Beatrice Menig Political Scrapbooks

Collection Title: Beatrice Menig Political Scrapbooks

Dates of Collection: 1960 – 2000

Repositiory: Chester County Historical Society

Project Archivist: Jasmine Smith

Biography:

Beatrice Menig served as Chester County Jury Commissioner beginning in 1962. She followed her service as Jury Commissioner as the Recorder of Deeds, a position she held from 1968-1972. She was a Republican candidate and supported other Republican politicians.

Resources:

“Menig, B.” Newspaper Clippings. Chester County Historical Society.
“Recorder of Deeds Historical Information.” Chester County Pennsylvania website.

Information for Researchers:

Preffered Citation:
Creator last name, Creator first name. (Dates) Scrapbook title. Collection (Box number), Repository, City, State.

Collections Scope:

Menig’s scrapbooks focus on elections and political events from the 1960’s through the 1990’s, including her own 1967 campaign. Most of the scrapbooks are filled with newspaper clippings. Dates are apparent in most clippings, but the source newspaper is not always evident.

Collection Arrangement:

Menig organized scrapbook items by event and date.

Related Material:

See also the CCHS general Scrapbooks Collection and the Isaac Anderson WWII Scrapbooks Collection.

Collections Contents:

Scrapbook- Primary and General Election, Nixon Lodge 1960
Scrapbook- Primary and General Election 1961 Inauguration of Scranton 1963
Scrapbook- Primary and General Election 1964
Scrapbook- Primary and General Election 1966 Shafter Inauguration 1966
Scrapbook- Primary Election, Bea Menig Campaign, General Election 1967
Scrapbook- Primary, General Election, Nixon-Agnew Election, Julie Nixon wedding 1968
Scrapbook- Death of Eisenhower, Primary and General Election 1969
Scrapbook- Inauguration of Nixon and Agnew 1969, 1973
Scrapbook- Primary Election, Tricia Nixon Wedding, General Election 1971
Scrapbook- Primary and General Election Nixon-Agnew 1972
Scrapbook- Johnson’s Funeral, Primary and General Election 1973
Scrapbook- Primary, General Election, Nixon resigns, Dague dies 1974
Scrapbook- Primary and General Election 1975
Scrapbook- Primary and General Election 1976
Scrapbook- Richard Framec dies in plane crash, Rubino resigns, elections 1977
Scrapbook- Primary and General Election 1978
Scrapbook- Primary and General Election, Inauguration of Thornburgh 1979
Scrapbook- Primary, General, Mamie Eisenhower Funeral 1979
Scrapbook- Primary and General Election 1980
Scrapbook- Primary and General Election 1981
Scrapbook- Reagan and Bush Inauguration 1981
Scrapbook- Primary, General, Thornburgh Election 1982
Scrapbook- Primary, General, Inauguration of Thornburgh 1983
Scrapbook- Primary and General Election 1984
Scrapbook- Inauguration of Ronald Reagan Primary and General 1985
Scrapbook- Primary and General Election 1986
Scrapbook- Budd Dwyer suicide, Baker retirement, 1987 Primary + General Election 1987-8
Scrapbook- Rubino death 1989, Primary and General Election 1989
Scrapbook- Inauguration of H.W. Bush and Quayle 1989
Scrapbook- Nancy Schulze’s death, Primary and General Election 1990
Scrapbook- Primary and General Election, Sen. John Heinz and John Tower die 1991
Scrapbook- Primary and General Election, Inauguration of Clinton 1993
Scrapbook- Primary, Pat Nixon and Richard Nixon Funeral, Baker for Gov. 1993-1994
Scrapbook- General Election 1994, Primary and General Election 1995
Scrapbook- Primary and General Election 1996
Scrapbook- Primary and General Election 1997-1999
Scrapbook- Primary and General Election 2000
Guide to Voting, Republican handbook
Photo album