Series 1: Biographical Information,
1941-2001
Series Description
This portion of the collection includes personal documents, including educational materials and diplomas, personal family
photographs, newspaper clippings, and other personal documents chronicling May d’Marie’s life in Washington State, Denver,
Germany, France and Sacramento. This includes her married life, educational career, career as a librarian, family history,
as well as her participation with the Sacramento Community Housing Project. Of particular note are photographs of Europe in
the years after World War II depicting the destructive nature the war had in Germany, France, and Italy. Additionally of interest
is a scrapbook created by fellow Community Housing Project member Susan Barnhill chronicling the last years of as resident
of the Community Housing Project as well as her battle with cancer, of which she passed away in 2001.
Box 1, Folder 1
Family photographs,
Pre WWII
Box 1, Folder 2
Europe photographs,
Post WWII
Box 1, Folder 3
Miscellaneous photographs,
Post 1950
Box 1, Folder 4
Travel and Personal photographs,
1976-1977
Box 1, Folder 6
Educational Records-High School-Grad School,
1941-1959
Box 1, Folder 8
Chiropractic Information,
n.d.
Box 1, Folder 9
Supporter of the Arts,
n.d.
Box 1, Folder 10
Last Will and Testament,
1977
Restrictions
This folder contains restricted information. Do not give to the public.
Series 2: Community Activism,
1977-2001
Series Description
May d’ Marie dedicated a substantial part of her life dedicated to peace oriented organizations, including Grandmothers for
Peace and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Auburn Chapter, of which she was a founding member. This
portion of the collection includes organizational records including minutes, agendas, budgets, personal correspondence, organization
publications and programs, as well as other materials. Additionally, this series includes numerous artifacts including memorabilia,
photographs, and plaques and framed awards presented to the WILPF, Auburn chapter. Of note in this collection is May d’Marie’s
participation in numerous WILPF events both nationally and internationally, including multiple triennial conferences and the
peace train rides to educate people internationally to women’s issues.
Box 2, Folder 1
Australian Women's College,
n.d.
Box 2, Folder 2
Solar Cookers International,
n.d.
Box 2, Folder 3
Grandmothers for Peace,
n.d.
Box 2, Folder 4
Sacramento Community Housing Co-Op,
n.d.
Box 2, Folder 5
State of the Sacramento River Conference,
n.d.
Box 2, Folder 6
Classroom Curriculum on Peace,
n.d.
Subseries 1: Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF),
n.d.
Series Description
This sub-series includes the work that May d'Marie did with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, including
founding a chapter, as well as attendance at numerous national and international events. This portion of the collection also
includes member directories, budgetary information, speeches, ephemera, as well as travel information and other miscellaneous
documents pertaining to her work.
Box 2, Folder 7
WILPF Miscellaneous Correspondence and Activities,
n.d.
Box 2, Folder 8
WILPF Constitution and By-Laws,
n.d.
Box 3, Folder 1
WILPF New Group/Branch Organizing,
n.d.
Box 3, Folder 2
WILPF 26TH International Conference, Helsinki Finland,
n.d.
Box 3, Folder 3
WILPF Cuba Delegation,
n.d.
Box 3, Folder 4
WILPF Budgetary Information,
n.d.
Restrictions
Contains bank account information. Have archivist advise.
Box 3, Folder 6
WILPF Triennial Conference Greenly, Colorado,
1996
Box 3, Folder 9
WILPF Members Directory,
n.d.
Box 3, Folder 10
WILPF Region 1 Conference Portland, Oregon,
1997
Box 4, Folder 1
WILPF Notes and Correspondence,
n.d.
Box 4, Folder 2
WILPF Business Cards and Addresses,
n.d.
Subseries 2: Peace Publications
n.d.
Series Description
This sub-series includes numerous publications, pamphlets, brochures and newspaper clippings that were used as background
and research information for the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Grandmothers for Peace as well as Solar
Cookers International. They depict the specific world issues that May d'Marie found most important and conducted the most
research on.
Box 4, Folder 3
Peace Publications- WILPF Challenging Corporate Power,
n.d.
Box 4, Folder 4
Peace Publications- Land Mines,
n.d.
Box 4, Folder 5
Peace Publications- Peace Literature,
n.d.
Box 4, Folder 6
Peace Publications- Women's Issues,
n.d.
Box 4, Folder 7
Peace Publications- Booklets and Brochures,
n.d.
Box 5, Folder 1
Peace Publications - Disarmament,
n.d.
Box 5, Folder 2
Peace Publications - Middle East,
n.d.
Box 5, Folder 3
Peace Publications - News Print and Clippings,
n.d.
Box 2, Folder 7
May's Miscellaneous Peace Writings and Manuscripts,
n.d.
Series 3: Travels,
1950s-2000
Series Description
May d’Marie traveled extensively and collected information on numerous locations throughout her journeys. Among the items
collected are maps, business cards, travel itinerary, numerous photographs, personal correspondences, artifacts, and ephemera
pertaining to the 99 countries she visited in her lifetime.
Box 5, Folder 4
Travel Information - Australia,
n.d.
Box 5, Folder 5
Travel Information - Miscellaneous,
n.d.
Series 4: Scrapbooks / Photo Albums,
n.d.
Series Description
This series contains a scrapbook and photo album containing photographs of May d'Marie.
Box 7, Object 1
Scrapbook: "Co-Housing Memories of May d'Marie" by Susan Barnhill,
1990-2001
Series 5: Ephemera,
n.d.
Series Description
This series contains political ephemera kept by May d'Marie.
Box 8, Folder 1
Bumper sticker "My Other Car is a Cruise Missile" and Fan "Stop Military Madness",
n.d.
Box 8, Folder 3
Bag-California Clean Up,
n.d.
Box 8, Object 1
Umbrella: Blue and White "WILPF 75" with Case,
1975
Box 8, Object 3
Visor: Yellow, "Solar Cookers International",
n.d.
Box 8, Object 4
Visor: Blue with 3 buttons,
n.d.
Box 8, Object 5
Button: "We Are Dangerous Women",
n.d.
Box 8, Object 6
Button magnet: "Pax",
n.d.
Box 8, Object 7
Button: "Peace and Freedom Party",
n.d.
Box 8, Object 8
Video: "Shurouq", produced by WILPF Palestine,
n.d.
Box 8, Object 9
Nameplate for May d' Marie,
n.d.
Map-case 4, Drawer 5, Folder 1
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