Finding Aid to the Helen Clark Frances Girl Scout Papers, 1926-1937 Finding Aid to the Helen Clark Frances Girl Scout Papers, 1926-1937 North Jersey History and Genealogy Center
The Morristown and Morris Township Library One Miller Road Morristown, NJ 07960
Overview of Papers Helen Clark Frances H 929 MSS Frances Helen Clark Frances Girl Scout Papers, 1926-1937 .25 linear foot in 1 manuscript box Biography of Helen Clark Frances

In the late 1920's, Helen Clark of Morris Plains, New Jersey was a registered Girl Scout of Troop No. 4 in Morristown. In October of 1927 she won a blue ribbon in the Girl Scout Garden Show and in 1928 she again won two Garden Show ribbons, one red and one gold. The prizes were presented by Mrs. Willard V. King, the first Girl Scout Commissioner of Morris County and an active member in national, state and local social welfare movements. In December of 1930, as the leading Girl Scout of the county, the Morristown Chamber of Commerce invited Helen to take the inaugural ride of the first electric train to be operated between Morristown and Hoboken.

Sources:

<title render="italic">Commuting From Morristown Began First 94 Years Ago With Wood Burning Engines- The Jerseyman, p.1, December 19, 1930.

<title render="italic">Morris Area Girl Scout Council- Morristown Parade, 1715-1965, p.131, 1967.

 Scope and Content of the Papers

The collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, handbooks, certificates, prize ribbons, photographs and memorabilia of an early Morristown, New Jersey Girl Scout.

 Arrangement of the Papers

The six folders of this collection are arranged in chronological order.

 Important Information for Users of the Correspondence collection

This collection is open to researchers. Correspondence may be copied for use in individual scholarly or personal research, however, as with all materials in the North Jersey History and Genealogy Center researchers are responsible for obtaining copyright permission. The contents of the Helen Clark Frances Girl Scout Papers, 1926-1937 may be photocopied, but because this material is a permanent part of the History Center's collections, researchers are advised to photocopy with care, using only the edge copier for bound material. The use of digital cameras is encouraged.

Preferred Citation

When citing specific folders: Indicate <title render="bold">box/<title render="bold">folder number and <title render="bold">folder title and dates followed by a period (.) before: <title render="italic">Helen Clark Frances Girl Scout Papers, 1926-1937. North Jersey History Center, The Morristown and Morris Township Library. Morristown, NJ.

 Processing Information

Finding Aid arranged and encoded by the North Jersey History and Genealogy Center Archivist, 2009.

Container List 1 1 Girl Scout gardening, 1926-1927; 1930-1931; 1937. 1 2 Girl Scout uniform pattern and Badge booklet, 1927. 1 3 Scouting for Girls Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts and Scout uniform, 1927-1930. 1 1 4 Girl Scouts Letter of Commendation and Camp Andree certificates, 1929. 1 5 Mrs. W.V. King (Mary Springler van Buren) and Mrs. L.T. Hutton (Margaret Foster), 1929; 1939. 1 6 Northern New Jersey Suburban Electrification Project of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, 1930.