These collections include photographs, records, albums, and other ephemeral materials related to historic clubs and organizations throughout Humboldt County history. Found in the Organizations & Family Room on the second floor of the Barnum House these collections are always available to researchers. Other organizations are encouraged to preserve their history at HCHS as well.
4-H
2 Boxes (2002.106; From the Moran Collection)
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
17 Boxes (2009.141)
Amity Birthday Club
1 Box (1992.44)
Arcata House
2 Boxes (2016.011; 2006.188.16; 2007.095.01; 2009.041.01)
Arcata Woman's Club
4 Boxes (2000.148)
Associated Charities
2 Box (2000.127)
Author's Festival
1 Box (2009.135)
Avenue of the Giants Association
2 Boxes (2007.3011)
Bachelor Girls
1 Box (1997.049)
Bayside Garden Club
1 Box (2011.007.13)
Baywood Golf
1 Box (From the Givens Collection)
Beta Sigma Phi
3 Boxes (2001.143; 2010.089.139; 2010.089.138; 2010.089.139; 2010.089.140)
Big Brothers
1 Box (2022.035.42)
Book Club
1 Box (2007.053.263; 2007.053.267)
Boy Scouts of America, Redwood Area Council
10 Boxes
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen #553 Ladies Auxiliary
2 Boxes (1989.41)
Business Girls Club
1 Box (2017.100)
Business & Professional Women, Fortuna
1 Box (2021.10)
California Retired Teachers Association
12 Scrapbooks (2022.059)
Camp Fire Girls
10 Boxes, 2 Books (From the Roscoe Collection)
Christ Episcopal Church
1 Box (2007.053; From the Henderson Collection)
Community Concert Association
1 Box
Credit Women of Humboldt
2 Boxes (2005.200; 2006.054.10; 2007.071.01-03)
Cub Scouts
1 Box (2008.097)
De Molay Mother's Circle
1 Box (2003.028.02)
Delta Kappa Gamma
1 Box (2008.097)
Eureka Business and Professional Women's Club
4 Boxes (2005.047)
Eureka Centennial Hall Association
1 Box (2007.3000)
Eureka Home Advisory Group
1 Box (2013.014)
Eureka Rifle and Revolver Club
1 Box (2012.120)
Eureka Woman's Club
2 Boxes (2007.0007.02)
Fraternal Order Eagles
1 Box (2003.090; 2001.144)
Friendship Circle
1 Box
Future Homemakers of America
2 Boxes (2005.157)
Historical Sites Society of Arcata
1 Box (2011.007.41)
Humboldt Amateur Radio Club
2 Boxes (2016.019)
Humboldt Aviation
1 Box (2013.83)
Humboldt County Federation of Women's Clubs
1 Box (2016.020; 2007.027.67-69)
Humboldt County Peace Center
1 Box (1996.09)
Humboldt Fish and Game Club
1 Box (2005.187)
Humboldt Grange
1 Box
Humboldt Masonic Lodge no.79
1 Box (2003.198)
Humboldt Woman's Bowling Association
1 Box (2002.196)
Humboldt Hoedowners
1 Box
Humboldt Light Opera
1 Box
Humboldt State College Faculty Wives Club
1 Box (2008.128)
Humboldt Yacht Club
8 Boxes (2009.072)
Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF)
1 Box (2013.80; 2013.036; 2008.058)
Indoor and Good Sports Club
1 Box (2009.125.02)
Labor Movements
3 Boxes (Filed in Family Room under Ina Harris)
League of Women Voters
1 Box (From the Roscoe Collection)
Lodges
Masonic, Oddfellows, etc.
McKinleyville Land Trust
1 Box
Methodist Church
1 Box (2011.057)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
9 Boxes (2002.208; 1996.03)
National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
1 Box (YD3651)
Native Daughters of the Golden West
1 Box (2006.177.01-02)
Nomads of Aarudaka
1 Box (1990.35)
North Coast Vintage Aviation Society
1 Box (2002.107.07)
North Country Fair
1 Box
Northcoast Environmental Center
4 Boxes (2007.055)
Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Luthern Church
1 Box (2019.051)
Pacific Art Center Theater
4 Boxes (2007.005)
PALCO
49 boxes
Peace and Freedom Party
1 Box (1996.08)
Pen Women
1 Box (2010.073; 2002.033.02-06)
Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO)
2 Boxes (2003.070.01-07)
Pioneer Hall Association
1 Box (2007.3001)
Pocahontas Ewa–Yea Council no.56
1 Boxes (2007.3002)
Redwood Acres Speedway
1 Box (2009.041.02)
Redwood Coast Senior Citizens Club
3 Boxes (2007.3009)
Redwood Empire Arts Association
1 Box (YD157)
Redwood Empire Quilters Guild
1 Binder of Photos from 2005 (2019.030)
Redwood Flying Club
1 scrapbook
Redwood Industry Relations Committee
1 Box
Retired Registered Nurses Association
1 Box (2010.100)
Rotary Club
3 Boxes (2000.056; From Woods Collection; From Sign Smith Collection; 2001.137; 2001.234; 2007.3003; 2002.154)
Save the Redwoods League
1 Box (1995.06.01-20)
Senior Helpers
1 Box (1990.88.0903-0906; From the Roscoe Collection)
Sequoia Chapter American Guild of Organists
3 Boxes (1994.03)
Sequoia Club of Music
1 Box (YD34)
Serenity Inn
2 Boxes
Society of Humboldt County Pioneers
3 Boxes (2001.075)
Soroptimists Club
1 Box (2007.3013)
Toastmasters and Humboldt Speakers Club
1 Box (2007.3005)
Travel Club of Humboldt County
1 Box (2007.3004; 2007.053.273-275; YD5527; YD5520; YD5522; BD4299)
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
1 Box (2008.057.23)
United Indian Health Service
1 Box & 1 Binder (2022.055.055 & 2011.35)
Veterans for Peace
1 Box (2019.15.02)
Wednesday Club
1 Box (YD1703-1719)
Woodmen of the World
2 Boxes (2007.3008)
Women of Woodcraft Straight Timber Circle no.207
1 Box (2007.069.01-02)
Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
3 Boxes (1998.70; 2010.013.46)
Updated 6/28/23
If you are not able to visit us in person we do offer a research service. For $25/hour ($15 for members) our research assistant is available to connect you to research materials in our collections. Submit a research request.
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