EDINBURG HIGH SCHOOL SERGEANETTE PARENTS’ CLUB RECORDS
Finding Aid
Compiled by
Phyllis Kinnison
Margaret H. McAllen Memorial Archives
Edinburg, Texas
2014
Sergeanette Parents’ Club records Acc. # 1987.050
1951-1987 MHMM Archives
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CONTENTS OF INVENTORY
Summary
# 3
Biographical/Historical Note
# 4
Scope and Content Note
# 4
List of Series and Subseries
# 5
Series and Subseries Descriptions
# 6
Index Terms
# 7
Container List
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SUMMARY
Size
9 folders; 0.26 cubic feet
Geographic Locations
Edinburg, Texas
Inclusive Dates
1951-1987
Bulk Dates
1957-1972
Languages
English
Summary
The collection is comprised mostly of an undated copy of
the Club’s constitution and bylaws, three spiral notebooks
containing the minutes of meetings from 1953-1968, and a
ledger dated 1957-1977.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research. If you wish to examine
items in the manuscript group, please contact the Archivist
at 956-383-6911 to make an appointment to visit the
Margaret H. McAllen Memorial Archives (MHMMA)
reading room.
Reproduction Note
Reproductions must be made from surrogates (microfilm,
digital scan, photocopy of original held by the Museum of
South Texas History), when available. Only archives staff
may photocopy collection documents.
Copyright
Researchers assume full responsibility for compliance with
laws regarding copyright, literary property rights, and libel.
Permission to examine archival materials does not constitute
permission to publish or display. Any publication or display
of such materials beyond the limits of fair use requires
specific prior written permission. Contact the Archivist at
956-383-6911 for instructions to obtain permission to
publish or display.
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Citation
Edinburg High School Sergeanette Parents’ Club records.
Margaret H. McAllen Memorial Archives, Museum of
South Texas History, Edinburg, TX.
Stack Location(s)
RGDOC 9 E:15
Sergeanette Parents’ Club records Acc. # 1987.050
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BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE
Edinburg High School is operated by the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School
District (ECISD). The first school in Edinburg was a small frame building built in 1909.
In 1912 a two-story, four-room building was constructed but was torn down in 1927. A
new building for the High School was built in 1916. It later became the Pan American
College administration building. A large, two-story brick building was erected for the
Senior High School on North Eight Street in 1927. A new High School was built in 1961
and consisted of several air-conditioned buildings and a stadium built to seat 7,000
spectators. The first graduation ceremony was held on May 20, 1919. There were only
two students in the graduating class: Annie Lawson Lipscomb and Emilia Wilhelmina
Schunior.
The Red and Blue Sergeanettes of Edinburg High School was America’s first modern
drill team. It began in 1930 when 60 girls tried out for the five places on the cheerleading
team. Kay Teer was elected as a cheerleader, but she was disappointed that many of her
friends didn’t make the team. The principal allowed her to organize a large pep squad
that became the Red and Blue Sergeanettes, which performed for more than 50 years.
The three-part purpose of the Red and Blue Sergeanette Parents’ Club was to assist in the
activities of the Red and Blue Sergeanettes, help maintain their uniforms, and help with
the expense of the annual formal dance. Regular meetings were held three times a school
year. The officers included a president, vice-president, recording secretary,
corresponding secretary, and a treasurer. Standing committees included publicity, ways
and means, uniforms, telephone, parliamentarian and constitution, and membership. The
members of the club were also to help the Sergeanettes with any trips they made as a
group.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The collection is comprised mostly of an undated copy of the Club’s constitution and
bylaws, three spiral notebooks containing the minutes of meetings from 1953-1968, and a
ledger dated 1957-1977. Other materials include the 1961-1962 Edinburg High School
Handbook and a newspaper clipping about Kay Teer, the founder of the Red and Blue
Sergeanettes.
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LIST OF SUB-GROUPS, SERIES, AND SUBSERIES
I. Edinburg High School documents
A. Handbook, 1961-1962
B. Letter, 1951
II. Sergeanette Parents’ Club records
A. Constitution and bylaws, undated
B. Minutes, 1953-1968, 1972, undated
C. Ledger, 1957-1977
D. News clipping, 1987
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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
I. Edinburg High School documents
This series contains two items – the 1961-1962 Student Handbook for Edinburg
High School and a letter of commendation. The handbook includes the school’s
code of ethics, information about clubs and organizations, information about the
curricula and descriptions of courses, and school-wide regulations. The letter is
from Robert M. Franks, Mayor of Alice, Texas, to the Superintendent of Schools,
Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District. Mayor Franks wrote to
compliment the performance of the Edinburg High School band and drill corps at
a football game in Alice, Texas. A copy of the letter was mailed to the
Sergeanettes.
II. Sergeanette Parents’ Club records
The materials in this series include the constitution and bylaws of the club, three
spiral notebooks which contain the club minutes, and a ledger for the finances of
the club. The handwritten minutes begin with the November 1953 meeting of the
club and end with March 1968 meeting. They relate the activities of the club and
its committees as well as its finances. Some loose papers found in one of the
notebooks include minutes, a punch recipe used at the 1965 Sergeanette dance, a
1963 letter about uniform buttons from Sol Frank Uniforms, Inc. to Mrs. Robert
Baylis, information about the 1965 trip to Houston, and an undated directory of
the members of the Sergeanettes and their parents. The ledger was kept by the
Club’s treasurers from 1957 to 1977. The earlier entries were signed by the
treasurers. Also found here is a 1987 newspaper clipping about Kay Teer, the
founder of the Red and Blue Sergeanettes, and her award winning career.
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INDEX TERMS
Edinburg High School—Edinburg, Tex.
Education, Secondary—Parent participation
CONTAINER LIST
Stack
Location
Box
Contents (with dates)
E:15
RGDOC 9
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Edinburg High School Documents: Handbook,
1961-1962
Edinburg High School Documents: Letter – Robert
M. Franks (Alice, Texas) to Superintendent of
Schools, 15 October 1951
Sergeanette Parents’ Club records: Constitution
and bylaws, undated
Sergeanette Parents’ Club records: Minutes, 1953-
1959
Sergeanette Parents’ Club records: Minutes, 1959-
1965
Sergeanette Parents’ Club records: Minutes, 1965-
1968
Sergeanette Parents’ Club records: Minutes - loose
papers, 1963, 1964, 1972, undated
Sergeanette Parents’ Club records: Ledger, 1957-
1977
Sergeanette Parents’ Club records: News clipping
– Kay Teer Crawford, founder of the Red and Blue
Sergeanettes of Edinburg High School, 1987