The Dorothy L. Davis Scrapbooks, 1923-1939

Access and use

Location of collection:
Fairfax County Public Library
Fairfax County Public Library
City of Fairfax Regional Library
Virginia Room
10360 North Street
Fairfax, VA 22030-2514
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Chris Barbuschak
Phone: (703) 293-2142
Phone: (703) 293-6227 ext. 6 (Virginia Room)
Fax: (703) 293-2155

Summary

Extent:
0.5 linear feet
Creator:
Clark, Dorothy L Davis (1905-1997)
Abstract:
The Dorothy L. Davis Scrapbooks consists of 0.5 linear feet and spans the years 1923-1939 and comprises of scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings chronicling the start of World War II, movie stars, poems, matrimony, and home decorating.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The Dorothy L. Davis Scrapbooks consists of 0.5 linear feet and spans the years 1923-1939 and comprises of scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings chronicling the start of World War II, movie stars, poems, matrimony, and home decorating.

Biographical / historical:

Dorothy L. Davis was born on February 16, 1905 to Benjamin and Lydia Davis of Pennsylvania. The family later moved to Brooklyn, New York and Dorothy attended Manual Training High School. In the early 1920s, the family moved to 55 Spencer Avenue in Lynbrook, New York. After graduating high school, Dorothy found employment as a secretary clerk for a life insurance company. She married Harold Ward Clark and had a son Stanley D. Clark in 1931. Dorothy Clark died on August 29, 1997 in Queens, New York.

Dorothy assembled these scrapbooks while living in Lynbrook, New York. The first scrapbook contains newspaper clippings of poems, movie stars, scenery, and articles on home decorating and the married life. A separate folder contains loose clippings from this scrapbook. The second scrapbook contains newspaper clippings chronicling the start of World War II and European conflicts in 1939.

Acquisition information:
Unknown

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Popular Culture - 1920-1929
World War II