Junior League of Brooklyn records
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Abstract
This collection contains forty-six linear feet of the records of the Junior League of Brooklyn, located at 55 Pierrepont Street in Brooklyn, New York. The Junior League of Brooklyn is an organization of women dedicated to voluntarism, social advocacy, and improving communities through the leadership and charitable action of trained members. The collection consists of a variety of organizational records including meeting minutes, membership files, annual reports, board manuals, documents pertaining to the Junior League of Brooklyn's relationship with the Court Appointed Special Advocates Program (CASA) of New York as well as the Association of Junior Leagues International, and printed material. In addition, a large volume of scrapbooks, photographs, committee and volunteer activity records illustrate the League's involvement in recognizing and dealing with social issues of inequity and economic hardship. The inclusive dates of the records of the Junior League of Brooklyn span from 1910 to 2002, with bulk dates ranging from 1930 to 1999.
Historical note
The first Junior League took shape in New York City in 1901 due to the efforts of debutante Mary Harriman, who felt that new rights for women implied new responsibilities toward their communities. As a result, young women were encouraged to actively volunteer and to find useful outlets for their skills and interests. The success of the New York League led to the creation of the Boston Junior League in 1907, and by 1921, thirty Leagues had been established in six U.S. regions. The Leagues are at present incorporated into the Association of Junior Leagues International, with each League selfdirecting but bound by the Association's By-laws. The Association offers leadership training and experience to individual members and assistance to its member Leagues. The mission of the Association, binding on all local Leagues, states that "its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable."1 The local leagues provide a means for women to strengthen and use their talents by participating in community projects, as well as encouraging them to work within individual leagues to administer the organization.
The Junior League of Brooklyn formed in 1910 as a response to social and health problems facing certain communities. Overcrowded tenements filled with struggling immigrants made up much of Brooklyn's neighborhood and communities, and a group of debutantes and young married women in Brooklyn recognized the need for assistance in areas in which local government aid fell short. They organized the Junior League of Brooklyn based on the already formed Leagues in Manhattan and Boston. The Junior League of Brooklyn, as the third oldest existing Junior League, maintained the slogan, "Everybody Doing Something for Somebody."2 The JLB successfully lobbied the Board of Education in 1915 to provide free lunches for school children in Brooklyn. Other activities during the early 20th century included facilitating health services for victims of tuberculosis, launching a bookshop in Brooklyn Heights, and establishing the Junior League House, a residence for one hundred working girls.
Following the stock market crash of 1929, the Junior League of Brooklyn provided aid during the economic downturn by operating nutrition centers and milk stations for families. In 1930, members successfully raised $12,000 for the community by holding a Sanitary Fair and the Calico Ball. The League established the Central Volunteer Bureau in 1940 to assist in the World War II effort, and members participated in Red Cross training and the sale of war bonds. During wartime, the League also produced theatrical productions for children and repaired thousands of toys for donation. Fundraising efforts made possible the purchase of equipment for the Research Laboratory of the State University of New York's College of Medicine at King's County Hospital in the late 1940s.
The 1950s found the Junior League involved in Civilian Defense efforts through the organization of first aid courses and supported the American Red Cross. The Toy Workshop was the major project of the decade, providing both donated and handmade toys to local hospitals and other societies supporting children. In general efforts revolved around children, focusing on day care, dental clinics, playgrounds, nursery schools, parenting, and education. One major project, begun in 1956, was the Kings County Hospital Recreational room. The League also promoted "The Price of Liberty", a radio series focusing on stories of American freedom, which was produced with the help of the Junior League of Albany. The Junior League of Brooklyn celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 1960 by creating the Social Service Fellowship program, reflecting the social changes and movements of the decade. The Fellowship provided financial support to five graduate students, one per year, with the stipulation that they work in social services in Brooklyn for two years upon graduation. Additional projects during this time included a reading comprehension program, collaboration with the Brooklyn Museum and the Long Island Historical Society (renamed the Brooklyn Historical Society in 1987). Volunteer activities in the 1970s consisted of sponsoring a hot breakfast program for students in Fort Greene, the compilation of city guidebooks for the disabled, and producing a successful fundraising event called the "Underground Society Bash" at the newly-formed New York City Transit Museum, located in an unused downtown Brooklyn subway station.
In 1977, the League membership voted to create subject-oriented task forces as a means of focusing limited resources for greater effect. The task forces, made up of subgroups of members, concentrated on child welfare, urban issues, and cultural affairs. The implementation of the task force system proved to be a strong move on the part of the League in effectively providing aid to the community where needed. In 1979, the Junior League of Brooklyn initiated the Children in Placement (CIP) project in collaboration with New York's Council on Adoptable Children and the Council of New York Law Associates, in order to aid permanency planning for children without homes. This effort developed into and contributed to the strength of the current national Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program. CASA provides trained advocates for abused, neglected or abandoned children in the foster care and court system.
During the 1970s, the growth in women working full time in the United States affected the Junior League of Brooklyn as members increasingly had less weekday availability. Seventy percent of the membership became employed full or part-time during this period. The League responded to changing needs by removing a three hours per week placement requirement, providing placement opportunities for flexible schedules, and by setting meeting times on weeknights and weekends. The Junior League of Brooklyn also strove for the makeup of the membership to reflect the diversity of the group's borough. In 1980, the Association of Junior Leagues International established a Member Practices Network to facilitate the diversification of membership in member leagues. Delegates from individual leagues attended conferences, seminars, and training sessions in order to return to their local leagues prepared for implementation. A report of the Junior League of Brooklyn in 1981 showed that seventy-four percent of members lived in the neighborhoods of Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Park Slope, and adjoining neighborhoods. The League set a goal to "increase geographic representation in the League beyond the 'brownstone belt' slowly but surely."6 After a decade of diversification work the League put out a position statement on multiculturalism in 1991 stating, "The JLB reaches out to all women who share our commitment to voluntarism, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability". The League's first African-American president, Debra Smallwood, was elected to serve the 1992-1993 year.
In the 1990's the Junior League continued working on a variety of issues including child advocacy, homelessness, domestic abuse, rape, and youth violence8. In 1993 the League produced a video entitled "Restoring Dignity: Frontline Response to Rape", in cooperation with Long Island College Hospitals. The video was conceived as a tool for police officers, hospital officials, social workers and other first responders for "learning what it is that a rape survivor needs and requires to get on the road to recovery". In 1996, the League participated in the Silent Witness National Initiative by sponsoring a 'day of witness' outside New York's Supreme Court building to memorialize and focus the attention of the courts on women who died as a result of domestic violence. The League also began a major project with the Brooklyn Child Advocacy Center to help establish a center of immediate and sensitive intervention for sexually abused children.
At the end of the 20th century the Junior League of Brooklyn implemented the council system of organization. The council system shrunk the size of the board and shifted its focus to broader issues and long-range strategic planning, while the committees were given more power to make administrative decisions on a day to day basis. The system also introduced a managerial layer, or Council, to help guide the committees and provide leadership when needed. For information on current membership statistics and what the Junior League of Brooklyn is doing now, please see their website at www.brooklynjuniorleague.org.
Sources:
- "About AJLI." Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. http://www.ajli.org/?nd=about
- "History." Junior League of Brooklyn. http://www.brooklynjuniorleague.org/history.htm
- "Minutes." Board of Directors, Junior League of Brooklyn, January 1951.
- "Minutes." Board of Directors, Junior League of Brooklyn, January 1952.
- "Goals and objectives," Future Planning Committee Report, Junior League of Brooklyn, April 1981.
- Ibid.
- "Position Statement on "Multiculturalism," Board meeting minutes, Junior League of Brooklyn, July 1991.
- "History." Junior League of Brooklyn. http://www.brooklynjuniorleague.org/history.htm
- "Summary and Outline," Rape crisis intervention program/video, Junior League of Brooklyn, August 1998.
Arrangement
This collection is organized into 11 series:
1. Administrative Records, 1910-2002
2. Meeting Minutes, 1910-2001 (gap between 1960 and 1970)
3. Accounting and Financial, 1977-2000
4. Committees and Task Forces, 1939-2000
5. Subject Files, 1927-2002
6. Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), 1974-1985
7. Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc., 1959-2002
8. Printed Materials, 1920-2000
9. Scrapbooks, 1925-1978
10. Photographs, Negatives, and Slides, 1910-2000 (bulk: 1980-1995)
11. Artifacts, 1985-2000
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 46 linear feet of the records of the Junior League of Brooklyn, located at 55 Pierrepont Street in Brooklyn, New York. The Junior League of Brooklyn is an organization of women dedicated to voluntarism, social advocacy, and improving communities through the leadership and charitable action of trained members. The collection consists of a variety of organizational records including meeting minutes, membership files, annual reports, board manuals, documents pertaining to the Junior League of Brooklyn's relationship with the Court Appointed Special Advocates Program (CASA) of New York as well as the Association of Junior Leagues International, and printed material. In addition, a large volume of scrapbooks, photographs, committee and volunteer activity records illustrate the League's involvement in recognizing and dealing with social issues of inequity and economic hardship. The inclusive dates of the records of the Junior League of Brooklyn span from 1910 to 2002, with bulk dates ranging from 1930 to 1999. The materials were received and accessioned directly from the League through two transfers. Access to meeting minutes is restricted for a period of fifteen years from the date of creation. Access to the CASA case files is restricted because they contain personal information regarding specific children's cases.
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Organizations
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People
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Conditions Governing Access
Access to meeting minutes is restricted for a period of fifteen years from the date of creation. Access to the CASA case files is restricted because they contain personal information regarding specific children's cases.
Conditions Governing Use
Some items are in the public domain. The copyright status for all other items found in the records has not been evaluated. Please consult library staff for more information.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Junior League of Brooklyn records, ARC.304, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Location of Materials
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Junior League of Brooklyn, 2005 and 2007
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The majority of the materials in this collection are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please contact cbhreference@bklynlibrary.org at least three weeks prior to research visit.
About this Guide
Processing Information
The collection combines two accessions: 2005.064 and 2007.037. The collection was predominantly processed by Eunice Liu in October 2007, with additions by Kelly Chatain in June 2008. Under the supervision of John Zarrillo, the finding aid was input into the collection management system Archivists' Toolkit by Melissa Aaronberg and Katie Bednark in September 2015. The collection's photographs were processed and the collection level description was revised by Katie Bednark in fall 2015.
Approximately half of the materials accessioned were already divided into meeting minutes, photographs, scrapbooks, committee and agency records. The remainder of the materials was found in disorder and integrated into the more ordered half of the materials after processing. In total, there are 46 linear feet of processed records, housed in thirty record cartons, four manuscript boxes, nine oversize boxes, and three smaller boxes of varying size.
Digital material was donated on one 3.5 inch floppy disk. The disk was imaged using BitCurator-2.0.14. No viruses or personally identifying information were discovered during imaging.
Revisions to this Guide
Repository
Series 1: Administrative Records, 1910-2002, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Consists of administrative records created by the Junior League of Brooklyn. These materials include annual reports, the constitution and by-laws, position statements, goals and objectives, correspondence pertaining to administrative matters, officer and committee job descriptions, board and president's manuals, and general office administrative materials. Membership information is also included. Member files are arranged in alphabetical order by surname. They range in date from the 1930s to 2003. These files include members' admission applications, correspondence, resignation notices, transfer cards denoting members' moves to and from other leagues, and volunteer placement information. There is a flat box containing an oversized master membership list. This series also includes index cards with similar membership information in alphabetical order. Items in this series are in poor to excellent condition.
Constitution and by-laws, undated, inclusive
By-laws changes and revisions, 1970-1987, inclusive
By-laws changes and revisions, 1988-1990, inclusive
By-laws changes and revisions, 1991-2000, inclusive
Annual reports, 1933-1936, inclusive
Annual reports, 1976-1979, 1986-1987, inclusive
Annual report and handbook, 1992-1993, inclusive
Annual reports (bound), 1913-1935, inclusive
Annual reports (bound), 1933-1946, inclusive
Annual reports (bound), 1947-1956, inclusive
Annual reports (bound), 1957-1967, inclusive
Annual reports (bound), 1967-1980, inclusive
Annual reports (bound), 1980-1983, inclusive
Annual reports-Committee and Task Force Submissions, 1973-1981, inclusive
Annual reports-Committee and Task Force Submissions, 1983, inclusive
Notes on annual reports 1913-1982, 1985, inclusive
Annual report form, 1981, inclusive
Goals and objectives, 1975-1996, inclusive
Position statements, 1976-1993, inclusive
Statement of purpose, 1979, inclusive
Elections, 1910-2002, inclusive
Absentee ballots for general meeting voting (Mar. 20), 1996, inclusive
Board orientation, 1977-1980, inclusive
Board manual, circa 1980, inclusive
Board manual, 1983-1984, inclusive
Board manual, 1987-1988, inclusive
Board manual, 1989-1990, inclusive
Board manual, 1990-1991, 1993, inclusive
Board manual, 2001-2002, inclusive
Board member and committee job descriptions, 1980-1988, inclusive
Board member and committee job descriptions, 1990-1991, inclusive
Board members directory, 1990-1999, inclusive
Board structure, 1974-1986, 1989-1990, inclusive
Board training, 1993-1994, 1998, inclusive
President's manual, 1978, inclusive
List of officers and board of directors, 1910-1934, 1989-1994, inclusive
JLB Representatives on community boards, 1978-1982, inclusive
Board nametags, 1910-2002, inclusive
Corresponding secretary, 1999-2000, inclusive
Conditions Governing Access
This item is not currently available to researchers.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Donated on one 3.5 inch floppy disk. The disk could not be successfully imaged.
Corresponding secretary's guidelines, 1998-1999, inclusive
Corresponding secretary's reports, 1981-1998, inclusive
Council system, 1987, 1998, inclusive
Non-profit organizational conduct and strategy materials, 1977-2000, inclusive
Administrative assistant for Junior League of Brooklyn, 1988-1993, inclusive
Administrative assistant: Resumes and tests, 1988, inclusive
Administrative assistant: Job description, 1982-1986, inclusive
Administrative assistant: Personnel Info, 1984-1991, inclusive
Employee forms, 1980-1991, inclusive
Employee advertisements, 1983, inclusive
Legal assistance, 1983, inclusive
Calendar of member events, 1980-2000, inclusive
Office space: History and research, 1913-1982, 1975-1984, inclusive
55 Pierrepont Street, 1982-1984, inclusive
76 Montague Street, 1953-1976, inclusive
Meeting spaces, 1982-1985, inclusive
Meetings: Miscellaneous, 1992, inclusive
Caterers, 1984, inclusive
Brooklyn location maps, 1910-2002, inclusive
Office procedures and forms, 1988-1991, inclusive
Records retention, 1981, inclusive
Safe deposit box, 1984-1985, inclusive
Office equipment: Addressograph, 1981-1985, inclusive
Office equipment: Gestetner Copier, 1984-1992, inclusive
Office equipment: IBM Selectric II, 1984-1992, inclusive
Office equipment: Miscellaneous, 1983-1992, inclusive
Bulk mail information (1), 1982-1988, inclusive
Bulk mail information (2), 1982-1988, inclusive
Bulk mail information, 1989, inclusive
Correspondence, 1954-1975, inclusive
Correspondence, 1976-1984, inclusive
Correspondence, 1985, inclusive
Correspondence, 1986-1988, inclusive
Correspondence, 1989-1990, inclusive
Correspondence, 1991, inclusive
Correspondence, 1992, inclusive
Correspondence, 1993, inclusive
Correspondence, 1994, inclusive
Correspondence, 1995, inclusive
Correspondence, 1997-2000, inclusive
Junior League Brooklyn Database, 1999-2000, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Donated on one 3.5 inch floppy disk containing 6 files, including one Microsoft Access database. Digital ID arc_304_media_001.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Access to digital materials is available onsite at the Othmer Library. Requests to access digital materials must be made at least 2 days in advance by emailing library@brooklynhistory.org.
Membership fees – AJLI, 1984-1985, inclusive
Membership classification study, 1976-1983, inclusive
Membership mailings and notices, 1930-1950, inclusive
Membership mailings and notices, 1976-1977, inclusive
Membership mailings and notices, 1989-1996, inclusive
Membership mailings and notices, 1997-2000, inclusive
Membership statistics, 1979-1980, inclusive
Membership directories, 1961-1970, inclusive
Membership directories, 1971-1976, inclusive
Membership directories, 1977-1982, inclusive
Membership master list (oversized), 1989-1998, inclusive
Member files – surname Acinapuro to Anderson, 1939-1999, inclusive
Member files – surname Ankerson to Ayers, 1931-2000, inclusive
Member files – surname Babcock to Barber, 1944-1985, inclusive
Member files – surname Barenblat to Batchelder, 1954-1992, inclusive
Member files – surname Beach to Beim, 1942-1996, inclusive
Member files – surname Bell to Beyer, 1940-2000, inclusive
Member files – surname Bhavnani to Bode, 1939-1999, inclusive
Member files – surname Bodkin to Boyer, 1935-2001, inclusive
Member files – surname Brady to Brown, 1937-1999, inclusive
Member files – surname Bruchhausen to Bryant, 1940-1998, inclusive
Member files – surname Buck to Bynane, 1946-1999, inclusive
Member files – surname Cain to Carpenter, 1941-1994, inclusive
Member files – surname Carr to Church, 1939-1999, inclusive
Member files – surname Clarke to Conway, 1952-2001, inclusive
Member files – surname Cook to Czerny, 1944-1998, inclusive
Member files – surname Dachs to Davis, 1950-1993, inclusive
Member files – surname Deacon to Deysson, 1947-1997, inclusive
Member files – surname Dickey to Downie, 1940-1997, inclusive
Member files – surname Doyle to Durkin, 1939-2001, inclusive
Member files – surname Eager to Ewing, 1941-2002, inclusive
Member files – surname Fabricand to Ferris, 1941-1999, inclusive
Member files – surname Ferry to Fitzpatrick, 1940-1993, inclusive
Member files – surname Flaster to Fowler, 1941-1994, inclusive
Member files – surname Francis to Fuqua, 1939-1991, inclusive
Member files – surname Gallagher to Gehshan, 1942-2001, inclusive
Member files – surname Ghatlas to Glenn, 1942-1998, inclusive
Member files – surname Goetz to Grant, 1938-1993, inclusive
Member files – surname Grassi to Guthrie, 1942-2001, inclusive
Member files – surname Habers to Hansom, 1939-1994, inclusive
Member files – surname Harding to Hazen, 1936-1997, inclusive
Member files – surname Healy to Hettich, 1943-1998, inclusive
Member files – surname Hilton to Hoffman, 1939-1997, inclusive
Member files – surname Holden to Hume, 1934-1999, inclusive
Member files – surname Hummer Huyck, 1952-1991, inclusive
Member files – surname Idler to Iuse, 1938-2000, inclusive
Member files – surname Jack to Johnson, 1939-2000, inclusive
Member files – surname Johnston to Jupp, 1961-2001, inclusive
Member files – surname Kalnins to Kelly, 1953-1999, inclusive
Member files – surname Kennedy to Keyes, 1938-1991, inclusive
Member files – surname Kilbane to Knowles, 1947-2001, inclusive
Member files – surname Koehler to Kwong, 1947-1999, inclusive
Member files – surname Lack to Lappner, 1938-2001, inclusive
Member files – surname Lee to Lewis, 1938-1999, inclusive
Member files – surname Lichenstein to Love, 1939-1998, inclusive
Member files – surname Lovell to Lynd, 1938-1994, inclusive
Member files – surname Macari to Martin, 1948-2001, inclusive
Member files – surname Martineau to Maynard, 1942-1998, inclusive
Member files – surname McAllister to McFayden, 1939-1998, inclusive
Member files – surname McGrath to McVie, 1948-1997, inclusive
Member files – surname Meade to Myers, 1940-1997, inclusive
Member files – surname Michell to Mitchell, 1942-2003, inclusive
Member files – surname Mobilia to Moser, 1937-1994, inclusive
Member files – surname Moses to Mysliwiec, 1950-2001, inclusive
Member files – surname Nash to Newhouse, 1941-1998, inclusive
Member files – surname Nichols to Nunez, 1968-1999, inclusive
Member files – surname Odell to Owens, 1940-1999, inclusive
Member files – surname Paar to Pemberton, 1938-2002, inclusive
Member files – surname Peper to Petschek, 1941-1994, inclusive
Member files – surname Phelan to Powers, 1938-2002, inclusive
Member files – surname Pratt to Pyle, 1941-1991, inclusive
Member files – surname Quattlebaum to Quinn, 1970-2002, inclusive
Member files – surname Rae to Roberts, 1941-1997, inclusive
Member files – surname Robertson to Rowe, 1939-1994, inclusive
Member files – surname Rubin to Ryan, 1939-1995, inclusive
Member files – surname Sabatine to Schmerge, 1940-1994, inclusive
Member files – surname Schoch to Scully, 1942-1993, inclusive
Member files – surname Seidel to Shell, 1933-1993, inclusive
Member files – surname Shellenberger to Shufeldt, 1943-1995, inclusive
Member files – surname Silver to Sommerkamp, 1938-1994, inclusive
Member files – surname Spain to Stockmar, 1940-1997, inclusive
Member files – surname Stokes to Szapiro, 1941-1991, inclusive
Member files – surname Taaffe to Thomson, 1938-2000, inclusive
Member files – surname Thornbury to Tweedy, 1941-1991, inclusive
Member files – surname Ubelli to Van Pottelbergh, 1943-1999, inclusive
Member files – surname Van Wagoner to Vreeland, 1948-2003, inclusive
Member files – surname Wade to Weaver, 1938-1993, inclusive
Member files – surname Webb to Whitehead, 1944-1997, inclusive
Member files – surname Wiitalia to Winterer, 1939-1995, inclusive
Member files – surname Winterrowd to Wunder, 1939-1997, inclusive
Member files – surname Yglesias to Zumpano, 1938-2000, inclusive
Member index cards – surname Abberley to Greason, 1910-circa1980, inclusive
Member index cards – surname Green – Owens, 1910-circa1980, inclusive
Member index cards – surname Palmer – Zumft, 1910-circa1980, inclusive
Series 2: Meetings and Minutes, 1910-2001, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Holds records of the monthly meetings of the Junior League of Brooklyn's executive board, the group's general meetings held for all members, and annual meetings. The series includes minutes and related materials such as agendas, committee and task force reports, and other handouts. The meeting minutes detail which officers were present, who presided over the meeting, and when it was called to order and adjourned. Topics in the minutes cover all organizational matters such as development, project and volunteer placement, committee and task force updates, and membership status. Both board meeting minutes and general meeting minutes are arranged in chronological order beginning from the oldest records to the most recent. Certain annual, opening and closing meeting minutes are in separate folders based on original order, also arranged chronologically. Items in this series are in poor to very good condition.
Board meeting minutes book, 1911-1922, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (May 1914-May 1924), 1914-1924, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Oct. 1924-May 1929), 1924-1929, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Oct. 1929-Oct. 1931), 1929-1931, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Nov. 1931-Sept. 1934), 1931-1934, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Oct. 1934-Apr. 1937), 1934-1937, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Sept. 1937-Apr. 1939), 1937-1939, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (May 1939-Dec. 1940), 1939-1940, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1941, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Jan.-Apr.), 1942, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (May 1942-Dec. 1943), 1942-1943, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Jan. 1944-Dec. 1945), 1944-1945, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Jan. 1946-Dec. 1947), 1946-1947, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Jan. 1948-Dec. 1949), 1948-1949, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1950, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1951, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1952, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1953, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1954, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1955, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1956, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Jan.-Nov.), 1957, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1958, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Jan.-Apr.), 1959, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1960-1962, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1963-1964, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1965-1967, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1968-1971, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1972-1973, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1974-1975, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1976, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1977, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1978, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1979, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1980, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1981, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1982, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Jan.-July), 1983, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Aug.-Dec.), 1983, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Jan.-June), 1984, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Aug.-Dec.)
