Twigs, Inc. North Montgomery County (Pa.) Chapter records

The materials in this collection span the years 1973 to 1986 and primarily consists of correspondence, administrative records, and material concerning Twig activities and events. Information includes agendas, minutes, constitutions, bylaws, committee files, and directories, as well as newsletters a...

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Main Author: Twigs, Inc. North Montgomery County (Pa.) Chapter (Creator)
Collection:Twigs, Inc. North Montgomery County (Pa.) Chapter Records
Collection Number:MSS153
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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100 1 |a Twigs, Inc. North Montgomery County (Pa.) Chapter  |e creator 
245 1 |a Twigs, Inc. North Montgomery County (Pa.) Chapter records  |f 1973-1986, undated 
300 |a 0.8 Linear feet  |f ; 2 boxes 
351 |b Series I: Activities and events (1973-1986, undated) Series II: General office files (1975-1986, undated)  
500 |a Materials Separated from the Resource: One color photograph has been assigned to PG 379. 
500 |a Processing Information: Finding aid reformatted by Lindsey Schwartz, 2020. 
520 |a The materials in this collection span the years 1973 to 1986 and primarily consists of correspondence, administrative records, and material concerning Twig activities and events. Information includes agendas, minutes, constitutions, bylaws, committee files, and directories, as well as newsletters and newsclippings. There are also court documents relating to one member's desire to transfer her membership from the King of Prussia chapter to the North Montgomery County chapter. Some information concerning the national organization and other chapters is here as well. 
520 |a The Twigs mothers' club was founded in Yeadon in 1948 as "an association whose objective is to encourage and foster mental, physical, social and cultural development of the children who are members." The organization is national in scope and sponsors a wide variety of activities. The materials in this collection of records of the Twigs Inc. North Montgomery chapter span the years 1973 to 1986 and primarily consist of correspondence, administrative records, and material concerning organizational activities and events. 
524 8 |a Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Twigs, Inc. North Montgomery County Chapter records (MSS153), Historical Society of Pennsylvania. 
541 1 |a Gifts of Doris Jackson, 1986 and 1990. Accession nunber M86-62 and M90-39.  
544 |a At the Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Twigs, Inc. Marlton, New Jersey Chapter records (MSS152) Twigs, Inc. National Office records (MSS 151) Twigs, Inc. North Montgomery County (Pa.) Chapter photograph (PG379) Twigs, Inc. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Chapter photographs (PG382) Twigs, Inc. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Chapter records (MSS154)  
545 |a The national organization known as Twigs, Inc., was founded in 1948 in Philadelphia by Clara Bostic and seven other African American mothers, namely Marion Beckett, Evelyn Brown, Margaret Carpenter, Ersula Hawkins, Frances Murray, Lillian Reid, and Mary Varleck. These women wanted to offer their children and families a richer array of cultural, educational, and social opportunities than what they could each provide alone. They met monthly, eventually organizing a variety of activities for children of all ages, ranging from the Young Twigs (nursery school to grade three), Junior Twigs, (grades four through six), Intermediate Twigs (grades seven through nine), and Teen Twigs (grades nine through twelve). The name, suggested by one of the original members, was meant to convey that as twigs depend on the tree's trunk and larger branches for growth, so do children rely upon the care of parents and the larger community. In 1981, a group of interested women from the northern and central areas of Montogmery County, Pennsylvania, met with a representative from the King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, chapter to inquire about forming their own. The North Montgomery County Interest Group of Twigs was formed shortly thereafter, and, with sponsorship by the King of Prussia chapter, was eventually installed as the North Montgomery County chapter in 1982.  
555 |a Finding Aid Available Online:  
650 0 |a African American families. 
650 0 |a African Americans--Pennsylvania--Societies, etc. 
650 0 |a African Americans--Societies, etc. 
700 1 |a Jackson, Doris  |e donor 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b Twigs, Inc. North Montgomery County (Pa.) Chapter Records  |c MSS153 
856 4 2 |y Link to finding aid  |u http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/t/TwigsMSS153.html