Tampa Navy Mothers' Club records and scrapbooks, 1938-1987, Date acquired: 00/00/1989
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Dunn, Hampton (Henry Hampton), 1916-2002
- Abstract:
- Administrative and other documents generated by the Tampa Navy Mother's Club bertween 1938 and 1987.
- Extent:
- 12.92 Linear Feet
- 7.00 boxes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Tampa Navy Mothers' Club records and scrapbooks, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Background
- Scope and content:
Contains holograph and typed correspondence, greeting cards, newsletters, newspaper clippings, programs, meeting minutes, photographs, and scrapbooks.
- Biographical / historical:
In 1930, Emma Jones of Texas established the Navy Mothers' Club, which quickly expanded across the United States. The Tampa chapter - the first chapter in Florida - was organized in 1936 and offered open enrollment for families who had relatives in the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard. Club members performed various welfare tasks and promoted a friendly, sympathetic, and social relationship among the parents of men and women serving in the Navy.
- Acquisition information:
Hampton Dunn
Donation
- Processing information:
Complete.
- Arrangement:
Series
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Terms of access:
None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.
- Preferred citation:
Tampa Navy Mothers' Club records and scrapbooks, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
- Location of this collection:
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The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122TampaFL33620-5400USA
