]> org_olla_podrida_club Finding Aid of the Olla Podrida Club (Raleigh, N.C.), 1902 - 1998 Processed by: James O. Sorrell; machine-readable finding aid created by: Fran Tracy-Walls &hdrNcDncsa; 2007 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: April, 2003 Description is in English July, 2007 Moved from v.1 to v.2002 by Ashley Yandle Finding Aid of the Olla Podrida Club (Raleigh, N.C.), 1902 - 1998 State Archives of North Carolina &tpNcDncsa; Descriptive Summary State Archives of North Carolina. Olla Podrida Club (Raleigh, N.C.) Olla Podrida Club (Raleigh, N.C.), 1902 - 1998 Org.135 Materials in English 4 For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Public Services Branch, State Archives of North Carolina. The Olla Podrida Club was organized in 1898 by a group of sixteen Raleigh women as a social and literary club with Miss Eliza Pool as president. There were no formal programs in the early days of the club, with members taking turns arranging programs for each meeting. Meetings usually consisted of a ten to fifteen minute presentation on a given topic and a discussion of current events. The collection includes printed yearbooks with formal programs and agendas begin with the 1902-1903 club year. Club minutes begin in 1917 and treasurer's reports and attendance rolls are included in the minutes. Other materials include club histories; committee records; resolutions regarding members, miscellaneous records; newspaper clippings; and program materials. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Available for research.

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 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Org.135, Olla Podrida Club (Raleigh, N.C.), State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, USA.

 Acquisitions Information

Received from Mrs. Charles Lee Smith, Jr., Raleigh, on April 6, 1998, accessioned as a gift on May 27, 1998.

 Processing Information

Processed by James O. Sorrell, June, 1998

Encoded by Fran Tracy-Walls, April, 2003

 Historical Note

The Olla Podrida Club was organized in 1898 by a group of sixteen Raleigh women as a social and literary club with Miss Eliza Pool as president. Although its charter members were all leaders in the city's civic and charitable organizations, it was understood that the Olla Podrida Club would not undertake any special projects. There were no formal programs in the early days of the club, with members taking turns arranging programs for each meeting. Meetings usually consisted of a ten to fifteen minute presentation on a given topic and a discussion of current events.

 Collection Overview

General records accumulated by the Olla Podrida Club from the years 1902 through 1998. Printed yearbooks with formal programs and agendas begin with the 1902-1903 club year. Club minutes begin in 1917 and treasurer's reports and attendance rolls are included in the minutes. Other materials include club histories; committee records; resolutions regarding members, miscellaneous records; newspaper clippings; and program materials.

 Collection Arrangement

This collection has 1 series with 3 subseries: Yearbooks, Minutes, and Miscellaneous Materials. Arrangement is chronological within the Yearbooks, Minutes and Miscellaneous Materials Subseries, including Correspondence.

Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Subject Terms Current events. Minutes. Pool, Eliza. Women--North Carolina--Societies and clubs--History. Yearbooks. Geographic Terms Raleigh (N.C.)--Social life and customs--20th century. Related Collections

Additional information on topics found in this collection may be found in the Manuscript and Archives Reference System (MARS) http://www.ncarchives.dcr.state.nc.us.

 Container List General Records, 1902-1998 1 Yearbooks 1902-1983 1986-1991 1992-1998 2 Minutes 1917-1956 3 1956-1981 4 1985-1995 Miscellaneous Materials Club Histories Committees, Resolutions Regarding Members, and Miscellaneous Records Correspondence, 1934-1986, no date Newspaper Clippings Program Materials