P. E. O. Sisterhood collection, 1950-2009

Collection

Identifier: A2013-008

Scope and Contents

Collection of P.E.O. fraternal materials including their Constitution and By-Laws (1950), Yearbooks (1957-2009), and Directories (1992-1994). The materials are from two different chapters of PEO--one in New Jersey and the other in Connecticut. Many of the items include Shellem's name or other notes, while others she collected from other members which created a nearly complete series of Yearbooks from Chapter X, between 1957 and 1994. Also includes a photograph of Esther Shellem, and her husband Edwin, with a note on the reverse that indicates the photograph may have been taken at their 50th wedding anniversary in the 1980s.

Dates

Creation: 1950-2009

Creator

Shellem, Esther H. (Person)
Hutchins, Dawn Byron (Person)
P.E.O. Sisterhood. Chapter X (Maplewood, NJ) (Organization)
P.E.O. Sisterhood. Chapter K (Simsbury, Conn.) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Materials in this collection may be governed by copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Please contact the Archivist regarding permission to publish material.

Biographical / Historical

Esther Helen Kerr Shellem (1907-1997) was a lifelong PEO member of PEO Chapter X in Maplewood, NJ since the 1950s. Dawn Byron Hutchins also became a member of Chapter X in the 1980s, and eventually became caretaker of Shellem. They became members of PEO Chapter K in Simmsubry, CT upon relocating there in 1992. P.E.O. is a philanthropic educational service organization, founded at Iowa Wesleyan University in 1869.

Full Extent

0.54 Linear Feet (1 flat archival box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Dawn Byron Hutchins

Separated Materials

The book Out of the Heart: A Century of P.E.O. 1869-1969 by Stella Clap (HS1510 .P6 1968was removed to be placed in the Library. A ceramic tea bag holder and ceramic pin holder with lid (2013.013.1-2) were removed to be placed in Collections.