Pearson, Lola Clark Manuscript Collection
Coverage:
1888–1950
Source:
Papers, 23 feet
Description
Editor and clubwoman. Correspondence (1888–1950) regarding the personal affairs of Pearson, the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, the Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman magazine, and the state and national Republican parties, including letters from notables such as Eleanor Roosevelt and Patrick Hurley; speeches (n.d.) delivered by Pearson regarding communism and other matters of national concern; scrapbooks (1920–1937) containing news clippings of a general nature; certificates (1915–1948) issued to Pearson by organizations; newspaper clippings (1919–1945) regarding women’s clubs, politics, and Theodore Roosevelt; propaganda posters (1929) published by the Soviet Union; pins, ribbons, and medallions (1920) worn by Pearson as a delegate to the National Republican Convention of 1920; event programs (1918–1948) published by women’s clubs and other organizations, mostly relating to their annual conventions; minutes of meetings (1909–1937) of General Federation of Women’s Clubs committees, along with constitutions and governing bylaws (1909–1937). Also included in this collection are newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, and booklets, including The Clubwoman, General Federation Bulletin, and General Federation News.