Geraldine Ackiss Photograph Collection

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:
38 Photographic Prints 1 photograph binder
Language:
English .

Background

Scope and content:

This collection, which dates from 1937 to 1940, consists of 38 photographs of student organizations, individual students, and campus buildings. The majority of the photographs were originally taken for the Virginian (student yearbook).

Biographical / historical:

Geraldine Ackiss, from Newport News, Virginia, attended [then] State Teachers College from 1938 to 1942 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. While at the school, Ackiss was involved in several organizations, including Pi Kappa Sigma, the Athletic Association, YWCA, and the Association for Childhood Education. Additionally, she served as secretary of the Dramatic Club and social editor of The Rotunda (student newspaper).

Custodial history:

It is unknown when, or by what means, this collection was acquired by Longwood University or the Greenwood Library Archives.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard