Box 18

Scope and Contents Press release from Better Homes in America, Washington, DC, announcing Mrs. William Keyserling's appointment by Secretary Hoover (Pres. of Better Homes in America) as chairman of Better Homes Campaign in Beaufort, SC; JK's ideas for Beaufort's campaign; updates about campaign's progress (sent to Exec. Director, Mr. James Ford); letter informing Jennie that Beaufort's project was selected for honorable mention by Better Homes Campaign; general letter of thanks from Herbert Hoover to local...

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Two check registers with stubs intact; Financial Reports: Dec. 1919-June 1920, Jan. 1 1920 to June 3, 1920; receipts from purchases made for various Parent-Teacher Association events and other expenditures.

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Receipts from expenditures; handwritten annual financial report for Parent-Teacher Association.

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Two check registers with check stubs; bond purchased from the Community Club; list of receipts and disbursements related to a dental clinic (sponsored by PTA); misc. receipts from other expenditures; typed financial report from March 17, 1921 to March 30, 1922 prepared by Jennie H. Keyserling, Treasurer.

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Pledge cards for Endowment Fund, 1922-1923; handwritten lists of PTA expenditures; misc. receipts and invoices.

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Financial report of Beaufort Parent Teacher Association submitted to Beaufort Gazette by Jennie Keyserling (date?); article re. tonsil and adenoid clinic sponsored by the PTA (1922); summary PTA work (ca. 1923); minutes of annual PTA meeting (March 18, 1923).

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JK's handwritten speech to the PTA (Feb. 1928) re. previous PTA accomplishments and hopes for the coming year; speech (presented Dec. 4, 1940) "Juvenile Delinquency and What Protections the Home Offers For The Child."

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Handwritten by Jennie Keyserling; copy of press notice, "Jewish Women to hear Rabbi Schwartz"; booklet, "Copies of letters sent out re. Sisterhood and Sabbath school"; notes for speech re. protection a home offers a child; several documents appear to be handwritten copies of speeches and writings of others; manuscript, "Education for Peace" (JK's original work?).

Collection Overview From the Collection: Part I (Mss 1049a) is the first accession of the Keyserling family papers. It includes Keyserling genealogical information, ephemera and family news clippings; material related to Leon Keyserling's political career (essays, clippings, speeches.) Correspondence includes letters between William Keyserling (WK) and Jennie H. Keyserling (JK) 1903-1935; WK and Leon Keyserling, 1908-1949; WK and Beth Keyserling Rosenfarb, 1911-1951; WK and Rosalyn Keyserling Schreiber, 1911-1944; WK and Herbert...