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Marshall, Marguerite Mitchell, Collection, 1942-2001, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
Marshall, Marguerite Mitchell, Collection, 1942-2001, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
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This collection includes information about the life and civil rights research by Marguerite Mitchell Marshall (1911-2002). It includes newspaper articles, family photos slides, programs, personal cards, correspondence, financial records, and scrapbooks relating to local and national African American contributors to the Civil Rights movement, Black History and politicians.
Marguerite Mitchell Marshall was born October 5, 1911 to Henry Levi and Emily J. Fonchoser Mitchell in Pittsburg, Kansas. Marguerite Marshall the attended Frederick Douglass School, a Pittsburg school for African-Americans, from 1917 to 1925; Pittsburg High School from 1925 to 1927; and College High on the campus of the Kansas Teachers …
Women's Federated Clubs Collection, 1900-1981, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
Women's Federated Clubs Collection, 1900-1981, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
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A collection of yearbooks, meeting programs, minutes, finances, and booklets regarding the organizations of the Women’s Federated Clubs of southeast Kansas.
The Women’s Federated Clubs of Pittsburg and Girard, Kansas were founded at the turn of the 20th century. These clubs included members from other women-focused organizations such as study clubs, reading clubs, and international group chapters in the area. These clubs were both local and international organizations which promoted the education and community of women. One particular interest of the organizations was women helping other women in the home and in the work force. The Women’s Federated Clubs …