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Collection Number: BANC MSS 2010/247 The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Finding Aid Written By: Jamie Nguyen Date Completed: June 2012 2012 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Collection Summary Collection Title: Ladies' Relief Society records Date (inclusive): 1872-2007 Collection Number: BANC MSS 2010/247 Creators : Ladies' Relief Society (Oakland, Calif.) Extent: Number of containers: 6 cartons, 2 oversize folders, 1 box, 2 oversize boxeslinear feet: 8 Repository: The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ Abstract: The Ladies' Relief Society's records document the Society's philanthropic work for needy women and children in Oakland, California from 1872 to 2007. The records include meeting minutes of the Executive Committee, Board of Directors, and Advisory Board; administrative files containing by-laws, articles of incorporation, annual reports; Board records contain lists of members, committee members, and orphans as well as half-orphans; financial records and donations from outside sources; and files of various projects of the Society, such as fundraisers, festivals, and daily activities of its members, along with files of affiliated groups. Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Access Collection is open for research. Publication Rights All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html. Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Ladies' Relief Society records, BANC MSS 2010/247, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Alternate Forms Available BANC MSS 2010/247 2
There are no alternate forms of this collection. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Charities--California--Oakland Older women--care--california--oakland Nursing homes--california--oakland Ladies' Relief Society (Oakland, Calif.)--Archives Acquisition Information The Ladies' Relief Society records were given to The Bancroft Library by Lynne Costain in 2010. Accruals No additions are expected. System of Arranged to the container level. Processing Information Processed by Jamie Nguyen in 2011. Biographical Information The Ladies' Relief Society of Oakland, California was legally incorporated in 1872 to provide relief to thousands of women and children who were homeless and destitute. To spread awareness of the Society and its needs, the women organized annual festivals to raise funds and attract donors. By 1881, the Society had cared for 417 beneficiaries. It later implemented a Home for Aged Women, a Children's Home, and a Nursery. In 1956, it was renamed the Matilda E. Brown Ladies' Home Society. The Matilda E. Brown Home was closed in 2007. Scope and Content of Collection The bulk of the collection consists of series of meeting minutes of the Executive Committee, Board of Directors, and Advisory Board. There are also administrative files containing by-laws, articles of incorporation, and annual reports; Board records containing member lists, committee members, and lists of orphans/half-orphans; as well as financial records and donations from outside sources. In addition, the collection also includes files of various projects of the Society, such as fundraisers, festivals, and daily activities of its members, along with files of affiliated groups and other related organizations and subjects. This collection consists of documents, photos and records from the beginning of the organization up until its decline. Series 1 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes 1954-2006 Physical Description: Carton 1, folders 1-53 Carton 1, Folder 1-53 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes 1954-2006 Series 2 Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 1923-2007 Physical Description: Carton 1, folders 54-59; Carton 2; Carton 3, folders 1-8 Carton 1, Folder 54-59 Carton 2, Folder 1-50 Carton 3, Folder 1-8 Board Meeting Minutes 1923-1952 Board Meeting Minutes 1953-1999 Board Meeting Minutes 2000-2007 BANC MSS 2010/247 3
