KU News Release

KU Libraries receive collection of Girl Scouts memorabilia

LAWRENCE — A collection of Girl Scouts papers and materials has been given to the University of Kansas Libraries. An event Saturday, March 31, will celebrate the gift.

The collection, which includes a broad array of records, memorabilia and correspondence from the Lawrence-based Mariner Girl Scouts Troop 660, provides a unique picture of Girl Scouts activities in the area. The collection also includes records pertaining to the creation of Hidden Valley, the Girl Scouts wilderness area and camp in Lawrence.

“This collection is an incredibly rich resource that documents the activities of Girl Scouts participants and leaders for the more than 50 years,” said Sherry Williams, curator of the Kansas Collection at KU Libraries. “There is immense research potential within this gift. It will provide important historical view of activities related to children, scouting and community development, and will be a rich resource for researchers in women’s history, the history of childhood development and especially Lawrence and Douglas County.”

Saturday’s event will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Spencer Research Library. It will honor the late Mariana Remple, a longtime Lawrence-area Girl Scouts leader who complied a majority of the collection; her husband, Henry D. Remple, KU professor emeritus; their daughter Lucy (Remple) McAllister; and the Hidden Valley Archives Committee, including chair Mary Jo Mensie, Lynne Bodle and Ellyn Owen.

The event will feature entertainment by the Mariner Girl Scouts Troop and brief remarks by Remple, McAllister and Williams.

Members of the media are invited to attend.

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