MS-263
The Tri-L Mothers League Collection
Introduction
The Tri-L Mothers League Collection was accessioned into the Piqua Public Library Archives and Special Collections on December 22, 2017. The collection was donated by Mrs. Cheryl Baugh and the ownership and copyrights to the collection were transferred to the Piqua Public Library. The collection is housed in a single Hollinger Box containing 29 files. The collections is available to patron for research and there are no known restrictions on its use. Gary D. Meek processed the collection in January 2018.
History
The Tri-L Mothers League was formed on April 27, 1950 in a meeting of ten ladies at the home of Mrs. Jack Wilson. The ladies heard a presentation by Mrs. Sherwood, president of the southwest district of the Ohio Child Conservation League, on the purposes of the Child Conservation League. Mrs. Sherwood presided over the meeting of the ten ladies until officers were elected at which point Mrs. Midge Wilson, elected president, took over the meeting. The other officers were Joyce Martin, Vice-President; Dorothy Ashton, Treasurer and Phyllis Madison, Secretary. Club dues were set at $2.50 per year and a limit on the size of the club was place at 20 members. Mary Williamson, Joyce Martin and Mary Ellen Hunt were chosen to write a constitution for the club. The club was to be a local branch of the Ohio Child Conservation League.
At the next meeting, May 25, 1950, the constitution was discussed and adopted and the name of the club was adopted as the Tri-L Mothers League. The Tri-L’s were life, love and learning. The club limit was increased to 25 members and the names of a number of ladies who would be prospective members were submitted. Committees were created and the Achievement Ten Program (proposed by the Ohio Child Conservation League) was adopted.
The material in this collection spans the years 1950 to 1966 with a number of breaks.
Scope and Content
The Tri-L Mothers League Collection is divided into the following four series:
SERIES I: MINUTES, CONSTITUTION AND PROGRAMS – Box 1, Files 1-13
SERIES II: CORRESPONDENCE – Box 1, Files 14-19
SERIES III: PHOTOGRAPHS – Box 1, Files 20-21
SERIES IV: MISCELLANEOUS – Box 1, Files 22-29
Container List
SERIES I: MINUTES, CONSTITUTION AND PROGRAMS
BOX 1
File
1 Minutes of the meetings from the founding of the organization on April 27, 1950 to June 1951. The minutes are contained in a spiral bound “Ohio State University” notebook that had been previously used by someone to take notes in a course called “History 631.” In addition to the meeting minutes there are three pages of notes taken at the “Ohio Child Conservation League Conference” in Worthington, Ohio – April 19, 1951.
2 Constitution of the Tri-L Mothers League – this constitution has no date but appears to be a copy of the originally adopted constitution.
3 Constitutions with notes for possible revisions written on them, also longhand notes for revisions to the constitution – there are no dates on these documents.
4 The revised Constitution of the Tri-L Mothers’ League – no date
5 Constitution of the Piqua Federation of the Ohio Child Conservation Leagues – this was an umbrella organization composed of various mothers’ clubs in Piqua that had been formed under the auspices of the Ohio Child Conservation League. Two copies of the constitution.
6 Tri-L Mothers League program booklet – 1950-1951: Officers: Midge Wilson, President; Joyce Martin, Vice-President; Phyllis Madison, Secretary; Dorothy Ashton, Treasurer; Jean Robinson, Assistant Treasurer; Mary Williamson, Assistant Secretary; Merry Hunt, Telephone Chairman. Members: Dorothy Ashton; Mary Lou Cox; Alice Fry; Dorothy Goater; Merry Hunt; Arminta Knouff; Ruth Lange; Phyllis Madison; Fran Marshall; Joyce Martin; Betty Mong; Shine Robinson; Jean Robinson; Barbara Schwab; Chub Slaver; Mary Williamson; Midge Wilson.
7 Tri-L Mothers League program booklet – 1953-1954: Officers: Mary Jane Lampe, President; Betty Stonerock, Vice-President; Mary Lou Cox, Assistant Secretary; Ruth Lange, Treasurer; Arminta Knouff, Assistant Treasurer; Mary Lou Cox, Historian. Members: Helen Boli; Pat Campbell; Mary Lou Cox; Dorothy Goater; Arminta Knouff; Mary Jane Lampe; Ruth Lange; Ann Lewis; Phyllis Madison; Joyce Martin; Pat Musson; Shine Robinson; Jean Robinson; Joanne Rush; Barbara Shellenberg; Marilyn Shipley; Chub Slaver; Betty Stonerock; Mary Williamson; Midge Wilson.
