Chair: Anne-Sophie Martz
The ARCHIVES & ORAL HISTORY COMMITTEE ensures that WCC’s records documenting its history, activities and efforts are well-organized, complete and accessible. The Committee also makes sure that the life works of some of its members are recorded for posterity.
2007 – 2008 PRIORITIES
ARCHIVES:
The ARCHIVES of the Women’s City Club of New York were conceived of and initiated in 1983 by historian and WCC member Professor Elisabeth Israels Perry under the guidance of WCC President June Farmer (1982-1986). They contain selected photographs, letters, original research, committee reports and minutes of meetings, president’s office files, informational brochures, position papers, fund raising files, press releases, chronology files, newspaper articles and clippings. Currently, the Collection covers WCC’s work from 1916-2005. Periodically, the committee organizes materials for addition to the Archives.
The ARCHIVES are housed at the HUNTER COLLEGE ARCHIVES & RARE BOOKS LIBRARY located in the West Building of Hunter College of the City University of New York at East 68th Street and Lexington Avenue, New York City. Since 1993, WCC’s documents have been processed, maintained and catalogued under the supervision of Hunter College Archivist and Librarian, Professor Julio Hernandez-Delgado.
The guide to the items in the Archives is entitled, FINDING AID: RECORDS OF THE WOMEN’S CITY CLUB OF NEW YORK, INC. 1916 – 2005. 2ND EDITION.
TO REQUEST INFORMATION FROM THE ARCHIVES:
• To review a copy of the FINDING AID, please contact the WCC Office.
• To request information from WCC’s archives, please send a written inquiry to the WCC office to the attention of the Archive and Oral History Committee Chair.
• Please indicate the purpose of your request (e.g. academic research, etc.)
• Note: Some documents will be inaccessible to researchers until transferred to an electronic form.
ORAL HISTORY PROJECT:
The ORAL HISTORY PROJECT interviews WCC members, selected with board approval, about their lifetime achievements and service to the WCC.
The interview includes information about the member’s background, education, professional and volunteer experiences and how s/he came to join the Women’s City Club. The recorded interview is duplicated and transcribed by a professional transcriber, copy edited and filed with a signed release by the member. Transcripts are available at the WCC office.
TO READ A TRANSCRIPT
To read one or more of the transcripts, please contact WCC’s Executive Director at 212.353.8070 x 203. Transcripts cannot be removed from the WCC office.
BECOME AN ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWER
Volunteers are needed to be trained in oral history interviewing, research and recording techniques. Those interested in being trained, or in receiving more information about the project should contact the WCC office at 212.353.8070 x 201. Leave your name and contact information. The Archives and Oral History Committee Chair will communicate with you.
