Series 3: Personal materials

Containers:

Box Box 23-28, 33-36, 40-41, 43, 56, 59-61, 63, 65-66, 72, map-case 8.3

Scope and content:

Series 3: Personal materials (1891, circa 1909 - 1998) includes materials related to Lavinia's personal life, including family, friends, and personal travels. It is further divided into three subseries.

Sub-series 1: Records and mementos (1891, circa 1909 – 1998) includes educational records, creative writings by Lavinia and others, souvenirs and other mementos, travel maps and brochures, personal and correspondence notes, and publications by Lavinia's brother Dr. Franklin Scott. Items are arranged alphabetically, primarily by creator, organization, or material type. Writings were divided by title and arranged alphabetically by author's last name where possible.

Sub-series 2: Souvenir and travel postcards (circa 1930s – 1980s) includes all non-correspondence souvenir postcards grouped together by general location, starting with non-South African international, followed by United States, South Africa, and general Africa. Postcards used for correspondence can be found in Series 1 and personal photographic postcards can be found in Series 5.

Sub-series 3: Daily diaries (1920 – 1997) consists of Lavinia's 45 individual personal daily diaries, arranged chronologically. Several diaries contain entries for multiple years.

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