Mari Burke South Park Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of South Park football programs, as well as issues of the Greenie Gusher newsletter.
Dates
- Creation: 1948-1949
Creator
- South Park High School (Organization)
Conditions Governing Use
The Tyrrell Historical Library holds copyright. The researcher must secure permission to publish. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Tyrrell Historical Library. The researcher assumes full responsiblity for complying with copyright, literary property rights, and libel laws.
Biographical / Historical
The South Park School District was founded in 1891 with a one-room school house that evetnually expanded after the oil boom in 1901. The first South Park High School class graduated in 1915. The school color was green, and the school mascot was the Greenies. Eventually, due to desegregation measures, the school was merged into West Brook Senior High School.
Extent
1.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains South Park High School football programs, as well as several issues of the Greenie Gusher newsletter from the late 1940s. The newsletter printed issues from the early 1930s until, at least, the late 1970s. South Park High School was founded in the late 1890s and expanded with the 1901 oil boom. The school mascot was the "Greenies" and the school color was green. The high school was eventually merged into West Brook High School as a desegregation measure. This collection is related to the South Park Heritage Museum Collection and contains newsletters not included in the larger collection.
Arrangement
Series 1: Football Programs
Series 2: The Greenie Gusher Newsletter Issues
- Title
- Finding Aid for Mari Burke South Park Collection
- Author
- Sarah Grimm, Archivist
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Tyrrell Historical Library Archives Repository
