Elizabeth Armstrong School Records

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
Restrictions:

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

Summary

Extent:
1 Folder {DACS (2.5) Extent – This element indicates the extent and the physical nature of the materials being described. This is handled in two parts, a number (quantity and an expression of the extent or material type)}
Language:
English .

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of a schedule of classes, dated September 11, 1913. The schedule lists classes and class periods for each day of the week.

Biographical / historical:

Louise Elizabeth Armstrong of Richmond, Virginia was born in 1895 to Thomas and Christine B. Armstrong. She attended State Normal School for Women from 1913 to 1915, graduating with the June 1915 class. While a student at State Normal School for Women, Armstrong was a member of the Cunningham Literary Society and the Richmond Club. Additionally, she served as treasurer of the Deutscher Sprachverein (German Club). For several years after graduation, Armstrong was a teacher in the Richmond, Virginia public school system. In 1920, she married Alonzo J. Davis of Law Moor, Virginia.

Custodial history:

The item in this collection, which related to Elizabeth Armstrong during her time as a student at State Normal School for Women, was acquired by Nancy Shelton during her tenure with the Longwood University Department of Alumni Relations. It is unknown when the collection was transferred to the Greenwood Library Archives.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Armstrong, Louise Elizabeth