Facultyettes Minute Book

Collection — Box: 3166, Ledger: 001

Identifier: 2008.015.021

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains information about the activities of the Facultyettes. They had parties, played bridge and other games, went on excursions, put on comical historic tableau, and did a lot of eating, playing, and singing. Many meetings were held at the Colonial Tavern, the home of the college president, Marquette Hotel, the Wigwam, and the Albert Leming orchard. They competed in the Swampeast Missouri Olympics, went on hay rides, hadpicnics and luncheons, played bingo, quilted, and knitted. On some occasions they hosted the Faculty Dames, another campus group of faculty women.

Dates

Creation: 1924-1951

Rights Statement

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Biographical / Historical

The Facultyettes was a social club formed in September 1924 and open to women of the faculty of the Southeast Missouri State Teachers College. The original members were Sadie T. Kent (librarian), two secretaries (Edna N. Wilson and Christine W. Randolph), and a Professor of English, Martha C. Shea. Their proposition was “That the Women of the Faculty ought to have some fun.” They adopted the name “Facultyettes.” It is not known for certain when the Facultyettes officially ceased to exist.

Extent

1 Ledgers

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Contains information about the Facultyettes, a social club of female members of the college faculty started by Sadie T. Kent and three others in September 1924.