Board meeting minutes, 1985, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (1), 1986, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (2), 1986, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1987, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Jan.-July), 1988, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Aug.-Dec.), 1988, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Jan.-March), 1989, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (April-July), 1989, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Aug.-Dec.), 1989, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Jan.-May), 1990, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (June-Dec.), 1990, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1991, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 1992, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Jan.-June), 1993, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (July-Dec.), 1993, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Jan-May), 1994, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (June-Dec.), 1994, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Jan.-May), 1995, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (June-Dec.), 1995, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Jan.-May), 1996, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (June-Dec.), 1996, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Jan.-May), 1997, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (June-Dec.), 1997, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Jan.-April), 1998, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (May-Dec.), 1998, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Mar.-Sept.), 1999, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Oct.-Dec.), 1999, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (Jan.-May), 2000, inclusive
Board meeting minutes (July-Dec.), 2000, inclusive
Board meeting minutes, 2001, inclusive
Executive committee meetings, 1958-1972, inclusive
Executive committee meetings, 1980-1982, inclusive
Executive committee meetings, 1983-1985, inclusive
Executive committee meetings, 1986-1987, inclusive
Executive committee meetings, 1988-1990, inclusive
Executive committee meetings, 1992-1999, inclusive
Annual meetings, 1954-1963, inclusive
Annual meetings, 1962-1976, inclusive
Annual meetings, 1978-1985, inclusive
Annual meetings, 1986-1987, inclusive
Annual meetings, 1988-1993, inclusive
Open meetings, 1976-1991, 1993, inclusive
Mid-year meetings, 1991-1998, inclusive
Closing meetings, 1987-1989, inclusive
Business meeting minutes, 1958-1967, inclusive
General meeting minutes (1910-Nov. 1917), 1910-1917, inclusive
General meeting minutes (Nov. 1917-May 1923), 1917-1923, inclusive
General meeting minutes (Dec. 1923-May 1925), 1923-1925, inclusive
General meeting minutes (Dec. 1925-May 1929), 1925-1929, inclusive
General meeting minutes (Oct. 1929-May 1934), 1929-1934, inclusive
General meeting minutes (Oct. 1934-Oct. 1935), 1934-1935, inclusive
General meeting minutes (Nov. 1935-Apr. 1937), 1935-1937, inclusive
General meeting minutes (May 1937-May 1938), 1937-1938, inclusive
General meeting minutes (Oct. 1938-Mar. 1941), 1938-1941, inclusive
General meeting minutes (Apr. 1941-Nov. 1942), 1941-1942, inclusive
General meeting minutes (Feb. 1943-Oct. 1945), 1943-1945, inclusive
General meeting minutes (Jan. 1946-Dec. 1949), 1946-1949, inclusive
General meeting minutes (Jan. 1950-Mar. 1953), 1950-1953, inclusive
General meeting minutes (May 1953-1964), 1953-1964, inclusive
General meeting minutes, 1976-1977, inclusive
General meeting minutes, 1984-1985, inclusive
General meeting minutes, 1996-1999, inclusive
Series 3: Accounting and Financial, 1941-2000, inclusive
Scope and Contents
The series consists of the Junior League of Brooklyn's financial records. These materials include financial status and budget reports, ledgers, and documents generated by the Finance Committee and the Treasurer. The records span from 1941 to 2000. The items are in fair to excellent condition.
Financial status and budget reports, 1977-1980, inclusive
Financial status and budget reports, 1981-1982, inclusive
Financial status and budget reports, 1983-1984, inclusive
Financial status and budget reports, 1984-1985, inclusive
Financial status and budget reports, 1985-1986, inclusive
Financial status and budget reports, 1986-1987, inclusive
Financial status and budget reports, 1988-1989, inclusive
Financial status and budget reports, 1990-1991, inclusive
Financial status and budget reports, 1992-1993, inclusive
Financial status and budget reports, 1994-1995, inclusive
Financial status and budget reports, 1996-1997, inclusive
Financial status and budget reports, 1997-1998, inclusive
Financial status and budget reports, 1998-1999, inclusive
Financial status and budget reports, 1999-2000, inclusive
Administrative receipts ledger (April 1941-April 1944), 1941-1944, inclusive
Administrative receipts ledger (Oct. 1944-May 1948), 1944-1948, inclusive
Administrative receipts ledger (Aug. 1948-Jan. 1953), 1948-1953, inclusive
Administrative receipts ledger (July 1961-May 1965), 1961-1965, inclusive
Administrative receipts ledger, 1984, inclusive
Administrative disbursements ledger (Apr. 1941-Jan. 1946), 1941-1946, inclusive
Administrative disbursements ledger (Sept. 1960-May 1965), 1960-1965, inclusive
General ledger, 1965-1966, inclusive
General ledger, 1966-1967, inclusive
General ledger (pages), 1968-1973, inclusive
General ledger (pages), 1979-1980, inclusive
General ledger (pages), 1980-1981, inclusive
General ledger (pages), 1981-1982, inclusive
General ledger (pages), 1982-1984, inclusive
Gala preview party ledger, 1987, inclusive
Community trust fund ledger, 1952-1965, inclusive
Series 4: Committees and Task Forces, 1939-2000, inclusive
Scope and Contents
The series is composed of records of member committees and external advisors. These records include correspondence and meeting minutes of the Community Advisory Council, documents pertaining to the membership diversification efforts and task force implementation, membership admissions and training, project studies, and agencies. A large portion of records in this series also relate to the planning and execution of volunteer placement for the membership. Related materials can be found in Series 2: Meetings and Minutes (based on date), and Series 5: Subject Files (based on agency, event or activity). Materials related to the Council Implementation committee can be found in Series 1: Administrative Records, "Council system - 1987,1998." Items in this series are in fair to excellent condition.
Central volunteer placement bureau, circa 1900s
Child advocacy committee, 1974-1983, inclusive
Children's task force, 1977-1991, inclusive
Community advisory council, 1978-1984, inclusive
Community advisory council, 1986-1994, inclusive
Community advisory council, 1998-1999, inclusive
Community advisory council: Minutes, 1978-1994, inclusive
Community advisory council: Member lists, 1986-1994, inclusive
Computer committee, 1982-1986, inclusive
Council implementation committee, 1999-2000, inclusive
Cultural task force, 1979-1992, inclusive
Elected officials forum committee, 1991-1992, inclusive
Finance committee, 1982-1988, inclusive
Finance committee, 1998-1999, inclusive
Fund development committee, 1991, inclusive
Future planning committee, 1980-1991, inclusive
Membership and admissions committee, 1916-1926, inclusive
Membership and admissions committee, 1927-1954, inclusive
Membership and admissions committee (pages), 1939-1959, inclusive
Membership committee, 1998-1999, inclusive
Membership development committee, 1983-1998, inclusive
Membership diversity team, 1989-1998, inclusive
Newssheet committee, 1979-1995, inclusive
Operations committee, 1978-1984, inclusive
Parks and recreation task force, 1980-1982, inclusive
Nominating/placement committee, 1979-1993, inclusive
Nominating/placement committee, 1997-1998, inclusive
Placement committee: Agencies, 1961-1970, inclusive
Placement books, 1979-1984, inclusive
Placement books, 1984-1999, inclusive
Placement pool and fair, 1984-1988, inclusive
Placement fair, 1994-1995, 2000, inclusive
President's ad-hoc search committee, 1983, inclusive
Project study committee: Correspondence, 1951-1956, inclusive
Project study committee: Minutes and notes, 1962-1968, inclusive
Project study committee: Planning materials, 1954-1957, inclusive
Project study committee: Reports, 1950-1956, inclusive
Project meetings, 1986, 1988, inclusive
Public affairs committee, 1983-1997, inclusive
Public affairs committee, 1998-1999, inclusive
Public affairs training, 1985-1986, 1994, inclusive
Public relations committee, 1947-1984, inclusive
Special task force on equity and excellence in education, 1980, inclusive
Strategic planning committee, 1998-1999, inclusive
Task force meetings, 1984-1986, inclusive
Task forces planning, 1976-1998, inclusive
Task forces books, 1976-1978, inclusive
Task forces books, 1978-1979, inclusive
Teen/AIDS committee, 1990, inclusive
Training committee, 1976-1979, inclusive
Training committee, 1993-1999, inclusive
Training committee: Questionnaires, 1981-1982, inclusive
Training and placement planning materials, 1976-1979, inclusive
Training and placement planning materials, 1980-1982, inclusive
Training and placement planning materials, 1983, inclusive
Training and placement planning materials, 1984, inclusive
Training and placement planning materials, 1987-1998, inclusive
Urban task force, 1980-1992, inclusive
Series 5: Subject Files, 1927-2002, inclusive
Scope and Contents
The series holds records of anniversaries and other events, League projects and associated agencies, fundraising, public relations, research and other activities. The series is arranged alphabetically. Related materials are found in Series 4: Committees and Task Forces. Public relations materials contain some press photographs of League leadership and special events.
