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Collection Information

Collection Number: SC#18

Title:
Elizabeth (Betty) Baron Collection

Dates:
1930s through the 1980s

Collection Size:
5 Boxes

Biographical History

The daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Wilkerson, Elizabeth “Betty” Baron was born on May 28, 1904 in the Springfield, Missouri area. She married William Baron on June 3, 1925 and the couple lived most of their lives in the St. Louis, Missouri area, specifically Maplewood, Missouri. While there Betty Baron joined a number of women’s clubs, including the Women’s Safe Driving School of the St. Louis Safety Club, the A.B.B.C. Coterie of the Missouri Federation of Women’s Clubs, and the Weaver of Dreams Story League. Mrs. Baron died on March 23, 1986 and is buried in Springfield, Missouri.

Scope and Content

The scrapbooks of Elizabeth (Betty) M. Baron, a former resident of St. Louis and Maplewood, Missouri. The scrapbooks contain information on clubs in the St. Louis area from the 1930s through the 1980s, including the Women’s Safe Driving School of the St. Louis Safety Club, the A.B.B.C. Coterie of the Missouri Federation of Women’s Clubs, the Weaver of Dreams Story League, and a scrapbook on Baron’s father, Charles Wilkerson, and his family.

Creator(s)

Elizabeth (Betty) Baron

Acquisition Information

The collection was donated between 1982 and 1984 by the Elizabeth (Betty) Baron.

Selections from the Saint Louis Safety Scrapbooks

1938-1939 Saint Louis Safety Committee Scrapbook

Saint Louis Safety Club Missouri Federation of Women's Clubs (MFWC) Scrapbook, 1962-1963

Selections from the Weaver of Dreams Story League Scrapbook

Weaver of Dreams Story League Scrapbook

Selections from the ABBC Coterie Scrapbook

ABBC Coterie Scrapbook

Saint Louis Safety Committee Scrapbook, Box 2

1938-1939 Saint Louis Safety Committee Scrapbook, Box 2

Adopted on February 4, 1941
2-3 about the safety meeting
3-4 safety quiz tea party, bicycling safety
5-6 badges, Betty Baron as newly elected president on May 26, 1940
7-8 things they donated/helped in
9-10 gave 50 safety belts to the news boys, Betty won a written examinations and a driving contest
11-12 the safeties you need to know about driving, Home safety skit in February in 1941
13-14 safety belts for the news boys and how to drive safe during a forest fire, protection against LYE
15-16 different type of accidents in the car and at home, safety on house fires
17-18 don’ts at the house, making homes safer
19-20 safety on the streets and how to survive disaster, safety on drinking and driving, kitchen safety during thanks giving, and child’s safety in the car
21-22 expanding drivers education, family safety
23-24 what women should know about cars, Saint Louis Safety Club 1942-43
25-26 letter from William Yorger about a copy of the 1936 women’s safe drivers school, right of way paper
27-28 1941 Betty was relieved from office and Mrs. C. V. Wilcox how to be heard, She shall have safety
29-30 safety checklist for babysitter, child, and for the elderly, safety and dangers of burglars, carbon monoxide, and an automotive accident
31-32 educational toys, Betty Baron was selected for scrap book and research
33-34 safety driving school 1940, driving school
35-36 who said women are not safe drivers paper, the safe driving school test in 1940
37-38 safe driving, how the women reacted to the women’s safe driving school
39-40 I’ve had an accident paper and Betty Barons graduate certification in 1942 Women’s Safe Drivers School, more about the Women’s Safe Drivers School
41-42 safe driving trophy winners, 1941 Wuxtree Auto School for Women
43-44 Women’s Safe Drivers School programs, safety and more about the safety school
45-46 Drivers Safety School meeting program, February 28, 1940 slogan for the meeting: Drive carefully ---- Don’t kill off the citizens of tomorrow with the carelessness of today.
47-48 application for driver’s license, True or False radio program from the women’s safe driving school.
49-50 safety Council of Greater St. Louis, minutes from the safety council meeting
51-52 drivers guide book and the 47^th Annual Women’s Driving School program, a paper called “ Foreword” and it’s about driving safety
53-54 Saint Louis traffic laws in 1929-1930, promotions on driving safety
55-56 driving requirements, how to use the roads and defensive driving tools
57-58 driving tools, Ghost in the road paper
59-60 defensive driving, an open letter to hit and run drivers
61-62 new road way signs and the booby traps built into highways in 1973, tips on turnpikes
63-64 Easter card and Saint Louis Safety Club pamphlet 1952-1953, comic on driving and home safety guide
65-66 pictures of the women at the Women’s Safe Drivers School, bicycle safety test
67-68 comics on driving, driving safety
69-70 safe drivers get cash reward, But officer paper
71-72 deaths from driving, testing drivers and making sure of their safety
73-74 warnings of drivers being killed from car wrecks, safe driving rules
75-76 boy scouts in city safety drive, winners for safety awards
77-78 safety first, skit on safe driving
79-80 picture of safety club drivers winners, area women offered safe driving course
81-82 paper on Mrs. Dickinson heads Women’s Federation, safe holidays are happy holidays
83-84 why accidents happen, rate yourself as a driver
85-86 department of safety and motor corps paper, the man who built roads in the sea newspaper
87-88 automotive accidents, chamber of commerce dinner
89-90 nursing award handed out, red cross service strives presented to Irene Wilcox
91-92 women from all over are attending the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, jaywalking fines
93-94 pedestrian protection, Gas protection
95-96 Children accidents, smoking bill
97-98 pedestrian accidents, fire drills enforced
99-100 All about safety, traffic safety
101-102 traffic officers, protection for children
103-104 safety for children, war on child accidents
105-106 safety club prayer, Missouri Federation of Women’s Clubs
107-108 Women’s clubs, State pressing drive on social diseases
109-110 Paper on the man who saved a thousand lives, the new presidents take the chair
111- 112 Ladies empowerment, Saint Louis Safety Club pamphlets
113-114 Saint Louis Safety Club pamphlets, picture of women driving
115-116 comics on safe driving, comic on the best female driver
117-118 comic on drivers called the screwdrivers, comics on safety
119-120 comic on safety, safety newspaper snippets
121-122 clinic for auto drivers, safety poster ideas
123-124 driving comics and poetry, safety bureau comic
125-126 drunk drivers are our enemy
127-128 why it’s bad to be a hit and run driver, watch out for children
129-130 don’t speed, are you physically able to operate a vehicle
131-132 happy vacation, driving fatigue
133-134 highway courtesy, driver responsibility
135-136 driving safe books, poster on handwriting after you drink so much beer and the importance of safety

