Marion Stirling Pugh
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Stirling, Matthew Williams, 1896-1975
label: Collection Creator
content: Stirling, Marion
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content: Matthew Williams Stirling and Marion Stirling Pugh papers
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1924-2004, undated
label: Date
content: bulk 1948-2002
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.2016-24, Series 7
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This series is arranged in 2 subseries: 7.1 The Society of Women Geographers, 1948-2000, undated; 7.2 Administrative files, 1924-2004 (bulk 1975-2002), undated.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Series 7. Marion Stirling Pugh, 1924-2004 (bulk 1948-2002) and undated, consists of materials relating to endeavors Marion undertook without Matthew, primarily relating to her participation in the Society of Women Geographers from 1948-2000 and her life after Matthew died in 1975 until her death in 2001. Materials include correspondence, clippings, reports, writings, and administrative materials.

Subseries 7.1 The Society of Women Geographers, primarily consists of alphabetical files kept and organized by Marion regarding membership, elections, events, and press. Marion was elected to the executive board in 1954 and served as president of the society twice (1960-1963 and 1969-1972) and the bulk of the material relates to her second tenure as president, although the material does document over 50 years of her participation in the society.

Subseries 7.2 Administrative Files, includes materials relating to Marion's second marriage to John Ramsey Pugh and their life together, correspondence and writings relating to Matthew's legacy and the work he and Marion undertook together, drafts of Marion's reminiscences about her life and experiences, files regarding her work with the Textile Museum, and travel files.