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Jennie Ward to Susan Hudson, 1890 Box 99

A.L.S. Ottawa, Kansas. Will attend next Council. Regrets difficulty with Bradshaw. Needs $200 to finish quarters and does not want to ask for more money in her state. Urges Mrs. Hudson to keep secretaryship, thinks she should be paid for work. Offers to remain after Council and copy papers. Suggests duplicate copies of all reports and resolutions made, one for filing and one for press. Suggests order of business to be made permanent. Six thousand names of school children in her Record Book. ER-11, p. 186

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  2. Early Records of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1853/1951, bulk 1853/1875
  3. Series 6. Correspondence, 1852/1951
  4. Correspondence, 1888/1890

Jennie Ward to Susan Hudson, 1891 Box 101

A.L.S. Ottawa, Kansas. Re meeting called for appointment of the new Regent. Favors Mrs. Townsend. Asks if other business will be transacted, if voting by proxy is permitted and suggests appointment of new committee on bylaws. ER-11, p. 186

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  2. Early Records of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1853/1951, bulk 1853/1875
  3. Series 6. Correspondence, 1852/1951
  4. Correspondence, 1891/1905

Papers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1858/2016 72 Linear Feet 99 containers plus 14 oversize items, approx. 72 linear feet

This collection documents the care and management of Mount Vernon through the work of the MVLA. Types of material include correspondence, reports, memos, notes, personal and biographical information, news clippings, meeting agendas, photographs, scrapbooks, and ephemera. Several highlights of the collection include the original minutes of Council meetings, scrapbooks and ledgers created by Vice Regents, and early correspondence with Regents and Vice Regents. While the library's collection "Early Records of the MVLA" documents the founding and early years of the organization, the Papers of the MVLA continues where that collection ended and preserves the ongoing story of these women and the fulfillment of their mission. Creators of the collection are largely the board members themselves, along with staff and employees who worked directly with them. Scope notes have been added before the content list of each series to better describe its specific provenance and content. The bulk of the collection dates from the 1950s to the 1990s, however there is a very wide range represented overall, 1858-2016.

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Series 6. Vice Regents Files, 1858/2016

These files were kept by staff members at Mount Vernon, most often by the Secretary to the Board, to document the lives and work of individual Vice Regents. Some items were given directly by the Vice Regents to be placed in their files, while other documents were located or collected by staff and interfiled at a later time. Types of material include mostly correspondence, clippings, obituaries, resumes, tributes and memorials, notes, memos, and ephemera.

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  2. Papers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1858/2016

Subscription book - Kansas school donations, 1889/1890 Box 102, Shelf 36,F,3

Bound volume listing subscriptions or donations to Mount Vernon's fund to rebuild the "servant's quarters" destroyed by fire in 1835. The Vice Regent of Kansas, Jennie Ward, reported she raised enough by fundraising in Kansas schools ($1,000) The reconstruction was "rebuilt along the lines of the old ruin," and in what was believed to be the original location. It was completed in 1891.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Papers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1858/2016
  3. Oversize and Bound Volumes
  4. Miscellaneous

Ward, Sarah Jane "Jennie" [Kansas], 1876/1910 Box 60, Folder 19

Booklet, "Bit of Mount Vernon History: Taken from the Records of Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Brought before Council of 1898 by Record Committee and Ordered Printed," by Mrs. Ward, 1899; Appeal to Teachers and Students of the Schools of Kansas to donate to Mount Vernon, undated; Obituary

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Papers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1858/2016
  3. Series 6. Vice Regents Files, 1858/2016
  4. Sub-Series 6.2. Vice Regents Files - Alphabetical, 1858/2016

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