Women -- Societies and clubs

Scope and Contents The Dent Family papers are comprised of the personal, professional and collected papers of Albert Walter Dent (1904-1984) and Ernestine Jessie Covington Dent (1904-2001), as well as a small amount of material related to their son, Tom Dent (1932-1996) and other family members. The collection has six series of files, three of which deal specifically with Albert W. Dent while the remainder deals with Jessie C. Dent and members of the Covington-Dent family. The correspondence (1908-1985)...

Content Description The records include correspondence, minutes, programs, program planning materials, photographs, clippings, financial records, scrapbooks and various ephemera regarding activities of the local chapter and data about the parent organization. Charter groups in Baton Rouge and Jackson, Mississippi, are also included in the photographs and clippings, as well as members from the Houston chapter and throughout the South. Names include Maude Reid, Etta Moten Barnett, Julia Purnell, Roger Dickerson,...

Content Description The records of the Pontchartrain Chapter of The Links, Inc. contain chapter and national materials that document the Chapter’s activities include minutes and agendas, photographs, correspondence, bylaws, and financial records. The records include photographs of Chapter activities, Links publications, such as Link to Link and Linkdom News, newsletters and news clippings; and ephemeral materials. Of note is the President’s book...