70th Anniversary, 1980, inclusive
75th Anniversary Kick-off: Diamond Jubilee Party, 1985, inclusive
80th Anniversary Misteltoe Champagne Gala, 1990, inclusive
81st Anniversary Holiday Gala, 1991, inclusive
85th Anniversary Ball, 1995, inclusive
American Cancer Society, 1983-1984, inclusive
Arts and crafts: Dolls and animals, circa 1950-1960, inclusive
Arts and crafts: General, 1954, inclusive
Arts and crafts: Workbooks, circa 1950-1960, 1959, inclusive
Atlantic Terminal, 1967-1968, inclusive
"Babes in Brooklyn", 1972, inclusive
Brooklyn Association of Teen Educators (BATES), 1992-1993, inclusive
Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service, 1998, inclusive
Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service, 1961-1963, 1968, inclusive
Brooklyn Child Advocacy Center, 1997, inclusive
Brooklyn Child Advocacy Center, 1998-1999, inclusive
Brooklyn Children's Museum (MUSE), 1970, inclusive
Brooklyn Children's Museum (MUSE), 1984-1985, inclusive
The Brooklyn Club, 1987, inclusive
Brooklyn Heights Association, 1981-1984, inclusive
Brooklyn Heights house tour, 1972, inclusive
Brooklyn Historic Railway Association, 1982-1984, inclusive
Brooklyn In-Touch Information Center, 1982-1985, inclusive
Brooklyn Kindergarten Society, circa 1900s, inclusive
Brooklyn Museum, 1983-1985, inclusive
Brooklyn Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Slideshow Projects, 1971, 1975, inclusive
Brooklyn Public Library, 1997-1998, inclusive
Brooklyn Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, 1962, inclusive
"A Brooklyn Tradition" - cookbook, 1992, inclusive
"Brooklyn Works" business to business expo, 1984-1985, inclusive
Brookwood Child Care, 1985-1986, 1992, inclusive
Calico Ball, 1930, inclusive
The CAP Book, Inc., 1979, 1985, inclusive
"Celebrating 80 Years of Service", 1990, inclusive
Chicken dinners, 1985, inclusive
Child abuse and neglect, 1974-1978, inclusive
Children's History Room, 1964-1965, inclusive
Children in Placement (C.I.P.) Project, 1978-1980, inclusive
Children in Placement (C.I.P.) Project, 1981, inclusive
Children's theatre, 1938-1956, inclusive
Children's theatre committee, 1963-1965, inclusive
Children's theatre: Marionette/puppetry, 1952-1956, inclusive
Children's theatre: Planning materials, 1953-1957, inclusive
Children's theatre: Correspondence, 1957, inclusive
Citizens' Committee for Children of New York, 1971-1975, inclusive
Coalition of Organizations and Advocates for Children, 1979-1980, inclusive
Community board, 1984, inclusive
Congressional districts, circa 1900s, inclusive
Corrective reading clinic project, 1963-1967, inclusive
Crown Heights Youth Collective, 1993-1995, inclusive
Dances, 1923-1955, 1969, inclusive
Day care center: Correspondence, 1968-1975, inclusive
Day care center: Planning materials, 1969-1975, inclusive
Day care center: Research, 1973, 1981, 1983, inclusive
Decorator's Show House, 1987-1988, inclusive
Decorator's Show House: Slides, 1987, inclusive
Effective Community Involvement, 1977, inclusive
Esteem team, 1998-1999, inclusive
Events, 1927-1991, inclusive
Facilitator training, 1983, inclusive
Family well-being, 1982-1983, inclusive
Fashion shows, 1933, circa 1950-1960, inclusive
Fulton Ferry project, 1984, inclusive
Fundraising, 1976-1993, inclusive
Fundraising, 1994-1997, inclusive
Fundraising, 1998, inclusive
Fundraising, 1999, inclusive
Golden Anniversary Ball, 1960, inclusive
Golden Anniversary Ball: Programs, 1960, inclusive
Governor's Conference on Families, 1979-1980, inclusive
Graham-Windham Services, 1991-1994, inclusive
Hearing centers for children: Research, 1953-1954, inclusive
Heights and Hill Community Council, 1976-1984, inclusive
Heights-Hill Mental Health Service, 1993, inclusive
Hemisphere Ball, 1962, inclusive
History of the JLB slideshow project, 1990, inclusive
History of the JLB slideshow project: Slides, 1990, inclusive
Holiday dinner, 1986, inclusive
HOPE Program, 1992-1993, inclusive
Immunization awareness project, 1990-1991, inclusive
Job resource directory, 1995, inclusive
Junior League Disaster Relief Fund, 2002, inclusive
Junior Leagues outside of Brooklyn, 1962-1998, inclusive
Juvenile justice, 1975, inclusive
Latchkey children, 1985, inclusive
The League Center, 1983-1984, inclusive
Lectures, 1930-1939, inclusive
Legal advisory, 1983-1984, inclusive
Literacy volunteering, 1976-1984, inclusive
Long Island College Hospital, 1985-1986, inclusive
Miscellaneous, 1991-1993, inclusive
Montague School, 1975-1976, inclusive
Neighborhood Family Services Coalition, 1982-1983, inclusive
Neighborhood Family Services Coalition, 1984-1985, inclusive
New York City Commision on the Status of Women, 1985-1986, inclusive
New York City Guidebook for the Handicapped, 1969-1971, inclusive
New York City Parks and Recreation, 1991, inclusive
New York City Self-Help Clearinghouse, 1983-1984, inclusive
New York City Self Help Clearinghouse: Office, 1989-1992, inclusive
New York City Youth Board, 1963-1971, inclusive
Operation Breakfast, 1970-1972, inclusive
Parenting Education Program of Brooklyn, 1976-1985, inclusive
Peer tutoring guide, 1983, inclusive
Pierrepont Street Playground, 1973-1974, inclusive
Plays for the Living, circa 1980, inclusive
Premature Center Program, 1959-1968, inclusive
Presidential Recognition Award, 1983, inclusive
Private school scholarship program: research, 1969, inclusive
Project LEAD, 1983-1986, inclusive
Project Proposals, 1957-1970, 1983, 1992, inclusive
Prospect Park Guide, 1980-1992, inclusive
Provisional membership, 1925, inclusive
Provisional membership, 1977-1979, inclusive
Provisional membership, 1980-1984, inclusive
Provisional membership, 1987-1996, inclusive
Provisional membership courses, 1979-1982, inclusive
Public lectures, 1979, inclusive
Public policy issues, 1980-2002, inclusive
Public relations, 1976-1991, inclusive
Public relations, 1992-1997, inclusive
Public relations: Scrapbook, 1987-1989, inclusive
Public relations: Scrapbook, 1989-1991, inclusive
Radio Prime Time, 1983-1985, inclusive
Radio Prime Time: Audio cassette tapes, 1985, inclusive
Rape crisis intervention program/video, 1988-1993, inclusive
Rape crisis intervention program/video, 1993-1998, inclusive
Salute to Youth, Inc., 1970, inclusive
Sanitary Fair and Ball, 1930, inclusive
Scholarship fundraising breakfast, 1985, inclusive
Scholarship fundraising breakfast: Programs, 1985, inclusive
Seminars: general, 1967-2002, inclusive
Silent Witness Initiative, 1996, inclusive
Silent Witness Initiative: Press book, 1996, inclusive
Silent Witness Inintiative: Presentation transparacies, 1967-2002, inclusive
Silent Witness Initiative: Templates, 1967-2002, inclusive
Social Work Fellowship, 1960-1970, inclusive
Social Work Fellowship: Applications, 1961-1965, inclusive
The Support Center, 1981-1983, inclusive
Sustainers, 1968-1999, inclusive
Sustainers Questionnaire, 1983, inclusive
Talbot Perkins Adoption Services, 1961, inclusive
Task management, 1992-1995, inclusive
Theatre productions: "Gammer Gurton's Needle", 1942, inclusive
Theatre productions: "Gay Nineties", 1939, inclusive
Theatre productions: "Hansel and Gretel", 1941, inclusive
Theatre productions: "Hansel and Gretel" score, circa 1940, inclusive
Theatre productions: "Jack and the Beanstalk", 1943-1944, inclusive
Theatre productions: "The Little Green Flower", 1943, inclusive
Theatre productions: "The Man of La Mancha", 1985, inclusive
Theatre productions: Photographs, 1967-2002, inclusive
Theatre productions: Planning materials and programs, 1967-2002, 1927-1934, 1950, inclusive
Theatre productions: "Snow Follies", 1940, inclusive
Underground Society Bash, 1977, inclusive
Venetian Masked Ball, 1985, inclusive
Venetian Masked Ball: Past Presidents' Dinner, 1985, inclusive
Volunteer of the Year, 1979-1987, inclusive
Website, 1998, inclusive
"Welcome Back to Brooklyn", 1987-1988, 1992, inclusive
White House Conference on Families, 1979, inclusive
WNYE-TV, 1966-1967, inclusive
Women's History Month, 1993-1994, inclusive
"Woman to Woman" alcohol awareness project, 1986-1988, inclusive
Women's Survival Space, 1988-1997, inclusive
World's Fair Ball, 1964, inclusive
YWCA of Brooklyn, 1990-1995, inclusive
Youth violence prevention resolution, 1994, inclusive
Series 6: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), 1974-1991, inclusive
Scope and Contents
The series consists of records pertaining to the JLB's involvement in the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program which provided trained advocates for abused, neglected or abandoned children in the foster care and court system. Materials also pertain to the Children in Placement Project (CIP), the precursor to CASA, a program developed in the Family Court of New York City to monitor placements of children in foster care. Items include project proposals, case notes, correspondence, fundraising and other financial documents, reports and research materials, and publications. Some items in this series contain sensitive information regarding individual cases and confidential information about employees of the program. These records must be handled with discretion.