Series 3Financial Records of the Ladies' Home Society 1887-2006 Series 3 Financial Records of the Ladies' Home Society 1887-2006 Physical Description: Carton 3, folders 9-25; Carton 4, folders 1-22; Oversize box 1 Arranged hierarchically. Carton 3, Folder Financial Statements 1930-2006 9-22 Carton 3, Folder Finances and appraisals 1923-1975 23 Carton 3, Folder Finances 1959, 1991-1994 24-25 Carton 4, Folder 1 Bonds/trustee correspondence 1918-1938 Carton 4, Folder 2 Certificate of tax exemption 1985 Carton 4, Folder 3 Chabot - assets to Ladies' Home Society 1958, 1974 Carton 4, Folder 4 Chabot/Rawlings 1976 Carton 4, Folder 5 Chabot Trust 1920, 1990-1996 Carton 4, Folder 6 Chabot Trust Fund 1959 Carton 4, Folder 7 Chabot/Rawling Deeds 1959-1991 Carton 4, Folder 8 Costs of 1928 Home, S. Dollar Pledge $10,000 1928 Carton 4, Folder 9 Deed to property 1990 Carton 4, Folder Develbiss gift, trust, and fund 1991-1995 10-15 Carton 4, Folder IWOW Finances 1994-1997 16 Carton 4, Folder Jane P. Rawlings trust fund 1887-1996 17-21 Carton 4, Folder Proposal for financial aid undated 22 Oversize Box 1 Receipts and cash book 1889-1906 Series 4 Advisory Board Minutes 1972-1989 Physical Description: Carton 4, folders 23-29 Carton 4, Folder 23-29 Advisory Board Minutes 1972-1989 Series 5 Meeting Minutes 1900-1936, 1958, 1979-1982 Physical Description: Carton 4, folders 30-34; Carton 6 Carton 6 Minutes 1900-1922 Carton 4, Folder Minutes 1958, 1979-1982 30-34 Series 6 Subject Files 1871-2007 Physical Description: Carton 4, folders 35-52; Cartons 5-6; Oversize boxes 1-2 Arranged as received. Scope and Content Note Includes copies of by-laws, publicity, program information, records relating to the Matilda Brown Home, membership records, photographs, and materials relating to events. Carton 4, Folder 35 Application for entry undated BANC MSS 2010/247 4
Series 6Subject Files 1871-2007 Carton 4, Folder Articles of Incorporation undated 36 Carton 4, Folder Baby Hospital Bulletins 1914-1916 37 Carton 4, Folder Bequests 1951-1995 38-39 Carton 4, Folder Betty Beaman - Defalcation 1988-1991 40 Carton 4, Folder Blueprints for Matilda E. Brown Home 1996 41 Carton 4, Folder Board activities 1980s 42 Carton 4, Folder Board members/other activities 1982-1987 43 Carton 4, Folder Board policies and procedures 2000 44 Carton 4, Folder By-laws and Rules of the Ladies' Relief Society 1964-1976 45 Carton 4, Folder By-laws and Registers 1950-1987 46 Carton 4, Folder By-laws 1987-1988, 2006 47 Carton 4, Folder Children's Home 1949, 1994, 2000 48 Carton 4, Folder Change of Name to Ladies' Home Society 1955 49 Carton 4, Folder Contribution toward building an Old People's Home undated 50 Carton 4, Folder Cornerstone contents ceremony 1882 51 Carton 4, Folder Daily activities at home 1914 52 Carton 5, Folder 1 Fashion Pageant event program 1916 Carton 5, Folder 2 Fundraisers 1970-2000 Carton 5, Folder 3 Griffin Jones vs. Matilda Brown undated Carton 5, Folder 4 Honoring Miss Matilda Brown's Death 1935 Carton 5, Folder 5 Letters: Attorney At Law 1942-2001 Carton 5, Folder Long range planning: documents showing how the home closed, minutes, 6-12 information for committee, ALP articles 1985-1993 Carton 5, Folder Grandma's Attic 1954, 1984, 1992 13 Carton 5, Folder Ladies' Home Society of Oakland Associate Group, directory, Grandma's Attic 14 1966-1984 Carton 5, Folder Ladies' Home Society, Mae Carden Center 1962, 1967 15 Carton 5, Folder Matilda E. Brown Home -Roster, calendar, by-laws, and finances 1981-2000 16 Carton 5, Folder Matilda E. Brown Home: agreements, architecture, billings, blueprints, cost, 17-31 payments, insurance, legal, plans, progress, scheduling, site and floor plans, and specific details undated Carton 5, Folder Matron's report 1894 32 Carton 5, Folder Members- Identification cards of ladies 1935-1965 33 Carton 5, Folder Membership lists 1957-1965 34 Carton 5, Folder Newspaper stories 1943-2004 35 BANC MSS 2010/247 5