8 Tri-L Mothers League programs in a small six ring binder – the binder is 5 3/8” x 3 ¾” x ¾” holding pages that are 3” x 5”. The programs in the binder are for the years 1963-1964; 1964-1965; 1965-1966.
- 1963-1964 Officers: Louise Barns, President; Shirley Vehlewald, Vice-President; Betty Stonerock, Treasurer; Ann Polen, Assistant Treasurer; Pat Campbell, Secretary; Betty Warner, Assistant Secretary.
- 1964-1965 Officers: Nita Vosler, President; Irene Graham, Vice-President; Jean Robinson, Treasurer; Eloise Goodrich, Assistant Treasurer; Barbara Pappas, Secretary; Mary Jane Lampe, Assistant Secretary.
- 1965-1966 Officers: Mary Jane Lampe, President; Ann Polen, Vice-President; Eloise Goodrich, Treasurer; Louise Barns, Assistant Treasurer; Midge Wilson, Secretary; Lucille Harris, Assistant Secretary.
- Members (membership changed very little during these three years with only one resignation and one addition listed): Louise Barns; Helen Boli [resigned after 1964-1965 year]; Pat Campbell; Eloise Goodrich [new in 1965-1966]; Irene Graham; Lucille Harris; Mary Jane Lampe; Joyce Martin; Barbara Pappas; Ann Polen; Jean Robinson; Betty Stonerock; Shirley Vehlewald; Nita Vosler; Betty Warner; Midge Wilson.
9 Insert pages to go into the program binders for the year 1963-1964 (3 sets) – Note: It appears that each member had a binder into which pages could be inserted and removed.
10 Insert pages to go into the program binders for the year 1965-1966 (6 sets)
11 Child Conservation League Convention program – Dayton, Ohio, October 4-5, 1951
12 Handout from the Ohio Child Conservation League containing program topic suggestions and ideas; Ohio Child Conservation League Library List of 1959 Additions and a Book List which could be used for reference in developing the Child Conservation League’s Achievement Ten Programs. (2 copies)
13 Tri-L Vice President, Piqua Federation folder belonged to Mrs. Walter (Ann) Polen who was Vice President in 1965-1966. The folder contains program ideas arranged under the following headings (one page for each heading): Spiritual; Mental; Moral; Physical; Children’s Day; Guest (Social Meeting); Husband.
SERIES II: CORRESPONDENCE
File
14 Thank you notes for flowers sent to members who were in the hospital – twelve notes sent to the organization between 1950 and 1956.
15 Thank you notes for donations by the Tri-L Mothers League to organizations or individuals between 1951 and 1960. (5)
16 Thank you notes for extensions of sympathy and for hosting the ABC Mothers Club. (2)
17 A reminder card sent to members in October 1952 about unexcused absences, upcoming programs and dues that need to be paid in full by December 1, 1952. Note: the postcard was a 1 cent card on which was stamped “Revalued 2¢ P. O. Dept.”
18 Letters and notes of resignation sent to the organization by members. The letters are dated between 1951 and 1959. (9)
19 Letters from businesses or other organizations soliciting support. The letters are dated between 1958 and 1960. (5)
SERIES III: PHOTOGRAPHS
File
20 Seven Kodak 120 black/white negatives of Children’s Day activities. The negatives have been scanned and positive prints are placed in the file. c. 1950’s
21 Eight Kodak 120 black/white negatives of a Tri-L Mothers League banquet. The negatives were scanned and positive prints are placed in the file. c. 1950’s
SERIES IV: MISCELLANEOUS
File
22 Parent Education: Pre-School Study Course No. 1, prepared by The Education Committee of the Ohio Child Conservation League – c. 1950
23 Parent Education: Elementary Study Course No. 2, prepared by The Education Committee of the Ohio Child Conservation League – c. 1950. (2 copies)
25 Parent Education: Adolescent Study Course No. 3, prepared by The Education Committee of the Ohio Child Conservation League – c. 1950
26 Movie rating sheets for members of the Child Conservation League organizations to rate and report on movies they watch (4 copies)
27 State of Ohio, Department of Public Welfare, Division of Mental Hygiene: Family Goals for the Rearing of Children, by A. R. Mangus (2 copies)
28 Your Child Grows Up, by Edgar A. Doll, Ph.D., Health Education Service of the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, 1951 – the book was distributed by American Red Cross Nursing Services, Dayton, Ohio.
29 Drawing slips for prizes – the slips have a parody on dialog from movies and television or a parody on television show titles, all but one of which end with no prize. Used first in a meeting on September 25, 1958.