GAINES, MARTHA WREN, 1939-1987.
Martha Wren Gaines papers > Personal and posthumous material

Series 6
Personal and posthumous material, 1960-1987
Box 34

Scope and Content Note

The final series, Personal and Posthumous Materials, contains clippings and correspondence on a more personal level. Also included in this series is Martha Gaines's obituary and programs, guest book, and eulogies from her memorial service. This series does not give a great deal of insight into her personal life, but additional related information may be found in Series 1, Professional Papers, Subseries 1, Employment, which includes vitae and completed employment applications. These items do contain some personal information.

In 1989 the Georgia chapter of the National Organization for Women established the Martha Wren Gaines Award. The first recipient of this annual award was Betty J. Grant, who received it at the annual conference of Georgia NOW, 8-10 June 1990. The Special Collections Department has collected clippings about this event.

Personal Materials
Box Folder Content
34 1 Class paper: Advertising Campaign, Advertising 557, 1960 Spring
34 2 College transcript and correspondence: University of Georgia, Georgia State University
34 3 Correspondence, 1979, 1981, 1983-1985, 1987, no date
34 4 Newspaper columns written by Martha Gaines, no date
34 5 Clippings, 1972, 1976
34 6 Nomination for Christmas Day Saint, 1980
34 7 Photographs [includes photocopies]
34 8 Kelly Gaines: School: Collected material, 1975, 1979-1981, no date
34 9 Collected personal material, 1976, 1979, 1984, no date
34 10 Stationery
34 11 Collected memorial programs: Carl Farris, Martin Luther King, Jr.
Posthumous materials
34 12 Obituary, 1 December 1987
34 13 Memorial service: Programs and memorial notice, 19 December 1987
34 14 Memorial service: Eulogies, 19 December 1987
34 15 Memorial service: Notes
34 16 Memorial service: Guest book
34 17 Martha Wren Gaines Award, 1990: Clippings
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