|---|
| Call Number | RU 491 |
| Creator | Triad Club |
| Title | Triad Club collection |
| Date [inclusive] | 1908-1981, undated |
| Extent | 4 boxes (2.016 cubic feet) |
| Language | The materials are in English. |
| Abstract | The Triad Club Collecion contains records, correspondence, yearbooks, newspaper clippings, and photographs. The materials pertain to the clubs social and philanthropic activities. |
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions to access.
Use and Reproduction Restrictions
Requests to reproduce this collection should be directed to museum staff. Reproduction fees may apply.
Preferred Citation
Martha's Vineyard Museum, RU 491, Triad Club Collection.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Anne Cummings and Barbara Murphy, daughters of Mary Reed Thomas, former member and president of the Triad Club. Triad Club address (Box 1, Folder 16) was found after processing in a survey of uncataloged materials. It was relocated to RU491 but its relation to to the rest of the collection could not be confirmed. Its immediate source of acquisition is unknown.
Bibliography
- "Triad Club Calender Lists Varied Programs", Vineyard Gazette, November 1, 1957.
- "Triad Takes 2nd Place in Worcester Project", Vineyard Gazette, February 26, 1954.
- "Votes Two Scholarships", Vineyard Gazette, November 13, 1959
Publication Information
Martha's Vineyard Museum
Gale Huntington Research Library59 School Street
P.O. Box 1310
Edgartown, MA 02539
(508) 627-4441
Revision Description
Added item (Box 1, Folder 16), made revisions to the scope and content, acquisition information, related materials. Performed by Nathaniel Janick. 2015-06-05
Processing Information
Finding aid prepared originally by Joie Lemaitre. Finding aid completed and machine-encoded by Liam Wallace, August 2014, with aid from Nathaniel Janick.
Creation of this finding aid was sponsored by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.Related Materials
Related Materials
See also, RU443 Susan Jernegan Chase Essays. See also, quilt that belonged to Florence Dow (1969.009.001). See also, RU318 Nancy W. Look Diaries. See also Marion Morton Oral History (1999.080.001) and Adeline Hall Rappaport Oral History (2000.128.001).
Separated Material
The Triad Club gavel was initially mixed in with the archival collection and has since been sorted out.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- General Federation of Women's Clubs
Genre(s)
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Correspondence
- Photographs
- Records
- Yearbooks
Geographic Name(s)
- Martha's Vineyard (Mass.)
- Oak Bluffs (Mass.)
Personal Name(s)
- Blair, Lorrane--President.
- Blankenship, Doris--President.
- Chase, Ann--President.
- Chase, Eloise--President.
- Chase, Susan Jernegan--President.
- Crozier, Enid--President.
- Dean, Florence A.--President.
- Dow, Florence M.--President.
- Eldrige, Sarah M.--President.
- Farland, Irene--President.
- Gallant, Helen--President.
- Garland, Agnes M.--President.
- Hayden, Alice M.--President.
- Hoyle, Gertrude--President.
- Hughes, Elizabeth A.--President.
- Hughes, Virginia--President.
- Leonard, Estelle--President.
- Look, Clara McL.--President.
- Look, Dorothy M.--President.
- Look, Nancy--Member.
- Madeiras, Dorothy--President.
- Marshall, Anne--President.
- Mayhew, Stella--President.
- McGregor, Gladys Glenn--President.
- McKay, Leona--President.
- Morton, Marion--President.
- Norton, Clara--President.
- Noyes, Lesbia U.--President.
- Pease, Marjorie--President.
- Phillips, Evelyn--President.
- Rappaport, Adeline--President.
- Rice, Elizabeth--Member.
- Ripley, Adalyn R.--President.
- Ripley, laura--President.
- Robinson, Sarah--President.
- Smith, Melinda F.--President.
- Souweine, Ethel--President.
- Studley, Grace L.--President.
- Studley, Martha J.--President.
- Thomas, Mary Reed--President.
- Travis, Adele--President.
- Votta, Jane--President.
- Walmsley,Isabelle--President.
- Webb, Eloise C.--President.
