Brochure

Archive

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Museum of South Texas History

Name/Title

Brochure

Entry/Object ID

2018.044.003

Scope and Content

Brochure introducing Dr. Cleo Dawson, a fixture on the Merv Griffin show. Cleo Dawson Smith earned fame as author of "She Came to the Valley." The internationally-successful novel fictionalized the experiences of Dawon's mother, Helen, who was a pioneer in Mission, Texas, in the lower Rio Grande Valley. The book later became the basis for a movie. Cleo Dawson, who often went by her maiden name, was also widely recognized as a psychologist on the lecture circuit and television talk shows.

Collection

Formidable Females

Acquisition

Accession

2018.044.003