Creation Date

1940 – 2015

Description

Two banker boxes of scrapbooks from 1973-2015 and program books of the Zetetic Study Club of Brooten, Minnesota. The club was organized in 1940, Federated in 1941 (General Federation of Women's Clubs), and disbanded in the 2010s.
Program books containing events and lists of members for the following years:
1940-45, 1946-49, 1950-55, 1956-60, 1966-69, 1974-75, 1988-89, 1990-1991, 1996-2005.
The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings and photographs of the club events from 1973-2015.

From Brooten Centennial Book in 1986:
"In 1940, a group of women met for the purpose of organizing a study group. They named the club "Zetetic" which means "seeking after knowledge." That's what these women have been doing ever since. The club was federated in 1941.
The club usually number from fifteen to seventeen women. They meet the second Monday evening of each month, from September to June, at the homes of members. 
They have sponsored the Brownies and Girl Scouts, have maintained flower beds in the local parks, donated money for street signs, and sponsored many clean-up campaigns. The Bloodmobile is always sponsored by this club. They provide the place and the workers, and canvas the town for donors and workers."

Geographic Notes

Brooten, Minnesota