E. Hench Joy Stock Company Ltd. Letters 1927-33 Guide

Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 02: GOVERNANCE – Board of Trustees
Elizabeth Hench
Joy Stock Company Limited Letters 1927-1933 Guide
Elizabeth Hench, Trustee, 1914-1931(?)
Elizabeth C. Hench (1869–1939)

ELIZABETH HENCH GUIDE Joy Stock Company Limited Letters 1927-1933

Feeding the Ayrshire herd (in Barn). [nace_1_053a.jpg]

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ELIZABETH HENCH Joy Stock Company Ltd. Letters

1927-1933

Elizabeth C. Hench, a member of the Board of Trustees from the School’s beginning years to the 1930s, was instrumental in establishing the dairy herd at Pine Mountain Settlement School. She initiated a campaign to purchase new cows, feed existing ones, and build a strong stream of support for the dairy herd, a critical component of Pine Mountain’s farm.

The “Cow Letters” were composed in the style of “Dear Friend Letters.” These letters were addressed to potential donors, requesting contributions for the maintenance of the Ayrshire herd at Pine Mountain. They were appropriately written from 1927 through the years of the Great Depression. Her lively, humorous, and clever appeals were instrumental in securing funding for the herd as well as cheering the School and its supporters, onward. Her efforts provided a vital food source for the students and staff at the School, as well as demonstrated her skills as an exceptional marketer, well ahead of her time.

A COW LETTER