Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania records, 1949-[ongoing].

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Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania records, 1949-[ongoing].

The collection contains the organizational records of the Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania including presentation luncheon programs, publicity clippings, photographs, and membership lists, plus a file for each "distinguished daughter" (correspondence, publicity clippings, curriculum vitae, photographs, and obituaries). Three leather-bound manuscript volumes (1949-1958, 1959-1972, 1973-1985) contain calligraphic (volume three is illuminated) pages for each inductee. Includes three scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, 1951, 1970-72, 1973-74. Of the women honored, notable inclusions are Marian Anderson (1958), Pearl S. Buck (1950), Mamie Eisenhower (1955), Grace Kelly (1954), and Violet Oakley (1950).

Organization records: <3> cubic ft.Calligraphic volumes: <3> v.Scrapbooks: <3> v.

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