Subject(s)
- Charity organization
- Social Group
Biography/Historical Note
The Triad Club was founded in 1908 in Oak Bluffs Massachusetts as a women's social organization. The three-pronged goal of the organization was improvement, information, and sociability. The club's name was derived from the fact that the goal was three-faceted.The organization would become involved in charitable activities into the 1980s, helping to fund scholarships for local students.
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains material from the activities of the Triad Club in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts from 1908-1981. It includes records, correspondence, yearbooks, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by form of materials, and therein, loosely chronologically.
Collection Inventory
| Box | Folder | |||
Triad Club Cash Books, 1908-1940 | 1 | 1 | ||
Miscellaneous Financial papers, 1950-1979 | 1 | 2 | ||
Miscellaneous cards, invitations, poems from Social Events, 1914-1979 | 1 | 3 | ||
Photograph of Triad Members, 1931 | 1 | 4 | ||
Year in Review of Triad Club (Typed), 1937-1938; 1978-1979 | 1 | 5 | ||
Correspondence; Outgoing, 1937-1979 | 1 | 6 | ||
Correspondence; Incoming Letters, 1950-1981 | 1 | 7 | ||
Institutional History of Triad Club, 10-Feb-40 | 1 | 8 | ||
Institutional History of Triad Club, 60 years, 1908-1968 | 1 | 9 | ||
Triad Club Order of Procedure: Constitution and Bylaws of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, 1952 | 1 | 10 | ||
Newspaper Clippings Triad Club Events, 1973-1975 | 1 | 11 | ||
Letter concerning reorganization for Comittees, undated | 1 | 12 | ||
Triad Club address, 1925 November 25 | 1 | 16 | ||
Secretary's Minutes (Bound) Vol. I, February 28, 1908-May 22, 1914 | 1 | 13 | ||
Secretary's Minutes (Bound) Vol. II, October 9, 1914-March 8, 1918 | 1 | 14 | ||
Secretary's Minutes (Bound) Vol. III, March 22, 1918-December 8, 1922 | 1 | 15 | ||
Secretary's Minutes (Bound) Vol. IV, January 5, 1923-March 12, 1926 | 2 | 1 | ||
Secretary's Minutes (Bound) Vol. V, March 26, 1926-June 7, 1929 | 2 | 2 | ||
Secretary's Minutes (Bound) Vol. VI, October 11, 1929-May 26, 1933 | 2 | 3 | ||
Secretary's Minutes (Bound) Vol. VII, October 27, 1933-April 16, 1937 | 2 | 4 | ||
Secretary's Minutes (Bound) Vol. VIII, April 30, 1937-May 24, 1940 | 2 | 5 | ||
Secretary's Minutes (Bound) Vol. IX, October 11, 1940-February 26, 1945 | 2 | 6 | ||
Secretary's Minutes (Bound) Vol. X, March 12, 1945-March 24, 1950 | 2 | 7 | ||
Secretary's Minutes (Bound) Vol. XI, October 7, 1955-April 8, 1964 | 3 | 1 | ||
Secretary's Minutes (Bound) Vol. XII, October 16, 1964-April 18, 1974 | 3 | 2 | ||
Secretary's Minutes (Bound) Vol. XIII, October 11, 1974-March 13, 1981 | 3 | 3 | ||
Pad of Secretary's Notes, 1978-1981 | 3 | 4 | ||
Yearbooks, 1908-1912 | 3 | 5 | ||
Yearbooks, 1912-1916 | 3 | 6 | ||
Yearbooks, 1916-1920 | 3 | 7 | ||
Yearbooks, 1920-1925 | 4 | 1 | ||
Yearbooks, 1925-1930 | 4 | 2 | ||
Yearbooks, 1930-1936 | 4 | 3 | ||
Yearbooks, 1936-1940 | 4 | 4 | ||
Yearbooks, 1940-1945 | 4 | 5 | ||
Yearbooks, 1945-1950 | 4 | 6 | ||
Yearbooks, 1950-1955 | 4 | 7 | ||
Yearbooks, 1955-1960 | 4 | 8 | ||
Yearbooks, 1960-1965 | 4 | 9 | ||
Yearbooks, 1965-1970 | 4 | 10 | ||
Yearbooks, 1970-1975 | 4 | 11 | ||
Yearbooks, 1975-1980 | 4 | 12 | ||