Gertrude Batiste Papers 1978-2006

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Gertrude Batiste Papers 1978-2006

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Gertrude Batiste is recognized for her contributions to the San Antonio Area Council of Girl Scouts and her volunteer work with several San Antonio organizations. She has served as president of the United Methodist Women at Windcrest United Methodist Church in San Antonio, and has been active in the San Antonio Alumnae Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, San Antonio Women's Celebration and Hall of Fame, and The Great Ladies of San Antonio. She was also a founding member of the San Antonio Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. The papers consist of awards, correspondence, newsclippings, a limited number of photographs, and notes and materials gathered by Batiste as an active member of several organizations. The bulk of the materials documents Batiste's community involvement during the 1980s and 1990s. The papers are arranged into two series, Community Involvement and Personal Papers.

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Batiste, Gertrude

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Gertrude Batiste is recognized for her contributions to the San Antonio Area Council of Girl Scouts and her volunteerism in several San Antonio organizations. She was born Sept. 30, 1929 in Houston, Texas. Her father, Julius Scott, was a United Methodist minister, and her mother an English teacher. Batiste attended Gilbert Academy in New Orleans before entering Wiley College where she graduated in 1952 with a B.A. in sociology and religious education. That same year she married Haro...

San Antonio Area Council of Girl Scouts

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San Antonio Area Council of Girl Scouts was formed in 1924 as an atmosphere of openness, freedom and trust, in which its members could increase self-awareness, improve relations with others, develop meaningful values and contribute to the betterment of society. The organization was created after a meeting in the Menger Hotel in San Antonio between a group of representative citizens and Miss Pauline Wherry, a representative of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. At this time there were four Girl Scout troo...