| Description | Council minutes 1930-1972, Executive committee minutes 1926-1978, subcommittee minutes 1922-1983, Annual reports 1922-1986, Annual balance sheets 1968-1982, Newsletters 1957-1990, visitors book for Derbyshire Room at Denman College 1956-1978, Derbyshire Produce Guild Gazette 1944-1973, Correspondence concerning war work 1941-1946, Presscuttings 1969-1973, other including relating to the history of the federation and Derbyshire institutes |
| Administrative History | The first Women's Institutes in Derbyshire began in 1917. In 1918 Derbyshire Federation of Women's Institutes was formed although it did not publish its first annual report until 1922. Through the county, members are kept in touch with the National Federation. |
| Custodial History | These records were deposited by the Federation between November 2000 and September 2019. A further deposit was received in May 2021. |