Evelyn McKimmey Collection

HISTORICAL NOTE

Evelyn McKimmey's son, Jim McKimmey, discovered two boxes of records from the University Place Study Club of Fort Worth while organizing his mother's house. The club was established in 1925 and, as stated in its Constitution, it was created for the "cultural and civic advancement of the community." It served as an academic and social club for women residing in the Texas Christian University (TCU) community and provided school loans to TCU students. The club consisted of three departments: books department, music department, and arts department. Each department held meetings, luncheons, programs, and presentations. 

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

The collection consists of meeting minutes, yearbooks, club records, clippings, and correspondence. The materias are dated 1927 to 2005.

Materials in this collection consist of the following:

Clippings

• Articles and Clippings for Readers published in the Reader's Digest and Parade Magazine, 1997-1998, undated

Correspondence

• Membership Recommendations, University Place Study Club, 1991-2005, undated

Documents

• Anniversary Event Dedications and Speeches, University Place Study Club, 1945-2002

Photographs 

• 15 photographs from a University Place Study Club luncheon, circa 1995

Publications

• University Place Study Club Yearbooks,  1927-1974

Records

• Annual Report of Recording Secretary, Mrs. Peyton S. Carnes, University Place Study Club, 1964
• Meeting Minutes, University Place Study Club, 1927-1965