Washington Party Scrapbook Photographs, Undated

The Meredith Harless Papers consist of 21 boxes of correspondence, newspaper articles, photographs, and memorabilia documenting Harless' family life, social and charitable work, and professional broadcasting career. The collection has been arranged in four series.

Series I: Personal (5 boxes) houses photographs, Meridith Howard's personal correspondence, personal papers, documents, and memorabilia showing the Howard family and social and family events.

Series II: Social Clubs & Volunteer Work (8 boxes) includes photographs, newsclippings, scrapbooks, correspondence, and memorabilia documenting Meredith Harless' social and charitable activities. The bulk of this series documents the United Nations Club, which Harless founded in 1941. Also included are photographs, correspondence, and memorabilia regarding dozens of social organizations and volunteer events in Washington D.C. and Arizona, including the Washington Fashion Group, the Salvation Army, the Red Cross, the Stage-Door Canteen, and the Women's National Democratic Club.

Series III: Professional (7 boxes) is comprised of photographs, correspondence, documents, and memorabilia regarding Meredith Harless' career in show business, public relations, advertising, radio and television broadcasting, and real estate. The bulk of this series shows Harless' broadcasting career and includes scripts, interview questions and answers, publicity photographs, and correspondence with the several broadcasting organizations she worked with in Washington, D.C. and Arizona. Also included are photographs and memorabilia documenting her show business career, including autographed photographs from fellow members of the Ziegfeld Follies, newsclippings, and telegrams. Harless also collected materials showing her sisters, Virginia and Mary.

Series IV: Artifacts (1 box) houses books, a sash from the Miss Tulsa Beauty Pageant, invitations, and a jewelry box.