]> Finding Aid for the Maggie V. McPherson Papers, 1942-1976 Processed by: Linda Jacobson; machine-readable finding aid created by: Cat S. McDowell University Archives & ManuscriptsThe University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC, USA
2008 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: November 2008. Description is in English. Finding aid was prepared using DACS. Finding Aid for the Maggie V. McPherson Papers, 1942-1976 University Libraries, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro &hdrnguscua; Descriptive Summary The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Archives & Manuscripts. McPherson, Maggie V. Maggie V. McPherson Papers, 1942-1976 WV0123 Material in English. circa 30 items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult University Archives & Manuscripts. Maggie V. McPherson served in the American Red Cross, Army Service Clubs, and Air Force Service Clubs from 1942-1976. The McPherson Papers date from 1942 to 1976 and contain correspondence, printed materials, photographs, scrapbooks, and artifacts which document McPherson's tenure in military service clubs from World War II through 1976. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

 Copyright Notice

Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Maggie V. McPherson Papers (WV0123), Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC, USA.

 Acquisitions Information

Gift of McPherson's family in November 1999. Delivered by Laura Pitts of the university's Development Office.

Processing Information

Processed by Linda Jacobson, January 2000

Encoded by Cat S. McDowell, November 2008

 Biographical or Historical Note

Maggie V. McPherson (b. 1909) is a graduate of Woman's College of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (now UNCG). During World War II, McPherson volunteered with the American Red Cross, which assigned her to various service clubs for U.S. military personnel. After the war, McPherson joined the Special Services to operate Army service clubs. From 1949 to 1951, she directed Air Force service clubs in Guam and Japan. From 1951 through the mid-1970s, she served in the Recreation Center at Osan Air Base in Korea.

Collection Overview

The McPherson Papers primarily contains printed materials, including newsletters, booklets, yearbooks, and clippings, especially from her time in Korea. It also contains three scrapbooks which document her Red Cross service in WWII, her duty in the Special Services from the late 1940s through the 1950s, and her tenure at the Double Five service club in Osan, Korea, in 1959 and 1960.

Collection Arrangement

This collection is organized into the following series: Papers, Printed Material, Photographs; Scrapbooks; and Artifacts.

Detailed Description of the Collection 1. Papers, Printed Material, Photographs Correspondence, 1942-43, 1947-48, 1950-51, 1957, 1960, 1962-64, 1969 Boomerang (ARC Newsletter), Sept. 1947 Center Director Dies of Stroke, Defender (Osan Air Base Newsletter) 5 November 1976 554th Civil Engineering Squadron Yearbook, 1975-1976 Headquarters Squadron, 51st Air Base Wing, Osan Air Base, Korea Yearbook, June 1973 6314th Support Wing - Headquarters Squadron, Osan Air Base, Korea Yearbook, 1969 Off Duty, Pacific Edition, March 1974 Sightseeing in Korea with Army Service Clubs, ca. Late 1950s, early 1960s Miscellaneous Clippings, ca. 1945, 1959, ca. 1976 Photographs, ca. 1940s-1970s 2. Scrapbooks Double Five Service Club, ca. 1959-1960 Red Cross, ca. 1943-1945 Special Services, ca. late 1940s-1950s 3. Artifacts Plaque, 1974 Bookmark, Korea Online Catalog Headings

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