Series 6Subject Files 1871-2007 Carton 5, Folder Non-profit status 1959-1995 36 Carton 5, Folder Nursery Children's Home 1920 37 Carton 5, Folder Organizational clearance certificate and by-laws 2005-2006 38 Carton 5, Folder Photographs- annual board meeting 1988 39 Carton 5, Folder Photographs- children in orphanage 1931 40 Carton 5, Folder Photographs- Children's Home 1894 41 Carton 5, Folder Photographs- Grandma's Attic 1985-1990 42 Carton 5, Folder Photographs- Home for Children, Home for Aged Women 1880, 1894 43 Carton 5, Folder Photographs- Home for Aged Women 1882 44 Carton 5, Folder Photographs- Matilda E. Brown portraits undated 45 Carton 5, Folder Photographs- Old Ladies' Home 1882 46 Carton 5, Folder "Our New Matilda" circa 1980 47 Carton 5, Folder Plots at Mountain View Cemetery 1933-1992 48 Carton 5, Folder Poems and letters, Old Ladies' Home 1887-1947 49 Carton 5, Folder Preliminary appraisal of vacant land value 1989 50 Carton 5, Folder Press releases, writings about Ladies' Home Society 1928-2007 51 Carton 5, Folder Report of record secretary 1936 52 Carton 5, Folder Report on Survey of Operating Policies Currently and for the Prospective Future 1966 53 Carton 5, Folder Retirement investment properties, Matilda Brown Home 2006 54 Carton 5, Folder Safe deposit box 1973, 1984 55 Carton 5, Folder Sale to school board 1923 56 Carton 5, Folder Service the Ladies' Home Society in light of current needs 1962 57 Carton 5, Folder Special responsibilities, committees undated 58 Carton 5, Folder Strategic planning 1991 59 Carton 5, Folder Summary of board operation by year, general meetings notes 1954-1958 60 Carton 5, Folder Union negotiations, old personnel policies 1971-1980 61 Carton 6 Membership Committee Reports 1959-1979 Carton 6 Brief summary of outstanding events and transactions of Ladies' Relief Society, 1871-1935 1935 Carton 6 Donation of food, money, clothing, etc. to Ladies' Home Society 1875-1904 Carton 6 Donations to Ladies' Home Society 1915-1927 Carton 6 Financial receipts undated BANC MSS 2010/247 6
Series 6Subject Files 1871-2007 Carton 6 List of subscribers, Anniversary Club, Ladies' Relief Society 1949-1956 Carton 6 Matilda Brown Home, floor plans 1990s Carton 6 Orphan/half-orphan list 1902-1913 Carton 6 Register of residents of Old Ladies' Home 1882-1942 Carton 6 Report for Home for Aged Women 1911-1929 Oversize Box 1 Reports of annual meetings undated Oversize Box 2 Fashion pageant program 1922 Oversize Box 2 Grand Fete poster 2006 Oversize Box 2 News articles and photos 1927-1970 Series 7 Oversized Architectural Blueprints undated, 1882, 1925 Physical Description: Box 1, Oversize folders 1-2 Arranged hierarchically. Scope and Content Note Blueprints and maps. Box 1 Oversize Unit B, Folder 1 Oversize Unit B, Folder 1 Oversize Unit B, Folder 1 Oversize Unit C, Folder 2 One set of rolled architectural drawings on a dowel of Ladies' Home (8 pages) circa 1882 Memorial Hospital Blueprints undated Plot Plan for Ladies' Relief Society, Oakland, Calif. undated Proposed Play Yard for Matilda E. Brown Floor Plans undated Nursery Building Blueprint/Floor Plans For Ladies' Relief Society (Set of 10 Blueprints) 1925 April 21 BANC MSS 2010/247 7