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Margaret Henderson Strong collection, 1897-1954

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Henderson Strong, Margaret
Title
Margaret Henderson Strong collection
Dates
1897-1954 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.5 cubic feet
Collection Number
MG 195
Summary
Photographs and invitations of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority; tickets, programs, and invitations for athletic events, banquets, dances, and concerts; yearbook and program from the Pleiades Club and material relating to student life at the University of Idaho.
Repository
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions

Collections is open for research.

Languages
English
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Content Description

Contains photographs and invitations from the UI Alpha Delta Pi sorority; tickets, programs, and invitations for athletic events, banquets, dances, and concerts; yearbook and program from the Pleiades Club and material relating to student life at the University of Idaho.

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Historical Note

Margaret Henderson was born in 1885 in Portland, Oregon. She met her husband Charles Arthur Strong when studying at the University of Idaho. The couple married and had five children: Charles, Peggy, Katherine, Elizabeth and Jean. After graduation Charles' engineering career took them to Washington, where they periodically lived in the Yukon Territory, Seattle, and Tacoma. Margaret Henderson died in Palo Alto, California in 1975, she was 90 years old.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

FOR PHOTOS Photographer, "Title," date. Collection name, object ID. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

FOR DOCUMENTS Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Materials were donated by Mrs . Francis E. Sammons, Jr.in 1986.

Bibliography

Margaret Henderson Strong Obituary newspaper.

Online Archive of California.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Series 1:

    • Description: Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
      6 items : Pictures and clippings of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority between the years of 1902 and 1904
      Dates: 1902-1904
      Container: Box 1, Folder 1
    • Description: 1: Athletic Events
      3 items : Athletic events programs
      Dates: 1902-1903
      Container: Box 1, Folder 2
    • Description: Banquet Programs
      9 items : Banquet programs, menus, and invitations
      Dates: 1902-1932
      Container: Box 1, Folder 3
    • Description: Calendar
      1 item : Calendar with pictures of University of Idaho's students
      Dates: 1905
      Container: Box 1, Folder 4
    • Description: Commencement and class days
      8 items : Class rolls, pictures, and graduation programs
      Dates: 1897-1904
      Container: Box 1, Folder 5
    • Description: Concert Programs
      5 items : Programs of music concerts and contests
      Dates: 1902-1904
      Container: Box 1, Folder 6
    • Description: Dance Programs
      22 items : Programs of dance events, proms, other celebrations
      Dates: 1903-1909
      Container: Box 1, Folder 7
    • Description: Invitations
      3 items : Invitations to commencements, banquets, and promenade
      Dates: 1902-1904
      Container: Box 1, Folder 8
    • Description: Miscellaneous
      20 items : different kinds of objects and documents
      Dates: 1901-1954
      Container: Box 1, Folder 9
    • Description: Newspapers
      2 items : Newspapers clippings of The Spokesman Review and The Argonaut
      Dates: 1906-1908
      Container: Box 1, Folder 10
    • Description: Pleiades Club
      3 items : Programs for banquets, and clubs activities
      Dates: 1897-1909
      Container: Box 1, Folder 11

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Subject Terms

  • College sorority members
  • University of Idaho

Geographical Names

  • Idaho
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