Melody Maids (Beaumont, Tex.)
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Charlene Kiker Papers
Collection
Identifier: AC-301
Abstract
Charlene Kiker (1929-2004) was a lifelong resident of Beaumont, Texas. She worked as a secretary for over thirty years with Mobil Oil Corporation and was president of the Desk and Derrick Club of Beaumont. She had a strong interest in the arts and music and was also involved with the Beaumont Civic Opera, Beaumont Symphony Orchestra, Beaumont Music Commission, Melody Maids, Interfaith Choir, and the choir of the First United Methodist Church. The Charlene Kiker Papers consist of meeting...
Dates:
1903 - 1999
Found in:
Tyrrell Historical Library Archives
Melody Maids Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC-633
Abstract
The Melody Maids were a girls' choir which traveled the United States and the world to perform for military bases from 1942 to 1972. Led by Eloise Rush Milam, the Melody Maids learned not just music, but also decorum and manners. This collection holds almost 200 scrapbooks made by Ms. Milam and the Maids during the group's thirty years of existence and the decades of celebrations and reunions that followed..
Dates:
1930-2013
Found in:
Tyrrell Historical Library Archives
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