Saint Louis Safety Club Scrapbooks, Box 4

Saint Louis Safety Club Missouri Federation of Women's Clubs (MFWC) Scrapbook, 1962-1963, Box 4

1-2 New president Mrs. William Baron, Quote
3-4 improvement program award
5-6 steamboat progress
7-8 Carol Lane award, letter from National Safety Council telling them to keep up the good work
9-10 safety club newspaper articles, flower drawn
11-12 safety club articles, fire prevention week
13-14 fire prevention paper, talks more about fire prevention week
15-16 meeting pamphlet, yearbook contest
17-18 letters to Betty, safety club
19-20 article on monument falling,
21-22 shrine, supporting pilgrimage
23-24 kits for women, letters thanking for the kits
25-26 kits, safety at Christmas
27-28 newspaper pieces about the meetings
29-30 program on driving school for women in 1963
31-32 article on teaching them to drive, poetry on driving
33-34 they need traffic safety leaders, pamphlets to get people aboard on being a part of the meetings
35-36 meeting pamphlets
37-38 the club donation, the donation letter saying thank you and showing how they helped
39-40 dedication to Mrs. Winnie Von Wehrden
41-42 letter in memory of Von Weldens memorial
43-44 article on traffic safety
45-46 buyers guide, pictures of dolls
47-48 helping children auto deaths, mail from the fire department saying they will help and do a demonstration on chemical science
49-50 memorial to Jennie McCane
51-52 club leadership awards
53-54 Mr. Safety retires, elects new officers
55-56 Score sheet on co-operation, Letter thanking Mrs. Powers for her financial support
57-58 safety topics, letter from safety council thanking Mrs. Powers for her financial support

Saint Louis Safety Club, Betty Baron

1-2 Betty Baron award, safety awards
3-4 home safety skit, driving school program 1936
5-6 Missouri State Federation of Women’s Clubs program 1939, driving test
7-8 instructions from driving test, high way safety badge for Betty Baron
9-10 MFWC program 1940, schedule for traffic safety meeting 1975
11-12 report from Missouri women in traffic safety conference in 1975, picture
13-14 home made safety drivers meeting invitation, schedule of MWTS
15-16 club women are guests, various name tags from the Red Cross, Chamber of Commerce, ect.
17-18 Safety Committee programs, how safe St. Louis is
19-20 Safety Committee programs, report of Betty Baron
21-22 safety broad cast script 1949, instructions to the contestants of 1940 driving contest
23-24 souvenir program, 1947 luncheon program
25-26 public safety article, St. Louis Safety Club meeting
27-28 pictures at the meeting, pamphlet of responsibilities of state and local safety council boards of directors
29-30 pictures and newspaper article about safe driving being pushed, safety council letter to Betty Baron
31-32 safety awards, newspaper article in color
33-34 home safety skit, MWTS program
35-36 WITS (Women in Traffic Safety, letter about the meeting for WITS
37-38 award, fine arts festival presidents luncheon
39-40 meaning of safety, award
41-42 safe driving cup, Safety Club
43-44 Safety Council, letter
45-46 daily bulletin, highway safety conference
47-48 highway safety conference, invitations to highway safety conference
49-50 letter on celebrating the safety clubs 45 birthday
51-52 WSDS (women’s safe driving school) announcements, 45^th anniversary
53-54 shopping list, comic on safe driving

