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Collection
Taken at Hotel Green,
Gregory 1910
The La Retama Club collection
includes La Retama Minutes starting in 1910 (those before this date were
lost in a fire or the 1916 or 1919 hurricanes); correspondence; financial
records; newspaper
clippings; scrapbooks;
photographs; writings; miscellaneous documents; information on other
federated clubwomen’s organizations, including the
City Federation of Corpus Christi, the Texas Federation of
Women’s Club and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs;
and
various Xeroxed files
pertaining to the La Retama Club.
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To search detailed contents of
the
La Retama Collection, go to the
Finding Guide.
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La Retama
Club Histories
This section of the on-line
collection encompasses La Retama Club history with information regarding the
establishment of the local club and library: Corpus Christi before La
Retama; the Texas and General Federations of Women’s Clubs; and the La
Retama Club 1905-1914,
1915-1924,
1925-1934,
1935-1944,
1945-1954,
1955-1985.
The section also contains transcribed histories written by La Retama
Club members: Mary Carroll, Emma J. Koepke, Nellie Blucher Derry, and the 1985 La Retama History Committee.
Minutes
The La Retama Collection
contains many books of minutes from 1910 to
the present.
Selected pages from the minutes
represent
1910-1911 and
1911-1912.
Photographs
The collection furnishes a
limited number of original photographs, including archival and current
photos for historical reference
purposes.
Programs
Program booklets, made on a
yearly basis, provide the agenda and
special programs with
the Constitution and officers. View
original 1910-1911
program booklet,
Constitutions, and
officers.
Scrapbooks
La Retama Club
Collection houses a number of
scrapbooks which include photographs,
newspaper clippings, and information regarding La Retama Club and members,
Corpus Christi libraries, and other federated and library-related club work.
 Help Us with
Information about La Retama
The La Retama Club Collection
is an excellent overview of the growth and struggles of a public library
and women’s clubs in a small Texas city. Unfortunately, due to wind, fire,
rain, and time, some information has been lost or destroyed. If you have
any records or family collections that would relate to or would further
enhance the collection and our understanding of the club and library,
please contact Laura Garcia at 361-826-7030.
Special Thanks goes to:
Robin Carter and all the La Retama Club members
for their additional support in archiving and maintaining this collection.
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