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Pleiades birthday girls 3-14-24, May 9, 2024

 File — Object: Digital, Object: Pleiades birthday girls 3-14-24.jpg
Identifier: Series I

Content Description

From the Collection:

The records of the Pleiades Club span the years 1892 to 2011/12, with the bulk of the material from the years 1940 to 1970.



The material includes minute books, the Club yearbooks that list the program for the year, reports on activities, newspaper clippings about the Club and its members, and photographs of Club members. Some Pleiades members attended state and district federation meetings, and the yearbooks and programs of these groups form a separate series.



The minute books are, for the most part, handwritten minutes of the meetings of the Club. The French Orphans folder contains some very interesting correspondence with a French family to whom the Club sent food and clothing after World War II. The Gold and Silver Book folder contains correspondence with Tiffany's and Gorham in an attempt to get more information about the book; the Performing Arts Center folder outlines the Club's plan to raise money for the Center. The certificates include merit awards and community service awards.



A note by Gertrude Axtell on an envelope, which contained two minute books, states that the first and second secretary's books were in the possession of Kathryn Truitt, and at the time of her death, Mrs. Axtell and Mrs. Eldridge went to Jack McQuade for the books but were told they had been destroyed.



A leather bound membership book given to the Club by Belle Sweet, first University Librarian, on the occasion of the Club's 50th anniversary was not among the items received by the Library, although there are photographs of several pages of signatures of Club members.



Dates listed are in ISO 8601 format (ex. yyyy-mm-dd)

Dates

  • Creation: May 9, 2024

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

1 item

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

Third picture was taken on May 9, 2024. These ladies had “significant birthdays” in 2024 L-R – Nancy Ruth Peterson – 80 yrs old, Nancy Lyle – 90 yrs old, Nancy Sasser – 80 yrs old

Note: date included with description was chosen over the date in the filename.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository