P.E.O. Records (Chapters N and BW)
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Record of chapter activities including meeting minutes, membership lists, yearbooks, bylaws, convention materials, treasurer’s book, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous materials.
Dates
- Creation: 1919 - 2015
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Overview of Organization
P.E.O. is an international women’s organization. P.E.O. stands for Philanthropic Educational Organization. The original meaning of the letters, as established by the P.E.O. Founders, is reserved for members only. Seven college girls founded the original P.E.O. Sisterhood on January 21, 1869, in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. The P.E.O. was to support young women looking for an education and began an education fund in April of 1920. Twelve Spearfish, South Dakota women petitioned to join the P.E.O. Sisterhood and were officially recognized as Chapter N on October 1st, 1919. The first president was Mrs. Bernice Woodburn. At that time membership was limited to twenty members, but the limit increased through the course of the chapter’s development. In 1966, with the support of Chapter N, a new chapter called Chapter BW was formed. Chapter BW’s first president was Gwen Mead.
Extent
12 Boxes
1 Files
13.5 Linear Feet
Summary
This collection records the history of two P.E.O. chapters in Spearfish, South Dakota—N and BW. In addition to documenting the history of the two chapters, these materials contain biographical information on chapter members.
Organization of the Collection
Two series, one for each chapter.
Administrative Information
Received from multiple sources from 1982-2007, 2016
Processing Information
Colleen Kirby; Bobbi Sago
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Topical
- Title
- Guide to the P.E.O. Records (Chapters N and BW)
- Subtitle
- At the Leland D. Case Library for Western Historical Studies
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Roberta Sago.
- Date
- January 14, 2016
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Leland D. Case Library for Western Historical Studies Repository
Leland D. Case Library for Western Historical Studies
Black Hills State University
1200 University Street, Unit 9676
Spearfish South Dakota 57799-9676 USA
605-642-6361
Lori.Terrill@BHSU.edu