Archives West Finding Aid

This collection contains correspondence between Gregory and various organizations with which she was involved. Copies of the letters that Gregory wrote and the responses make up the bulk of the series. Gregory was in contact with many organizations and people, including Montana senator Mike Mansfield and 1964 Republican Presidential candidate Nelson Rockefeller. From the correspondence, Gregory was active in many Republican state and national elections. There is also correspondence with the United States Treasury Department for her involvement with defense bonds, different Federation of Women's Clubs across the United States, and many United States senators.

This series includes correspondence, copies of mayoral reports and city ordinances and resolutions, and campaign materials. The correspondence in the series is from both professional organizations and the general population. There are a couple of letters from school children. Also in the series are copies of radio speeches that Gregory gave while in office. Most of the speeches were given on KGVO radio in Missoula. The campaign materials that are in the collection are from Gregory and her opposition. They included campaign fliers and other campaign memorabilia.

This series consists of one 16 millimeter movie reel made of Gregory on Memorial Day, May 30, 1971. The color reel was made at the Gregory Memorial in the Missoula City Cemetery, for which Gregory was on the board of trustees.

The series consists of papers and correspondence from the many organizations with which Gregory was involved. The major organizations that she represented were the Missoula Cemetery Board, Missoula County Board of Trustees for Museums, and Alpha Delta Kappa. Gregory was also invited by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to be on the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) in 1955. Other items in the series are pamphlets, membership guides, clippings, programs, reports, and copies of speeches.

The personal items in the series are awards and certificates, clippings, biographical information, memorabilia from the 1964 Republican National Presidential Convention, and information on Gregory's friends and acquaintances. The clippings that Gregory collected ranged from her 1925 wedding announcement to articles about teaching awards that she received. Also in the collection is personal correspondence that she kept from her two sons, friends, and numerous grandchildren.

Many photographs represented in the series are of organizations that Gregory was involved in, such as DACOWITS and the Daughters of the American Revolution. Also in the series are photographs of many school related activities, such as class pictures from when Gregory returned to teaching in the 1950s. Other pictures are from the Republican activities with which Gregory was involved. One autographed picture is of former President George and Barbara Bush. The series has been transferred to the photo collection.