Prentis Study Club

THE PRENTIS CLUB

 

In 1898, several young women met and organized a club, and decided to name the group for Mrs. Caroline Prentis of Topeka.

Mrs. Prentis was the wife of a widely known Kansas writer and historian, Noble Prentis, and a leader in the Women’s Federated Club Movement.

In 1899, Mrs. Prentis came to Wellington to visit the club named after her and she suggested that the young ladies find a worthwhile project to focus on.

Mrs. Prentis gave them several worthwhile ideas, and throughout the years the girls found several worthwhile projects,  but it was the idea of establishing a library for Wellington that caught their interest and they began to work towards that goal.

To read more about the history of the Prentis Club, written by  Berthe (Showalter) Van Voorhees click here

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Prentis Study Club, Wellington, Kansas
Club Booklet for the Prentis Study Club of Wellington, Kansas 1940-1941, Organized 1898, Federated With State - District - County
Prentis Study Club, Wellington, Kansas
Club Booklet for the Prentis Study Club of Wellington, Kansas 1941 - 1942, Organized 1898, Federated With State - District - County
Prentis Study Club, Wellington, Kansas
Club Booklet for the Prentis Study Club of Wellington, Kansas 1942-1943, Organized 1898, Federated With State - District - County
Prentis Study Club, Wellington, Kansas
Club Booklet for the Prentis Study Club of Wellington, Kansas 1943-1944, Organized 1898, Federated With State - District - County
Prentis Study Club, Wellington, Kansas
Club Booklet for the Prentis Study Club of Wellington, Kansas 1945-1946, Organized 1898, Federated With State - District - County
Prentis Study Club, Wellington, Kansas
Club Booklet for the Prentis Study Club of Wellington, Kansas 1946-1947, Organized 1898, Federated With State - District - County
Prentis Study Club, Wellington, Kansas
Club Booklet for the Prentis Study Club of Wellington, Kansas 1947-1948, Organized 1898, Federated With State - District - County
Prentis Study Club, Wellington, Kansas
Club Booklet for the Prentis Study Club of Wellington, Kansas 1957-1958, Organized 1898, Federated With State - District - County
Prentis Study Club, Wellington, Kansas
Club Booklet for the Prentis Study Club of Wellington, Kansas 1958-1959, Organized 1898, Federated With State - District - County
Prentis Study Club, Wellington, Kansas
Club Booklet for the Prentis Study Club of Wellington, Kansas 1959-1960, Organized 1898, Federated With State - District - County

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