Maids and Matrons Club
In 1906, three years after the founding of Brownfield, eleven women gathered together to form a club. Named Maids and Matrons, the club became primarily a study group in 1907, and the members founded the town's first library that year. Affiliated with the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs in 1915, the club continued to operate the library and supported numerous civic causes. When the Kendrick Memorial County Library was organized in 1957, the club donated their entire 3,000-volume collection of books to form the nucleus of the institution's holdings.
33.1771° N, 102.2776° W
Where to Find It
Kendrick Memorial Library, NW corner W. Tate and S. 3rd streets.
Nearby Markers
- 0.2 mi N First Baptist Church of Brownfield Brownfield
- 0.2 mi NW Colonel B. F. Terry and Terry's Texas Rangers Brownfield
- 0.2 mi NW City of Brownfield Brownfield
- 0.4 mi NW Brownfield Municipal Power Plant Brownfield
- 0.5 mi E A. M. Brownfield Home Brownfield
- 0.5 mi E Terry County's First Jail Brownfield