The PLF Club collection contains a wide variety of records which document the club’s activities from its incorporation in 1900 through its dissolution in 1967. In addition, the collection includes records from the Washington Federation of Women’s Clubs, of which the PLF club was a member. These records span the years, 1928 to 1968, however, the bulk date from 1949 through 1968.

Amongst the PLF club’s administrative records, most valuable are the detailed meeting minutes, which document the interests and activities of the club from 1911 to 1966. Sixty yearbooks, covering 1900 to 1967, provide summaries of the club’s membership, activities, and philosophy. The financial records include cash books, receipt books, receipts, and bank statements, which provide specific documentation on the club’s donations to a variety of charitable causes. Club efforts to support the Whatcom Museum of History and Art in the 1950s and 1960s are particularly well-documented. Other noteworthy documents include a history of the club through 1934, and two reports funded by the club. The first of these, dated 1913, presents the results of a study on the feasibility of using Lake Whatcom as a reservoir. The second, from 1945, is an appraisal of public health resources and services in Whatcom County. Of most interest amongst the WFWC materials are the three scrapbooks, which are packed with clippings, event programs, and memorabilia.

Researchers should note that additional material from the PLF collection relating to the Whatcom Woman's Christian Temperance Union was removed to form a separate collection at the CPNWS. While the two organizations had some members in common, no formal relationship existed between them.