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), 1979-1991, inclusive
CASA - advisory board, 1990-1991, inclusive
CASA - advisory board meeting minutes, 1979-1981, inclusive
CASA - cases, 1979-1980, inclusive
CASA - Children in Placement (CIP) Program: general, 1979-1980, inclusive
CASA - CIP: project proposals, 1980, inclusive
CASA - CIP: notes by Neita Blondeau, 1978-1979, inclusive
CASA - correspondence, 1978-1980, inclusive
CASA - correspondence, 1981, inclusive
CASA - correspondence, 1982-1983, inclusive
CASA - employee information, 1982-1984, inclusive
CASA - fundraising, 1978-1983, inclusive
CASA - incorporation of CASA, 1981-1984, inclusive
CASA - insurance, 1982-1983, inclusive
CASA: "A Long Way from Home: Infants in Search of Adoptive Families", 1983, inclusive
CASA - notice of appeal to deny CASA access to child's case, 1980, inclusive
CASA - "The Parents' Handbook: A Guide for Parents of Children in Foster Care", 1976, inclusive
CASA - planning materials, 1980-1981, inclusive
CASA - project proposals, 1979-1981, inclusive
CASA - public relations, 1980-1991, inclusive
CASA - reports, 1979-1981, inclusive
CASA - research materials, 1977-1978, inclusive
CASA - resources in New York, 1974, 1980, inclusive
CASA - services contract, circa 1979, inclusive
CASA - training materials, 1978-1981, inclusive
CASA - transcript of speech by Penny Ferrer, 1980, inclusive
CASA - accounts ledger (pages), 1980-1984, inclusive
CASA - check stubs, 1982-1984, inclusive
CASA - check stubs from Citibank account, 1979-1981, inclusive
CASA - checks paid from Citibank account, 1979-1981, inclusive
CASA - checks paid from Citibank account, 1982, inclusive
CASA - checks paid from Citibank account, 1983-1984, inclusive
CASA - checks paid and statements from Chase bank, 1983-1984, inclusive
CASA - finances, 1979-1981, inclusive
CASA - finances, 1982-1985, inclusive
CASA - payroll book, 1983, inclusive
Series 7: Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (AJLI), 1959-2002, inclusive
Scope and Contents
The series is comprised of documents pertaining to the relationship of the Junior League of Brooklyn and the Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (AJLI). AJLI was formed in 1921 and provides continuity, support, guidance, and leadership development opportunities to 293 Junior Leagues in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. Items include conference materials, annual questionnaires, board minutes and reports, administrative documents, correspondence, mailings, input packets, programs and workshops, strategic planning and public relations materials.
Association of Junior Leagues (AJLI) - administration, 1981-2002, inclusive
AJLI - administration handbook, 1981, inclusive
AJLI - annual conference, 1984, inclusive
AJLI - annual conference, 1985, inclusive
AJLI - annual conference, 1986, inclusive
AJLI - annual conference, 1987, inclusive
AJLI - annual conference, 1988, inclusive
AJLI - annual conference, 1992-1999, inclusive
AJLI - annual digests, 1972-1973, 1975, inclusive
AJLI - annual questionnaires, 1959-1965, inclusive
AJLI - annual questionnaires, 1966-1969, inclusive
AJLI - annual questionnaires, 1972-1975, inclusive
AJLI - annual questionnaires, 1976-1980, inclusive
AJLI - annual questionnaires, 1980-1984, inclusive
AJLI - annual questionnaires, 1985-1989, inclusive
AJLI - annual questionnaires, 1989-1990, inclusive
AJLI - annual reports, 1973-1979, inclusive
AJLI - annual reports, 1980-1991, inclusive
AJLI - Area I, 1972-1979, inclusive
AJLI - Area I, 1982, 1984-1993, inclusive
AJLI - Area I, 1983, inclusive
AJLI - Area I Council positions, 1985, inclusive
AJLI - Association By-laws, 1985-1986, 1959-2002, inclusive
AJLI - "Automation Guidelines for Junior Leagues", 1982-1985, inclusive
AJLI - Awards, 1994-1998, inclusive
AJLI - board minutes, 1984-1986, inclusive
AJLI - board of directors: governing documents, 1992, inclusive
AJLI - budgets and reports, 1982-1986, 1959-2002, inclusive
AJLI - conferences, 1984-1996, inclusive
AJLI - correspondence, 1982-1999, inclusive
AJLI - fact sheets, 1981-1982, inclusive
AJLI - "Financial Management for Junior Leagues", 1981, inclusive
AJLI - forms and questionnaires, 1976-1994, inclusive
AJLI - goals and objectives, 1978-1986, inclusive
AJLI - history of the Association of Junior Leagues, 1984, inclusive
AJLI - input Packet, 1988-1989, inclusive
AJLI - input Packet, 1990-1991, inclusive
AJLI-leadership visits, 1959-2002, 1998, inclusive
AJLI - legal, 1997, inclusive
AJLI - mailings, 1982-1996, inclusive
AJLI - mailing distribution lists, 1984-1986, inclusive
AJLI - management study evaluation, 1987, inclusive
AJLI - membership benefits, 1982, 1959-2002, inclusive
AJLI - Membership Practices Network, 1968-1983, inclusive
AJLI - membership recruitment and retention, 1997-1998, inclusive
AJLI - National Volunteer Week, 1994, inclusive
AJLI - nominating resource, 1985, inclusive
AJLI - PLUS meeting minutes, 1997-1998, inclusive
AJLI - program exchange, 1982-1985, inclusive
AJLI - programs and workshops, 1982-1994, inclusive
AJLI - projects, 1982-1999, inclusive
AJLI - public relations, 1983-1986, 1997-1998, inclusive
AJLI - publications, 1987, 1993-1999, inclusive
AJLI - resource lists, 1984-1985, inclusive
AJLI - resolutions, 1992-1999, inclusive
AJLI - strategic planning, 1996-1998, inclusive
Series 8: Printed Materials, 1920-2000, inclusive
Scope and Contents
The series encompasses published documents created by the Junior League of Brooklyn, the Association of Junior Leagues, and media sources. The series includes bulletins, the Brooklyn Junior League News, newsletters, and brochures produced by the Junior League of Brooklyn. There are also several issues of Junior League Magazine and Junior League Review from the Association of Junior Leagues. Newspaper clippings date from 1920 to 1992. Items in Series VI are in poor to good condition, and clippings were photocopied onto acid-free paper. The series contains one flat box housing oversized brittle newspaper clippings.
Brochures and programs: Junior League of Brooklyn, 1979-1995, inclusive
Brochures and programs: community organizations, 1983-1985, 1992-1993, inclusive
Bulletins: Junior League of Brooklyn, 1935-1940, inclusive
News Sheet of the Junior League of Brooklyn, Inc., 1932, inclusive
News Sheet of the Junior League of Brooklyn, Inc., 1932-1934, inclusive
Brooklyn Junior League News (Oct. 1938-March 1939), 1938-1939, inclusive
Brooklyn Junior League News (Oct. 1939, Oct. 1940, Oct. 1941, Oct. 1952), 1939-1941, 1952, inclusive
Brooklyn Junior League News, 1968, inclusive
Brooklyn Junior League News, 1979, inclusive
Junior League of Brooklyn Newsletters, 1979-1981, inclusive
Junior League of Brooklyn Newsletters, 1982, inclusive
Junior League of Brooklyn Newsletters, 1983, inclusive
Junior League of Brooklyn Newsletters, 1984, inclusive
Junior League of Brooklyn Newsletters, 1985-1986, inclusive
Junior League of Brooklyn Newsletters, 1987-1989, inclusive
Junior League o fBrooklyn Newsletters, 1990-1992, inclusive
Junior League of Brooklyn Newsletters, 1993-1996, inclusive
Junior League of Brooklyn Newsletters, 1997-2002, inclusive
Junior League Magazine: Association of Junior Leagues publication, 1947, inclusive
Junior League Review: Association of Junior Leagues publication, 1977-1982, inclusive
What Works: Association of Junior Leagues publication, 1994, inclusive
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (2 folders)(Dec. 3, 1930), 1930, inclusive
Newspaper clipping from Sanitary Fair (5 folders), 1930, inclusive
Newspaper clippings, 1920-1939, inclusive
Newspaper clippings, 1940-1949, inclusive
Newspaper clippings (1), 1950-1959, inclusive
Newspaper clippings (2), 1950-1959, inclusive
Newspaper clippings (3), 1950-1959, inclusive
Newspaper clippings, 1960-1969, inclusive
Newspaper clippings, 1970-1989, inclusive
Newspaper clippings, 1990-1993, inclusive
Series 9: Scrapbooks, 1925-1978, inclusive
Scope and Contents
The series consists of unbound scrapbook leaves and loose documents in folders, and oversized scrapbooks with original covers. Oversized items are housed in two flat boxes. Materials found in the scrapbooks include press clippings that were either glued or taped onto leaves, photographs, handwritten annotations, correspondence, event invitations and fliers, awards, and newsletters.
