Finding aid for Novelty (Club : Lansdowne, Pa.) Records, 1887-1992
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topic: Book 1: Original Papers. Includes a history of the Club by Virginia Guilford, 1894, and other compositions by members
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topic: Bacteria, by Mrs. Kennedy
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topic: The Chautauqua, A Victim of the Radio, by Margaret H. Powell (composition book)
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topic: 40th Anniversary History by Margaret H. Powell
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topic: The Novelty, 1887-1970, by Edith Lewis White
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scopecontent: SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS The records contain material preserved in a metal box labeled "The Novelty." It includes minutes, 1887-1938 and scattered, 1954, 1982-1984; by-laws and membership lists and attendance, writings by members, histories, and some miscellaneous material. Organized into four series: Organization:By-laws and membershipMinutesWritingsMiscellaneous
related material: The Neighbors Club, the men's social club in Lansdowne, is still active in 2003.
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body: BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE The Novelty was a women's social club founded in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, in 1887. Most of its first members were Quakers and members of Lansdowne Monthly Meeting. The group was established for the promotion of sociability and good house and home-keeping, according to its by-laws. It remained a small group (limited to thirty until 1929 and subsequently, forty members) and met in members' homes. Besides fellowship, the meetings for many years consisted of a time for reading and questions, usually on household matters. Although primarily social in mission, the group did address concerns in the community such as unwrapped bread and lack of trash cans, and in the twentieth century, it established a civic committee. The Novelty's members were active in the establishment of other civic groups such as the Lansdowne Library, Needlework Guild, and the Associated Charities Association. The Club encouraged the founding in 1904 of a larger women's group, the Twentieth Century Club of Lansdowne, a federated women's club; the first president of Novelty, Lydia T. Hallowell, also served as the first president of the Twentieth Century Club. By 1992, with changing times, membership had dwindled, and almost half of the active members were residing in homes for the aged in the Philadelphia area.
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Book 1: Original Papers. Includes a history of the Club by Virginia Guilford, 1894, and other compositions by members
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Bacteria, by Mrs. Kennedy
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