Opening Ceremony (negatives), November 1971

The Rochester Women’s Educational and Industrial Union Records, 1893-1993, comprise business and financial records, philanthropic papers, commemorative and promotional materials, visual materials, and artifacts documenting the organization’s 100 years of operation. Business and financial records are composed primarily of meeting minutes and financial statements, 1893-1993. Also included are membership and board of directors' lists, by-laws, trusts and estates concerning sums bequeathed to the WEIU, and correspondence and miscellaneous papers on numerous topics such as passing of legal bills, prohibition of night work for women in factories, real estate purchases, and the incorporation and dissolution of the WEIU.

Philanthropic papers include newspaper clippings, brochures, reports, and correspondence for several charitable projects, such as the Danforth fund, the public defenders program, and the scholarship program. Commemorative and promotional materials are composed of program and event announcements, newsletters, membership information, flyers announcing annual meetings and elections, calendars, handbooks, and anniversary booklets that document the history of the WEIU. Visual materials include 35mm color transparencies, photographs and negatives, and a videocassette that document Opportunity Shop events, annual board meetings and picnics, scholarship recipients, and the 1913 Suffrage Parade in Washington, D.C. Artifacts comprise a commemorative pen, a ribbon, promotional bags for the WEIU and Opportunity Shop, and a canvas bag for the Salvage Shop, which was used for donation pickup by the WEIU.