Campus Cooks, 1950. This photograph depicts a typical day for the dedicated cooks who created the meals for hungry students. The kitchen was at Sackett Hall. [OSU Archives P82:56 neg. 615]
Campus Cooks Club Records (RG 149)
1925-1968
0.01 cubic foot and 1 reel microfilm
Scope and Content Note
The Campus Cooks Club Records relate to the activities and organization of the club. The collection consists of five series: I. Constitution and By Laws; II. News Clippings; III. Minutes; IV. Membership Lists; V. Pillow Top. Series I includes two versions of the club's constitution, one undated and the other from 1951. Series II includes news clippings of meeting notices, photographs of members, funeral memorial cards of former members, and several copies of the words to a song created for the club. Series III includes minutes from 1925 to 1968 (not for all years), an amended version of the constitution and by laws from 1926, correspondence from former members, and thank you notes. Series IV consists of membership lists dating from 1929 to 1955. Series V is a pillow top with members' signatures, ca. 1950.
Historical Note
The Campus Cooks Club, alternately known as the Three C's Club, was formed in 1925. The membership consisted of all women who cooked for students in dormitories, fraternities, boarding houses, sororities, cooperatives, etc. The club was a social club where its members swapped recipes, helped new members with special problems, participated in placement work for its members, and gave to charities. There were 30-40 members and dues were 75 cents a year. Meetings were held in churches and, in later years, with a smaller membership, in homes. Every meeting began with the Lord's Prayer. The club disbanded in 1968 due to a general lack of interest.
Shelf Locations
- 7/2/4/f [20x24 oversize box]
- microfilm cabinet
Prepared by: Janet Wendt
