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Overview of the Collection

Historical Note

Scope and Contents

Arrangement

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Detailed Description of the Collection

Series 1: Historical Records, 1941-1956

PPL

Rasores Club Records
[1898-1956]


Finding aid prepared and encoded by Anna Henderson.


Overview of the Collection
Repository: Plainfield Public Library, Local History Department, 800 Park Avenue, Plainfield, NJ 07060
Creator: The Rasores
Title: Papers of the Rasores
Dates: 1898-1956
Quantity: 6 file folders
Abstract: In 1886, the Rasores was founded as a reading club; women met one morning a week to discuss current events and read worthwhile literature. It was named after the natural history class of birds that scratch for their livelihood. It remained an active organization until 1956 when it was disbanded. This series includes bound volumes of meeting minutes and annual reports as well as a brief history of the organization and newspaper articles.
Language: The records are in English.

Historical Note

In 1886, the Rasores was founded when four Plainfield women met together with the idea of setting aside one morning each week as “a social restful helpful meeting” for “mental improvement” – a reading club. It was named after the natural history class of birds that scratch for their livelihood. Each week, they read from a worthwhile book for an hour and then had a current events period, in which all members participated. The number of members was gradually increased to 30, but a long waiting list remained; and in 1904, Sesame, a “daughter” club was formed for the women who we were on this waiting list. A state federation of women’s clubs was formed in 1984; the Rasores joined along with 37 other clubs statewide. The Rasores remained an active organization until 1956 when it was disbanded.

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Scope and Contents

In 1886, the Rasores was founded as a reading club; women met one morning a week to discuss current events and read worthwhile literature. It was named after the natural history class of birds that scratch for their livelihood. It remained an active organization until 1956 when it was disbanded. This series includes bound volumes of meeting minutes and annual reports as well as a brief history of the organization and newspaper articles.

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Arrangement

“The Rasores” collection is arranged into one series:

Series 1: Historical Records [1941-1956]
This series includes bound volumes of meeting minutes and annual reports as well as a brief history of the organization and newspaper articles.

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

“The Rasores” collection is available for research.

Access is restricted to materials prepared by the Local History department staff. All materials must be viewed in the Plainfield Room and may not be removed to another area of the library without permission of the Library Director or designee. Materials must be handled carefully and kept in order. Materials must not be leaned upon, altered, folded, ripped, or traced upon. Marks may not be added or erased from materials. Materials must be returned directly to Local History department staff and inspected before the researcher leaves the Plainfield Room.

Restrictions on Use

One photocopy may be made (by Plainfield Public Library staff) of each document for the purpose of research; official Local History departmental reproduction fees may apply. Permission to publish must be obtained by the Plainfield Public Library Board of Trustees as delegated to the Library Director. Permission to publish does not constitute a copyright clearance. The researcher is responsible for further copyright restrictions. The Plainfield Public Library is not responsible for the misuse of copyrighted material.

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Related Material

Sesame Club Finding Aid

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Index Terms

This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Organizations:

Sesame Club
The Rasores

Places:

Plainfield (NJ)

Subjects:

Societies and clubs

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Physical Characteristics or Technical Requirements

This collection consists of paper documents, which do not require any additional technology for access.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Identification of item; Date (if noted); “The Rasores” collection, Box and Folder Number; Local History Department, Plainfield Public Library, Plainfield, New Jersey.

Acquisition Information

Unknown.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Anna Henderson in April 2008. The finding aid was written by Anna Henderson in April 2008. Finding aid content follows the guidelines suggested by Describing Archives: A Content Standard.

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Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 1: Historical Records, 1941-1956
Box Folder
1 1 Newspaper Articles, 1907
2 Meeting Minutes and Annual Reports, 1898-1907
3 Meeting Minutes and Annual Reports, 1907-1917
4 Meeting Minutes and Annual Reports, 1917-1927
5 Meeting Minutes and Annual Reports, 1927-1941
6 Meeting Minutes and Annual Reports, 1941-1956

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