Shirley Jane Lucy Scrapbook

Location of collection:

Longwood University

Archives and Special Collections

Greenwood Library

Longwood University

401 Redford Street

Farmville, VA 23909

Contact for questions and access:

Email: specialcollections@longwood.edu

Phone: (434) 395-2432

Fax: (434) 395-2453

Web: digitalcommons.longwood.edu/special

Restrictions:

There are no restrictions to access or use for research purposes.

Summary

Extent:

.80 Linear Feet 1 archival flat box

Creator:

Lucy, Shirley Jane.

Language:

English .

Background

Scope and content:

The scrapbook in this collection contains newspaper clippings, photographs, memorabilia, and ephemera related to Shirley Jane Lucy's time as a student at Longwood College.

Biographical / historical:

Shirley Jane Lucy was born in 1939 in Lawrenceville, Virginia to Willie Heath and Alice Michael Lucy. In 1959 she graduated from then-Longwood College with a BS in Business Education. While a student at Longwood, Lucy was involved in many student organizations, including serving as Corresponding Secretary for Pi Kappa Sigma and on the House Council. Additionally, she was a member of the Student Education Association, Future Business Leaders of America, Granddaughters Club, the Wesley Foundation, and Cotillion Club. In 1962, Shirley Lucy married Walter Alfred Leyland, Jr., a teacher in Newport News, Virginia.

Custodial history:

The scrapbook in this collection was compiled by Shirley Jane Lucy while she a student at Longwood College. It is unknown when, or by what means, this item was acquired by Longwood University or the Greenwood Library Archives.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Names:

Lucy, Shirley Jane.