Leigh, Hazel Vaughn papers, 1935-1995.

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Leigh, Hazel Vaughn papers, 1935-1995.

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The collection contains a personal biography; correspondence; speeches and articles by Mrs. Leigh; membership cards; education documentation; newspaper clippings; and family photographs. Materials include constitution and by-laws, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, photographs, and an alphabetical listing of individuals of the Fort Worth Boy's Club. Also, includes history of the merger of the Fort Worth Boys' Club and the Panthers Boys' Club; state charters; wage and salary reports; building expansion reports; membership lists; properties records; photographs; yearbooks; business documents; and fiscal records.

29 linear ft. (55 boxes).

Fort Worth Library

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Fort Worth Library

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Fort Worth Public Library. Archives.

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Boys' Clubs of America

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Fort Worth Boys' Club

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Leigh, Hazel Vaughn, 1897-

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Hazel Vaughn Leigh (1897-1995) was the founder of the Fort Worth Boys Club in 1935 and devoted her life to improving the quality of life for boys in Fort Worth and Tarrant County. After retiring as executive director of the Boys' Club in 1972, Mrs. Leigh continued to raise funds to support the Club. Among her many awards is the 1992 Pioneer Award granted by the Fort Worth Commission on the Status of Women. Following Mrs. Leigh's death in 1995, J'Nell Pate wrote Hazel Vaughn Leigh and the Fort Wo...