Letter from Lola Myers, President of Wilkinson Home for Girls, to Mamie Fields about the new rules from the City of Cayce and how the work it will take for the Home to stay compliant.
Letter from Clifford Sanford, of The Group Child Care Project at the University of North Carolina, to Mamie Fields, about who to ask about finding a new director for the Wilkinson Home for Girls.
Form letter from Mamie Fields with a blank spot for the name, authorizing the letter holder to solicit funds to purchase a station wagon for the Wilkinson Home for Girls, an Easter gift.
Women from the Noncommissioned Officers Association of Wives (NCOA Wives) presenting a check to Mae Crawford and Claudette Bryce, matrons of the Wilkinson Home for Girls. One of the NCOA Wives members pictured is organization president Mrs. Edward Hinson.
A memorial for Mrs. Lulla Murray Johnson Chapman from a club publication. It mentions that Chapman organized Dime Day to raise funds for the Wilkinson Home for Girls.
Photo of young residents at the Wilkinson Home, dancing and smiling. The caption on the back references two of the girls as twins, and outlines when they came to the home and when they left.
Photo, from a publication, of elementary school girls at the Wilkinson Home during study period. The caption notes that Inez Blassingame sits at the head of the table.
A photo of an interracial meeting at Dart Hall in 1930. Mamie Fields is in the photo, as well as Susan Dart Butler. The caption on back lists other attendees.
A page from a club publication that gives a report of the Wilkinson Home for Girls by Mamie Fields. On the other side of the page are photos of residents of the Home.
Photo of several women sitting around a table, including Septima Clark, Ethelyn M. Parker, and Mamie Fields (standing). Caption on back names all people and says they were forming a new group for the organization of the National Council of Negro Women.
Letter from Viola Ford Turner, president of the Metropolitan Council for Negro Women in Charleston, to Margaret Carter, chief of division of public liaison with the Department of State. The letter discusses the event the group held in Charleston for the United Nations' anniversary on October 23, and thanks Carter for sending Mr. Strong to the event.
Letter from Bertie L. Derrick, national field director for the National Council of Negro Women, confirming she will be in Sumter to help organize the Charleston Metropolitan branch of the Council. A handwritten note indicates it was organized April 9, 1949 with Mrs. V.F. Turner as president and Fields as secretary.
Letter from the co-chairpersons of the Charleston section of the National Council of Negro Women to Mamie Fields. It invites Fields to attend a program honoring Mary McLeod Bethune.
Photo of residents of the Wilkinson Home boarding a bus for camp, possibly bound for Atlanta. The caption on the back explains that United Fund donations allowed all of the girls to attend camp that summer.
Cover page and inside cover from the Women United publication by the National Council of Negro Women. The cover features a photo of Mary McLeod Bethune.
Pamphlet for the National Council of Negro Woman, with their pledge, organization description, and ten points of the program. It lists Mary McLeod Bethune as the council's founder and president.
A written piece by Mamie Fields about an unsuccessful vote taken on May 19, 1967 to segregate YWCA clubs. It also mentions potential improvements she wants to add to their YWCA chapter.
A certificate of appreciation given to Mamie Fields by the Young Women's Christian Association of Greater Charleston for her work as a former chairperson of the Committee on Administration and as the originator of the Annual International Smorgasbord Supper.
Program for the 1961 convention of the Southeastern Association of Colored Women's Clubs, that took place from July 30 to August 2 in Albany, Georgia at Albany State College.
A photo of Mamie Fields, Ethel Murray, and Hattie Holmes at the Jack Tar Hotel during the regional convention in 1967. The photo was tken by Nat Purefoy Photography and has a caption on the back that reads "Came home and founded the Charleston Clean-up Program."
Page from The Palmettoan, Volume 2, Issue 2 from October 1964. The page includes the President's Message from State President Fannie Spotts Ivey and a list of commitee chairmen and other official leaders.