Weaver of Dreams Story League Scrapbook, Box 3

Weaver of Dreams Story League Scrapbook, Box 3

1-2 Yearbook, stories
3-4 banquet pamphlet, programs
5-6 programs
7-8 programs, short stories book
9-10 programs
11-12 programs
13-14 programs and pictures
15-16 programs
17-18 programs
19-20 thank you letter for programs, minutes from the meeting
21-22 a galaxy of female poet’s newspaper article, newspaper article
23-24 invite for a Halloween dinner, meeting minutes
25-26 on program of story teller’s newspaper article, winner of ‘letter to Cynthia’ contest newspaper article
27-28 Central district bulletin, programs
29-30 programs, history map of Saint Louis
31-32 hate letter, program schedule
33-34 year book and letters
35-36 program, table seating
37-38 decretive page
39-40 cards
41 cards 7:40

ABBC Coterie Scrapbook, Box 5

ABBC Coterie Scrapbook, Box 5

1-2 Certification of membership, showing what the club stands for
3-4 letters from the women’s club, paper about the club
5-6 Monday study club, pictures
7-8 cards, golden jubilee for women’s clubs
9-10 pictures and events
11-12 pictures, meeting schedule
13-14 pictures, badges
15-16 scrap book decorations
17-18 letters to Betty, newspaper articles on the clubs
19-20 pictures
21-22 newspaper articles on ABBC
23-24 newspaper articles
25-26 pictures
27-28 tour to Mexico menu, pictures of native dances
29-30 pictures of group
31-32 pictures of tour
33-34 ABBC. Club meeting
35-36 cards and flowers
37-38 flowers, pictures
39-40 Str. Admiral ticket, letter from Betty
41-42 club activities, pictures, and script
43-44 cards, article from two surviving pilots from war
45-46 pictures, cards
47-48 Christmas program, roller skate party
49-50 soldiers will be guests to ABBC Coterie, bridal gowns for women in service
51-52 pictures, more about wedding gowns, Missouri club women
53-54 wearing of the green theme
55-56 newly installed officers, installation dinner
57-58 newspaper articles on women’s clubs, newspaper articles on women’s clubs
59-60 newspaper article on GFWC president urging women to take intelligent part in post war program, newspaper article on clubwomen as delegate to peace conference
61-62 ABBC elect new officers, ABBC letters
63-64 Newspaper article on dinner dance for service men, Birthday section for her mom
65-66 MFWC holds a garden party, ABBC barn party
67-68 ABBC initiation party, Halloween theme page
69-70 Betty is co-founder of club, Holiday dinner
71-72 pictures from party
73-74 Christmas page
75-76 holiday dinner, pictures from party
77-78 letters, decorative page
79-80 cards, St. Patrick’s day page
81-82 ABBC meeting, Deloris Jercick newly installed officer
83-84 wedding invite, Mother’s Day 1945
85-86 cards, wedding
87-88 newspaper articles, letters
89-90 letter from red cross, party
91-92 party, Halloween party
93-94 Hawaii theme page, decorative page
95-96 MFWC letter to Betty
97-98 decorative pages
99-100 party for soldiers end, newspaper articles
101-102 annual meeting, the Missouri clubwoman news paper
103-104 letter from betty saying to send in pictures for scrap book, letters about party
105-106 Jubilee party, wedding pictures
107-108 Ruth Renfrow donating to charity, letters
109-110 meeting, installation of officers
111-112 installation dinner decorations
113-114 Betty adds more room to her house for the meetings, Valentines cards
115-116decorations
117-118 cards
119-120 cards
121-122 letters to Betty
123-124 letters to Betty
125-126 letters to Betty
127-128 letters to Betty and ABBC
129-130 letters to Betty
131-132 letters to Betty
133-134 cards to Betty
135-136 cards to Betty
137-138 cards to Betty
139-140 cards to Betty, report of the ABBC Coterie party
141-142 cards to Betty

Box 1

Box 1

St. Louis Safety Club – Receipts – 1957-74
Ledger – St. Louis Safety Club Membership – 1957-73
Ledger – St. Louis Safety Club Membership – 1960-80
Minutes – St. Louis Safety Club – May 1968-Oct 1972
Central States Safety Conference pamphlet – May 1946
GFWC manual – June 10, 1978
Minutes – St. Louis Safety Club – May 1946-Nov 1978
Notebook – Minutes, Receipts, Membership lists – St. Louis Safety Club – 1968-80
Safety Highlights – 1958-59; Springfield, MO newspaper article – Sep. 1979 Plaque – Safety Council of Greater St. Louis – 1979-80