Mary Beth Spina Family Papers, c. 1898-1975.

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Mary Beth Spina Family Papers, c. 1898-1975.

Consists of newspaper clippings, newspapers, diplomas and other memorabilia, a scrapbook, photographs, and miscellaneous publications that document the lives of Spina's grandparents (Frederick T. and Elizabeth White), aunt (Mary Elsie White), and mother (Freddie Lee White Spina).

1.25 linear feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6939782

East Tennessee State University, TET

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Girl Scouts of the United States of America

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The Girl Scouts were founded by Juliette Gordon Low on March 12, 1912 when Low organized the first Girl Guide troop meeting of 18 girls at her home in Savannah, Georgia. By the next year they became the Girl Scouts of the United States. By the 1920s troops were forming overseas as well. Low was inspired to start the Girl Scouts after she met Robert Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts, in 1911. Beginning with Lou Henry Hoover, the incumbent First Lady has served as the Honorary Pr...

Spina, Mary Beth.

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Family papers primarily belonging to Elizabeth Lee McCary White's family. Frederick T. White a native of Fall Branch and a veteran of the Spanish-American War, married Elizabeth Lee McCary, also a Fall Branch native. This couple had two daughters: Mary Elsie White and Freddie Lee White Spina. Mary Elsie White, graduated from East Tennessee State College and became a teacher in Johnson City and a leader in the city's Girl Scout Program. In 1934, she became executive direc...

Oakley, Wiley.

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White, Frederick Thomas

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White, Mary Elsie.

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