Pioneer Girls Records, 1948-1968, bulk 1960-1966

Title:

Pioneer Girls Records, 1948-1968, bulk 1960-1966

Creator:

Parsons, Louella

Accession / Call Number:

2013.001

Object ID:

2013.001

Date:

1948-1968

Physical Description:

1 box and 1 oversize folder ; 0.42 linear feet

Scope and Content:

Most of Pioneer Girls material in this collection was assembled by a leader of the group, Luella Phillips (Mrs. Fletcher Phillips), between around 1957 and 1968. She pasted the following into a large scrapbook: programs; photographs of the girls; greeting cards and letters she received from them; newspaper clippings about the club and activities of the members; clippings about marriages, graduations and other achievements of former members; leadership conferences she herself attended. Most of the photographs are identified, but the pages are in only rough chronological order (the book had fallen apart by the time it arrived at the New Hampshire Historical Society). Included in the collection though separate from the scrapbook are badges and certificates, a few minutes, a scribbled history of the club's origin at the True Memorial Baptist Church, some printed matter (pamphlets and magazines published by the national parent organization). Of particular interest in this collection are around 10 letters written by children to Mrs. Phillips between 1961 and 1963, usually when they were away at camp.

Subjects:

Church camps , Girls--Societies and clubs , Women , Camps

Locations:

Rochester, NH
Lyman, ME

People:

Parsons, Louella

Organizations:

Pioneer Girls
True Memorial Baptist Church
Camp Cherith

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Collection