Soroptimist International of Carson City Records

Collection

Identifier: 96-48

Staff Only

The collection includes correspondence, programs, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, and a book published by the organization, The past lies here, a comment concerning the women of Carson City and Nevada. The book, compiled as a U.S. bicentennial project, features biographies of these Nevada women: Nellie Verrill Mighels Davis, Martha Fredericks Gleason, Hannah K. Clapp, Mildred Bray, and Bertha Eaton Raffetto.

Dates

1957-1995

Creator

Soroptimist International of Carson City (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (5 boxes)

Additional Description

Overview

Soroptimist International Carson City is a Carson City, Nevada-based service organization. The collection includes correspondence, programs, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, and a book published by the organization, "The Past Lies Here: A Comment Concerning the Women of Carson City and Nevada."

Historical Note

Soroptimist International of Carson City (SICC) began June 8, 1957, first president Audrey Bell Vincent presiding. The Club's mission is to promote awareness, advocacy, and action through volunteer service in the Carson City, Nevada community and to society worldwide by advancing human rights and focusing on the status of women and children.

Through fundraisers and scholarship endowments, the club donates thousands of dollars annually to improve the lives of women and girls in its community. The Club supports these efforts through grants, scholarships, mammogram program, community service, and various special projects.

[Information taken from the Soropotimst Internation Carson City website, http://www.sicarsoncity.org/, accessed December 6, 2018]