Scrapbook, 1925-1927, inclusive
Scrapbook leaves, 1928, inclusive
Scrapbook, 1927-1931, inclusive
Scrapbook leaves, 1931-1932, inclusive
Scrapbook leaves and related materials (oversized), 1932, inclusive
Scrapbook leaves, 1932-1933, inclusive
Scrapbook leaves, 1934-1935, inclusive
Scrapbook leaves, 1935-1936, inclusive
Scrapbook leaves, 1939, inclusive
Scrapbook leaves, 1942-1943, inclusive
Scrapbook leaves, 1939, inclusive
Children's theatre scrapbook: Original (oversized), 1933-1953, inclusive
Children's theatre scrapbook: copies, 1933-1953, inclusive
Scrapbook, 1970-1971, inclusive
Scrapbook for Underground Society Bash, 1977, inclusive
Scrapbook (oversized), 1935-1940, inclusive
Scrapbook (oversized), 1970-1978, inclusive
Scrapbook leaves (oversized), 1936, 1938, inclusive
Scrapbook leaves (oversized), 1957-1958, inclusive
Scrapbook (oversized), 1956-1958, inclusive
Scrapbook (oversized), 1935-1940, inclusive
Scrapbook (oversized), 1960, inclusive
Scrapbook materials, 1982-2000, inclusive
General
This file contains items that were loosely placed between the pages of a scrapbook that was in very poor condition. The photographs from this scrapbook are located in Series 10: Photographs, Sub-series 2: Events, members, and service projects, file "Scrapbook photographs."
Series 10: Photographs, Negatives, and Slides, 1910-2000, inclusive; 1980-1995, bulk
Extent
Scope and Contents
Series 10 consists of two sub-series housed in three manuscript boxes, one oversize box, one photo box, and one slide box.
Sub-series 1, Exhibition Photographs, contains approximately forty enlarged and mounted photographs depicting significant League events and service projects, dating between 1940 and 1989. These photographs were exhibited at an unknown League event and are approximately 5" by 7" and 8" by 10" in size (not including matting or mounting board).
Sub-series 2, Members, Events, and Service Projects, consists of photographs, negatives, and slides of League members, events, and service projects. There are approximately sixty negatives and negative strips, twenty-five loose 8" by 10" photographs, 650 loose photographs (mostly 4" by 6" size), and ninety-four slides.
Arrangement
Series 10 is divided into two sub-series.
Sub-series 1: Exhibition Photographs, 1940-1989, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Series 10, sub-series 1, Exhibition Photographs, contains approximately forty enlarged and mounted photographs depicting significant League events and service projects, dating between 1940 and 1989. These photographs were exhibited at an unknown League event and are approximately 5" by 7" and 8" by 10" in size (not including matting or mounting board). There are two manuscript boxes and one oversize box. Notable items include photographs portraying award presentations to the League, including the Presidential Recognition Award in 1983, the Eleanor Roosevelt Community Service Award for the League's work with Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), circa 1990s, and a Parenting Education Project grant presentation in 1984. There are also photographs of League fundraising events, including the Underground Society Bash at the New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn, 1977, and Champagne Gala fundraiser in 1988.
Toy Workshop toy drive, circa 1970, inclusive
Parenting Education Project grant presentation, 1984, inclusive
General
Neita Loy Blondeau Montague
Health and Safety Awareness Day at LIU, 1985, inclusive
Operation Breakfast, Fort Greene, 1971, inclusive
Senior Citizen Action Desk, 1978, inclusive
Presidential Recognition Award Presentation, 1983, inclusive
General
Neita Loy Blondeau Montague accepting award. Also pictures Joseph Montieciolo, Regional Administrator of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Dr. Bernard Kilbourn, Regional Director of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Board of Directors, 1989, inclusive
Connie Reich with young hospital patient, circa 1960, inclusive
Committee to Celebrate Brooklyn Historical Society's 125th Anniversary, 1989, inclusive
Project Reach Youth, Park Slope, circa 1980, inclusive
Underground Society Bash fundraiser, 1977, inclusive
General
Event located at New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn.
Champagne Gala fundraiser, 1988, inclusive
Theatre Productions: "The Plain Princess", circa 1940, inclusive
General
Sue Blum, Anne Moore, Nancy Pearsall, Narcissa Titman, Jeni Blair, Elinore Bachman
Women's Survival Space, child's poem, circa 1990, inclusive
Senior Citizens Radio Show, 1985, inclusive
Opening meeting, 1988, inclusive
General
President Christine Nevin presiding over opening meeting
Gateway Gala, 1981, inclusive
"Professional Women in the 80's" Forum, 1982, inclusive
General
Carol Jenkins, NBC-TV news anchor. Neita Loy Blondeau Montague.
"Celebrating 80 Years of Service" poster, 1990, inclusive
JLB Funds, Neonatal at Cumberland Medical Center, 1967, inclusive
Eleanore Roosevelt Community Service Award, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), circa 1990, inclusive
General
Sarah Kennedy holding medal
Informational poster, Community Boards with JLB representatives, circa 1990, inclusive
General
Presidential Recognition Award, Neita Blondeau, Neighborhood Family Services Coalition, New York City Self-Help Clearinghouse, Long Island College Hospital Associate Board
WNYE-TV Channel 25, circa 1980, inclusive
Mentoring, circa 1980, inclusive
Fundraiser, 1962, inclusive
Informational Poster, Court Appointed Special Advocates, circa 1990, inclusive
Sub-series 2: Members, Events, and Service Projects, 1900-2000, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Series 10, sub-series 2, Members, Events, and Service Projects, consists of photographs, negatives, and slides of League members, events, and service projects. These are housed in one manuscript box, one photo box, and one slide box. This sub-series notably includes photographs of past League presidents and founding women, dating from the early 1900s to the 1990s, including a photograph of Harriet Barnes Pratt, League founder and president from 1911 to 1913. Enlarged prints show unidentified theatrical productions dating from 1930 to circa 1960s, with people in elaborate costumes. Other enlargements dating between 1910 and 1950 show women in fashionable clothing, furs, and hats, including one photograph depicting a fashion show in 1953, with women in previous decades' fashions. There are a large number of smaller prints representing Provisional classes, members at meetings and events, and notable service projects, such as Long Island College Hospital (LICH) Children's Story Hour, a Toy Workshop toy drive, Hug a Baby, Parenting Education Program, and projects at the Crown Heights Youth Collective. Smaller prints also depict fundraising events, such as the Hemisphere Ball in 1962, the League's 85th Anniversary Ball, and an unknown formal event at the Marriott Hotel, circa 1990s.
Past presidents and founding women (6 folders), circa 1910-1990, inclusive
General
Alletta L. Dening Crane, Frances J. Douglass Kerby, Annie-Lee Duncan Kerst, Elinore Lincoln Bachman, Neita Loy Blondeau Montague, Nancy Boden Pearsall, Leonore Caldwell Woodcock, Gail Donovan, Ann Chalfant Ellis, Michele Brouillard Flynn, Mary Jane Harris, Harriette Heller, Natalie Stanton Kennedy, Dona Laughlin, Julie Dozier Nelson, Deirdre Colby Sato, Debra Smallwood, Marcia L. Smith, Mary Noyes Spelman, Helen Spontak, Joanne L. Steward Woodfin, Mrs. Hollis K. Thayer, Mrs. Oscar P. Schoenemann, Mrs. John M. Beers, Mrs. John H. Livingston, Mrs. William G. James, Mrs. Philip F. Mygatt, Harriet Barnes Pratt, E.B. Thayer McKee, Agnes Thompson Verrill, Virginia Mollenhauer Maynard, Emily Goetz, Mary Osborn Polak Oenslager, Esther Baldwin Bromley, Virginia Fuller Francis, Grace Love Blust, Jane Smith Bonynge, Janet Sweet Sanborn.
