Helen Buckler Papers, 1916-1970 (bulk 1930-1959)
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Title: Helen Buckler Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1916-1970 (bulk 1930-1959)

Creator:
  • Buckler, Helen, 1894-1988
Call Number: Mss 1066; PH 6624

Quantity: 8.3 cubic feet (20 archives boxes and 1 flat box) and 120 photographs (1 archives box)

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:
Papers, 1916-1970 (mainly 1930-1959), of Helen Buckler, a freelance journalist and author whose research interests included issues relating to women, civil rights, social welfare, race relations, aviation, personalities, travel, and gastronomy. The collection includes personal and professional correspondence; undergraduate class work; newspaper clippings of her published works; freelance writing files; manuscripts; promotional materials from her work at the National Council of Negro Women, Camp Fire Girls, and other nonprofits; photographs; and research files and notes. She published two well-received books: Doctor Dan: Pioneer in American Surgery, a biography of early African American physician and surgeon Daniel Hale Williams, and Wo-He-Lo: The Story of Camp Fire Girls, 1910-1960, a history of the first 50 years of Camp Fire Girls. Buckler was also involved in public relations for numerous nonprofit organizations including the YMCA, Camp Fire Girls, and the National Council of Negro Women.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss01066
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