ABSTRACT: Scrapbook chronicling Geneva Baker’s participation in the Beta Phi Alpha National Convention of 1929.
SCOPE: This scrapbook, attributed to a young woman named Geneva Baker, includes autographs, photographs, and mementos for the 1929 Beta Phi Alpha Convention at the Crags resort in Estes Park. It also includes a number of photographs and captions, likely of Geneva and her friends, for personal excursions in the Rocky Mountains. The front cover of the scrapbook features a prominent decal for “The Rocky Mountain Parks Transportation Co.”
EXTENT: Approximately 158 pages.
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Preferred Citation note: The preferred citation for this collection is “From the Special Collections of the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri – St. Louis."
