This is a small collection of Glady's Eileen Sparks' papers related to her two years in the United States Coast Guard (Women's) Reserve from 1944-1946 and her college career before that at the University of Illinois. This collection primarilty includes documents and photographs.

Gladys Eileen Sparks was the cousin of a Chapman alumni's (Cheri Navarro, '06) grandmother. Miss Sparks was born on October 15, 1917 in Moline, Illinois, received her Bachelor's and Masters' degrees from the University of Illinois, and served in the United States Coast Guard (Women's) Reserve from Feb. 3, 1944 until May 8, 1946. She died in Long Beach, CA in October, 1993.

1.0 Linear feet (1 box)

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