| Collection | GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections |
| Level | Sub-sub-series |
| Ref No | MS 3179/12/5/2 |
| Title | Federation of Soroptimist Clubs of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Date | 1951 - 1983 |
| Description | Minutes of meetings, 1961 - 1963, 1970 - 1973, 1982 - 1983; correspondence sent to Mary Esslemont in her capacity as Federation President, 1961 - 1962; correspondence regarding Federation registration under the Charities Act 1960, 1962; papers regarding UNESCO Study Tour for Women Adult Education Leaders, 1964; papers of, or relating to, the Soroptimist Club of Aberdeen, 1951 - 1983, and Divisional Unions in Britain and Ireland , 1961 - 1962. |
| Arrangement | Committee papers dating from the period c 1961 - c 1963 were found to have been filed systematically, by Committee, and this original arrangement has been maintained in their cataloguing. A file of correspondence, arranged by sender, which covers Mary Esslemont's period as Federation President, 1961 - 1962, has also been catalogued according to its original arrangement.
The survival papers dating from the mid-1960s - 1980s was more piecemeal and without any apparent order. Accordingly, committee papers and correspondence from this period have been arranged together in chronological order. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | The records are available subject to the signed acceptance of the Department's access conditions. |