Finding Aid of the Olla Podrida Club, 1902 - 1998, ORG.135

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Finding Aid of the Olla Podrida Club, 1902 - 1998, ORG.135

Abstract

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.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Olla Podrida Club Records
Call Number
ORG.135
Creator
Olla Podrida Club (Raleigh, N.C.)
Date
1902-1998
Extent
4.00 boxes, 4.00 fibredex boxes
Language
English
Repository
State Archives of North Carolina

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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.

Arrangement Note

Chronological

Finding Aid prepared by: James O. Sorrell on 5 June 1998.

bioghist

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.

Contents of the Collection

1. Publications, 1902-1998

Scope and Content:

This series includes the Yearbooks of the Club. Yearbooks are missing from the years 1984 and 1985.

2. Minutes, 1917-1995

Scope and Content:

This series includes the minutes of the Club. Minutes are missing for 1982 through 1984.

3. General Records, 1934-1986, no date

Scope and Content:

This series has been divided into five subseries, Club histories, Committees and miscellaneous records, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and program materials.

Club Histories

Miscellaneous Records

Correspondence, 1934-1986, no date

Newspaper Clippings

Program Materials

Subject Headings

  • Pool, Eliza
  • Pool, Eliza.
  • Olla Podrida Club (Raleigh, N.C.)
  • Olla Podrida Club
  • Women
  • Societies
  • Social life and customs
  • Current Events
  • Book Clubs
  • Current events.
  • Women--North Carolina--Societies and clubs--History.
  • Raleigh (N.C.)
  • Raleigh (N.C.)--Social life and customs--20th century.
  • Minutes.
  • Yearbooks.

    • Acquisitions Information

    Original loaned to us for copying, 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