Little Boy Blue Statue Given to Public by Press Club, 1950

Name/Title

Little Boy Blue Statue Given to Public by Press Club, 1950

Entry/Object ID

AM2010.10.79

Scope and Content

Little Boy Blue Statue Given to Public by Press Club article discusses some of the history of the Women's Press Club. The article states that the organization was changed from the Women's Press Association Auxiliary to the Missouri Women's Press Club on May 29, 1900. The "Little Boy Blue" statue was a project of the Women's Press Club in admiration for the poet, Eugene Field. The Club obtained the statue in 1943 through individual contributions of members, benefits and public subscriptions. At date of this article, Miss Catherine Gill was president of the club.

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Little Boy Blue Statue, Women's Press Association Auxiliary, Women's Press Club History, Missouri Women's Press Club, St. Joseph History, Women's Press Club

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Object Name

News Clipping

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Sep 20, 2011

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Field, Eugene

Person or Organization

Catherine Gill

Person or Organization

William R. Curry

Person or Organization

Merrill Chilcote

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Notes

St. Joseph News-Press 1950 St. Joseph, Missouri