Scrapbook photographs, 1980s, inclusive
General
Removed from poor condition scrapbook. Documents from same scrapbook are located in Series 9: Scrapbooks, file "Scrapbook materials." In-League Fundraiser Spring 1980, Claudia Benzenberg, Ginny Gleichman, Dwight Ellis, Susan Kilborn, Gail Grossman, Mary Lou Wells, Susan Skerritt, Claudia Barber, Kate Firth, Eileen Aird, John Wells, Lynn Rutan(?), Addie Rosen, John Gleason, Bryce Sanders, Chris McKay. AJL Annual Meeting, May 1983, Dallas, Texas. The Big D Ranch. Pat Vitacco, Marianne Decker, Christine McLaughlin, Laurel Whitaker, Susan Kilborn, Kay Desai at unknown event.
Theatrical productions, 1930-circa 1960s, inclusive
General
Children's theater, Hansel & Gretel, 1930. Photo credit Jay Sharp. Various unidentified theatrical productions.
Events, members, service projects (4 folders), circa 1940s-2000, inclusive
General
Virginia Lee Comer, Helen Creamer, Mrs. Newton D. Crane, photo credit Martin Candids. Children's hospital theatre marionette/puppet performance, circa 1960s, Mrs. Thomas Blankley, Mrs. Charles Stern, Mrs. O. Taft Nelson, Janie Cook, Donald Clark, Richard Jackson, Rhea Collins, photo credit Publicity Photographers. JLB Fashion Show 1953, Mrs. Richard Shaffer, Ann Winslow, Patricia Foote, Mrs. David Bush, Mrs. Paul Bonynge, Jr., depicting women's hats and fashion from 1910-1950. Ann Clausen, Claudia Barber. Holiday Gala 1990. Project Reach Youth. Long Island College Hospital (LICH) Children's Story Hour, 1988-1989. Hug A Baby, 1990. Parenting Education Program. Neita Loy Blondeau Montague and small plane, 1998. Brooklyn Bridge Centennial, 1983. JLB Dapper Dan, 1984. Julie Dozier Nelson. Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) President Harvey Lichtenstein. Photo credits Deborah Gardner, Tom Callan, and Rob Kinmonth. Underground Society Bash, 1977 at New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn. AJL Annual Conference, 1977-1978, Ann Ellis. Photo credit Cliff Kalick Photography. Provisional Bank Party, December 1978. Free Lunch Program. Selma Fink teaching sculpture to the blind at Industrial Home for the Blind. Provisionals at the Hemisphere Ball, 1962. F. Thayer, E. Flickinger, W. Lewis, Moore. Connie Reich with young hospital patient. Students studying, tutoring. Toy Workshop toy drive. Brooklyn Children's Museum.
Events, members, service projects (photo box), 1980s-2000s, inclusive
General
League members circa 1980-2000. JL-NYSPAC conference, March 1982. Presidential Recap Awards, May 1983. Unknown events, 1980s-2000s. Scrapbook photos, 1982-1983 including AJLI Conference; July Board meeting at Ann Heilakka's; JLB Annual Meeting 1982; Opening meeting, September 1983; May Picnic; House Tour Day volunteers; Board dinner at Barbara Moore's, June 1982. Board training circa 1990s. Quilting story circa 1990s. Provisionals circa 1990s. Headshots circa 1990s, Michele Brouillard Flynn, Xanthe Effros Kaldis. Crown Heights Youth Collective, circa 1990s. Crown Heights Health Fair, circa 1990s. Ellen Chesler Lecture at Brooklyn Historical Society, circa 1990s. Unknown event at Marriott Hotel, circa 1990s. JLB Cruise, April 1992. Bates Youth Conference, 1992. Brooklyn Friends School, circa 1992. AJLI Annual Conference, 1993. Placement Fair, 1993. Sustainer Tea at Selma Fink's, 1993. JLB Fundraiser, 1993. Bates Youth Fest, 1994. Crown Heights Youth Collective book drive at Brooklyn Historical Society. 85th Anniversary Ball. Silent Witness March in New Jersey, 1995. Women's Survival Space and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), circa 1990-2000. JLB March for Breast Cancer, circa 1990-2000. Diads, circa 2000s.
Events and corresponding negatives, 1971-1989, inclusive
General
Each black and white 5"x7" print is accompanied by an approx. 4"x5" negative. Photo credit Deborah Gardner. Operation Breakfast, Fort Greene, 1971; Opening JLB meeting, 1988; Health and Safety Awareness Day, LIU, 1985; Board members 1988-1989; Committee to Celebrate Brooklyn Historical Society's 125th Anniversary, 1989; Parenting Education Project grant presentation, 1984; Senior Citizen Action Desk, 1978; "Professional Women in the 80s" Forum, 1982.
Negatives, circa 1960s-2000s, inclusive
General
Negative strips and 4"x5" negatives for Brooklyn Children's Museum circa 1990s, Parenting Education Project Grant Presentation 1984, AJLI conference circa 1990s, Placement Fair 1993, Ellen Chesler Lecture at Brooklyn Historical Society circa 1990s, Bates Youth Conference 1992, JLB Fundraiser 1993, Past Presidents 1911-circa 2000, unknown event at Marriott Hotel circa 1990s, "Plain Princess" theater production circa 1960s, Neita Blondeau accepting "Exemplary Community Service" award 1983, Long Island College Hospital (LICH) Children's Story Hour 1988, Judy Stutt and friends playing checkers circa 1990s, Connie Reich and patient circa 1960s, Toy Workshop toy drive circa 1970s, other unknown events circa 1980-1990. Four printed pages from negative strips, unknown event (possibly a holiday party) and unknown meeting.
"A Tribute to AJL's History" script, 1984, inclusive
General
Accompanies "A Tribute to AJL's History" slide show, 77 slides, located in Series 10, sub-series 2, file "Educational and Event Slides."
Educational and event slides, 1984, circa 1980, inclusive
General
Parenting Education slide show, fourteen slides. "A Tribute to AJL's History" slide show, May 1984, seventy-seven slides, script located in Series 10, Sub-Series 2, file "'A Tribute to AJL's History' script." Hot Breakfast and Landlord Program, circa 1970s, five slides.
Photo Album, 1970s, inclusive
Series 11: Artifacts, 1985-2000, inclusive
Lenox orchid from AJLI, 1981, inclusive
75th anniversary pins, 1985, inclusive
JLB pins, undated
"Welcome Back to Brooklyn" tag, 1988, inclusive
Creative Public Relations Award – AJLI, undated
Recognition plaque – Safe Horizons, undated
Resolution of Thanks – Assoc. for Crippled Children and Adults, 1972, inclusive
70 Years Commemorative plaque – Howard Golden, Brooklyn Borough President, 1980, inclusive
Ecumenical Service Award (plaque) – Brooklyn Council of Churches, 1990, inclusive
Special Recognition Award (plaque) – United States Congress, 1993, inclusive
Legislative Resolutions – New York State Senate, 1993-1998, inclusive
Communications Award – AJLI, 1994, inclusive
Recognition plaque – Collective Fellowship and Peace Academy, 1995, inclusive
Certificate of Appreciation – Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service, 1998, inclusive
Prime Time Radio safeties, 3131-A and 3131-B, magnetic (2), 1985, inclusive
"Parliamentary Procedures Demystified," audiocassette, 1991, inclusive
"Marilyn Falls: Finance," audiocassette, 1991, inclusive
AJLI 76th Annual Conference, audiocassette (2), undated
"Panel on Women" and "Women and Alcohol," audiocassette (2), undated
"Silent Witness," audiocassette, undated
"Women: Time for Self," audiocassette, undated
Training Tapes, audiocassettes (6), undated
Training Tapes, audiocassettes (4), undated
CBS Sunday Morning, video, 1982, inclusive
"Sunday Morning" spot, video, 1982, inclusive
"80th Annual Message," VHS, 1990, inclusive
Externally hosted content
https://archive.org/details/arc.304_box28_80thannalansmith
Public service announcement, Umatic video, 1994, inclusive
Externally hosted content
https://archive.org/details/arc.304_box28_publicserviceannouncement_trim
"Sharing a Passion for Excellence," VHS, 1998, inclusive
"IMAGINE," Brooklyn Psychiatric Centers, VHS, 2001, inclusive
"Women of Vision," New York Junior League, VHS, 2001, inclusive
AJLI Centennial celebration, VHS, 2001, inclusive
Brooklyn Child Advocacy Center (BCAC), VHS (2), undated
Externally hosted content
https://archive.org/details/arc.304_box28_brooklynchildadvocacycenter
