Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains scrapbooks and photographs of the San José Woman's Club and its various sections from 1894-1993. Some key events of note within the scrapbooks and photographs are various trips made by international figures that include Eleanor Roosevelt, Countess Alexandra Tolstoy (daughter of Leo Tolstoy), and Lotte Golsar, a famous dancer and mime, as well as various luncheons and tea socials with local celebrities and personalities. The scrapbooks feature primarily press notices...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains the meeting minutes and membership ledgers of the various sections of the San José Woman’s Club including Septima, Handicraft, Gayla, Literature and Drama, Fiesta, and Antiques. Members of the San José Woman's Club were encouraged to join one or more sections in order to get to know other women of the community. Within each section, women would devote themselves to philanthropic endeveavors, raising money through house tours, fashion shows, dances, bazaars,...