Pearl S. Buck Birthplace Foundation Event honoring Pearl Buck in Pocahontas County. Left to right: Alta Hoylman, Vice Pres., Pearl S. Buck, Marie Leist, President.
Autographed Photo of Author Pearl S. Buck with Kenneth Gillespie at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Mrs. Buck was on a two-week tour of West Virginia to promote the restoration of her birthplace in Hillsboro, Pocahontas County, West…
Dignitaries on Stage at the 1974 Grand Opening of the Pearl S. Buck Birthplace in Hillsboro, W.Va. Left to right: Former West Virginia Governor Cecil Underwood; Architect Henry Browne; Mrs. Marie Liest, President of the PSBB Foundation, U.S. Senator…
Dr. William Mortagh, Keeper of the National Record of Historic Places, Shaking Hands with Mrs. Marie Leist, President of the PSBB Foundation, at the 1974 Grand Opening of the Pearl S. Buck Birthplace in Hillsboro, W.Va. Seated left of the podium is…
Former W.Va. Governor Cecil Underwood Speaking at the 1974 Grand Opening of the Pearl S. Buck Birthplace in Hillsboro, W.Va. Seated at far left on the stage is John D. Rockefeller, IV, at that time President of West Virginia Wesleyan College.
Group with Pearl S. Buck for Celebration Dinner at the Marlinton Methodist Church. Standing at far right: Robert S. Jacobson, Pearl S. Buck Birthplace Board Member. Seated, left to right: Marie Leist, Renovation Chair; Pearl S. Buck; Miss Julia…
Geraldine (Jerry) Jett, member of the Marlinton Woman's Club at left, and Marie Leist, President of the Pearl S. Buck Birthplace Foundation, at the registration table Marlinton Methodist Church, Pearl S. Buck visit to Pocahontas County in 1971.
Large Crowd Listening to Speaker, Maxine Scarbro, at the 1974 Grand Opening of the Pearl S. Buck Birthplace in Hillsboro, W.Va. Mrs. Scarbro was President of the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs.