The Fine Arts Club of Fargo, North Dakota had its origins in the Fargo Amateur Music Club.  In the spring of 1911, Mrs. Frank J. Thompson consented to assume the presidency of the Music Club on condition that it be merged into a new organization consisting of several departments.  This was accomplished and in September 1911 the Fine Arts was formally organized at the home of Mrs. Thompson.  There were five original sections representing Music, Writers (Quill), Drama, Art, and Sociology (Social Economics).  The club continued to grow with the addition of the Home Economics Section in 1913, the Literature Section in 1922, the Women's Sports Section in 1926, and the History Section in 1926.  A Fine Arts Library was projected for the 1934-35 season and dedicated March 29, 1935.  An addition of a stage and auditorium was accomplished in 1937.  The Fine Arts Club continues to function, today, at the Watson Hall location with all nine sections intact.

The records of the Fine arts Club of Fargo, North Dakota can be loosely categorized in three general areas; records pertaining to the club as a whole, those pertaining to the nine individual sections of the club, and scrapbooks.  All scrapbooks are included at the end of the collection with the exception of two individual books of the Quill Section which are filed with the remaining section material.  Scrapbooks are listed both in their proper order and under their section listings. 
 

Women's Organizations