Elizabeth "Betsy" Caldwell Scrapbook and Photograph Album

Access and use

Location of collection:
Longwood University
Archives and Special Collections
Greenwood Library
Longwood University
401 Redford Street
Farmville, VA 23909
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (434) 395-2432
Fax: (434) 395-2453

Summary

Extent:
2.5 Linear Feet 2 flat boxes
Language:
English .

Background

Scope and content:

The materials in this collection date from 1941 to 1945 and consists of a scrapbook that documents Caldwell's time at the school and a photograph album that contains photographs of Caldwell's friends, classmates, and family.

Biographical / historical:

Elizabeth "Betsy" Caldwell was born in Sweet Briar, Virginia in 1924. She attended [then] State Teachers College from 1941 to 1945 and graduated with a B.S. in History. Caldwell was involved in many organizations and groups while a student including as a member of the field hockey team, the Cotillion Club, Gamma Theta, the YWCA, the Athletic Association, the Choral Club, and Orchesis (dance group). Additionally she was in the Mardi Gras Court and was crowned May Queen in 1945.

Custodial history:

This collection was donated to the Greenwood Library Archives in May 2008 by Elizabeth Caldwell's sister-in-law, Marjorie S. Stone.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard