Dates: 1949-1987.

History:

The Jackson Desk and Derrick Club was organized on May 24, 1949, and as early as 1950, the club was publishing its own newsletter entitled Desk and Derrick Drawls. In a 1960 regional meeting program, the purpose of the club was stated as follows: "to promote among the women employed in the petroleum and allied industries through informative and educational programs, a clearer understanding of the industry which they serve, to the end that the enlightenment gained thereby may increase their interest and enlarge their scope of service."
 

Scope and Content Note:

The collection contains club minutes from 1949 to 1951 and from 1967 to 1979. There are also minutes of board of directors meetings from 1967 to 1979. The collection also contains copies of the state newsletter, Desk and Derrick Drawls, as well as examples of the national newsletter, Oil and Gal Journal. The newsletters date from 1950 to 1986, but issues are scattered. Also included are two large scrapbooks that document club activities from 1949 to 1956. They contain newsclippings, photographs, and printed materials. There is also correspondence, newsclippings, photographs, and programs of a miscellaneous nature.
 

Series Identification:

Series 1: Minutes (Club). 1949-1951; 1967-1979. 3 folders.

Box 1

 

Series 2: Minutes (Board of Directors). 1967-1979. 2 folders.

Box 1

 

Series 3: Newsletters. 1950-1986 (scattered). 3 folders.

Box 1

 

Series 4: Scrapbooks. 1949-1956. 2 bound volumes.

Box 2: Volume 1: 1949-1952

Box 3: Volume 2: 1952-1956

 

Series 5: Miscellany. 1950-1954; 1960; 1986-1987; n.d. 5 folders.

Correspondence: 1986-1987

Membership list: 1951

Newsclippings: 1950-1954

Photographs: n.d.

Programs: 1953; 1960

Box 1