A prayer typed on a piece of paper. At the top is typed "We Love to Open Each Meeting with this" (the word this is handwritten). Underneath that is typed Collect for Clubwomen & sing" (the ampersand and the word sing is handwritten).
One on side of the paper is a letter from club president T.I. Washington to members, kicking off the 1967-1968 season, with a mention of Federation Day. On the other side of the paper is a draft of a letter from Mamie Fields to Washington, accepting the role of club historian and suggesting they advocate to the county library to keep the name of the Dart Library when they re-open it as a new branch.
A letter from Mamie Fields to Emily Sanders, thanking her for suggesting the new county library branch be named for John L. Dart. The letter outlines the history of the industrial school on the property and the later Dart Hall.
A letter from the Charleston City Federation of Colored Women's Clubs to an unknown entity. It's signed by Chairman Thelma F. Murray, Co-Chairman Mamie Fields, President T.I. Washington, and Charleston Mayor J.P. Gaillard, Honorary Chairman. The letter discusses the Southeastern Regional meeting in Durham, North Carolina and improving the City of Charleston.
A letter from Mayor J. Palmer Gaillard to Mamie Fields, thanking her for letter as Chairman of the Charleston Federation of Women's and Girls' Clubs, endorsing the erection of a civic auditorium. The auditorium would later be named for the mayor, now called the Gaillard Center.
A letter from Charleston Mayor E. Edward Wehman, Jr. to Mrs. L.E. Holloway responding to concerns about conditions at the Old Folks Home. He directs her to Mr. Robert Sweatman, superintendent of The Alms House.
Letter from Mamie Fields to Reverend DuBose at Wesley Methodist Church in Columbia, South Carolina, asking for his help to get girls from the Wilkinson Home for Girls involved in his church.
Letter from Mamie Fields to Marion Wilkinson, discussing potential speakers for a youth meeting. It mentions that a Miss Johnson may be in a legal tangle for something she said while employed by the government.
Invitation from Mamie Fields to members of the Charleston Federation of Colored Women's Clubs for a fundraising event at Buist Elementary School for the Wilkinson Home for Girls.
The program, including an agenda, for the 38th annual meeting of the South Carolina Federation of Colored Women's Federation, held at Burke High School in Charleston, South Carolina. The program includes advertisements from local businesses and the agenda features a tour of Magnolia and Old Town Gardens, led by committee chairman Septima Clark.
Minutes from the 51st anniversary meeting of the South Carolina Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, held at Jerusalem Baptist Church in Hartsville, South Carolina, with Mamie E. Fields as state president. The minutes mention the status of the Wilkinson Home for GIrls and an oratorical contest for the junior federation on civil rights.
The cover page of the program for the 47th annual meeting of the South Carolina Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, held at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church and Carver High School in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
A letter to chapters of the South Carolina Federation of Colored Women's Clubs about their most recent meeting and the upcoming events for the year. The letter mentions that some chapters were unable to get to the meeting because of icy roads.
A letter from Mamie Fields to the rest of the South Carolna Federation of Colored Women's Clubs members about the results of the Harvest Festival, budget concerns, and the importance of dues.
An outline of a meeting planning for the continuance of the day care center and nursery at Zion Olivet Presbyterian Church. It mentions Reverend Perry Metz offering space in the church for the center.
Advertisement from program giving greetings from Mabel Neely, Chairman of Program Committee for the Southeastern Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, from Birmingham, Alabama.
Advertisement from program giving best wishes on the regional meeting from Myrtle Ollison, President of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs.
Page from The Palmettoan, Volume 2, Issue 1 from April 1963. The page includes a report from 58th annual meeting of the Southeastern Child Association by Amie W. Gathings and a photo with greetings and welcome from the Mary McLeod Bethune Federated Club of Seneca, South Carolina to the 54th annual meeting of the Federation.
One page from the program for the 1976 annual meeting of the South Carolina Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. The page features a letter from the club president about America's bicentennial.
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