III: MINUTES,, 1948,, 1959-1981 and, 1985-1996 with gaps.

Arranged chronologically by meeting date.

Minutes of both the regular membership and the Executive Board of Directors. Meetings are frequently, but not always, referred to as Regular, Board, or Annual. The minutes consist of handwritten or typewritten documents on individual sheets of paper; there are no bound volumes. Topics covered in the minutes include reports of committee chairs, reviews of correspondence received, votes on Board recommendations, Bylaw revisions, descriptions of club programs, charitable work (mainly scholarships), financial contributions, and resolutions. (The level of detail provided on each topic varies according to the individual style of the recording secretary responsible for taking the minutes.) In addition, meeting notices, meeting agendas, and special reports by individual members or committees are occasionally interfiled with the minutes. In some cases these documents may be the only record of a particular meeting. This situation arises mainly in the minutes for 1959-1962 and 1974-1975.

The documents dating from 1948 record the initial meeting that resulted in the creation of the Somerset BPW.