Interests
Creator: Menninger Foundation Archives. Catharine Wright Menninger
Date: 1942 - circa 1985
Level of Description: Series
Material Type: Manuscripts
Call Number: Unavailable
Unit ID: 223147
Space Required/Quantity: 5.00 cubic feet
Title (Main title): Interests
Part of: Menninger Foundation Archives. Papers of the Menninger Family. Papers of Catharine Wright Menninger.
Scope and Content
Scope and content:
Agendas and meeting minutes, correspondence, notes, policies and procedures, reports and surveys, conference attendance materials, newsletters and brochures, maps, itineraries, reference and informational materials, scholarly articles, correspondence, trip diaries and logs, form letters, news clippings, small watercolor paintings, photographs, and other materials related to interests Cay Menninger held during various periods of her life.
Most of the material concerns her travels and work with People to People International. Other major topics include civil defense work Cay performed during World War II, particularly with the American Women's Voluntary Services (AWVS); her work with the American Red Cross, especially the local Midwestern Area and Shawnee County organizations; the Presbyterian Church, particularly the First Presbyterian Church in Topeka where Cay worshiped; and Cay's interests in art, particularly in painting water colors. Most of the materials in this series date from the late 1960s through the 1970s.
Portions of Collection Separately Described:
- Catharine Wright Menninger Civilian Defense material, removed by the NHPRC processing archivist from the Personal series. Box also contains CWM Personal files (series 223149) and is labeled CWM-PER-2.
- Catharine Wright Menninger files. Material related to CWM's involvement with the American Red Cross (A.R.C.).
- Catharine Wright Menninger files. Primarily consists of material related to CWM's involvement with the Kansas City Presbytery and First Presbyterian Church (Topeka, Kansas).
- CWM (Catharine Wright Menninger) Art Files. Folders contain ideas, clippings, photographs used by Cay Menninger to create artwork. Organized by theme. Circa 1980s.
- CWM files. Catharine Wright Menninger. Box also includes series 223148 and 223149.
- CWM files (Catharine Wright Menninger)--Trips. Also contains material from series 223149 and 223144.
- CWM Files: Child Development Course; Civil Defense Council; Home Economics Course; Leadership Course; Minority Groups; Nat'l League/Women Voters; Westwood Weekly; Family Mementos; Roy V. Wright (father); books, album, scrapbook (cd).
- CWM People to People Trips. Catharine Wright Menninger.
- CWM Travel. Catharine Wright Menninger.
Locators:
| Locator | Contents |
|---|---|
| 097-04-05-16 | People to People trips (Europe, Asia) |
| 107-09-07-05 to 107-09-07-07 | CWM-PER-2, CWM-INT-1 and CWM-INT-2: civil defense, People to People, American Red Cross |
| 118-10-02-12 | Civilian Defense Council, fair employment compensation, Women's League of Voters, community social agencies |
| 118-10-02-20 | People to People talks, itineraries, reports, etc. |
| 118-10-03-07 | circa 1975-1985: Art files |
| 118-10-03-09 | People to People trips (Africa, France, Asia) |
| 118-10-03-12 | mostly People to People, Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) |
Index Terms
Subjects
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American Red Cross
American Red Cross. Shawnee County Chapter
American Women's Voluntary Services
First Presbyterian Church (Topeka, Kan.)
People to People (Organiztion). Citizen Ambassador Program
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Topeka-Highland
Watercolors
Menninger, Catharine Wright, 1902-1994
Civil defense -- Kansas -- Topeka
Watercolor painting -- Kansas -- Topeka
Agency Classification:
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Organizations/Corporations. Menninger Foundation Archives. Family. Catharine Wright Menninger.
