Sarah Edna McFadden Woodham Photographs

Access and use

Location of collection:
James Madison University
Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tiffany Cole
Phone: (540) 568-3444
Phone: (540) 568-3612
Fax: (540) 568-3405
Restrictions:

Collection open to research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.

Terms of access:

The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Sarah Edna Woodham McFadden Photographs, 1917-1919, SC 0297, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Summary

Extent:
0.08 cubic feet 1 folder
Creator:
Woodham, Sarah Edna McFadden, 1898-1981 and Juday, Suzane L.
Abstract:
The Sarah Edna McFadden Woodham Photographs, 1917-1919, comprise 24 photographs presumably documenting Woodham's time as a student at the State Normal School for Women at Harrisonburg.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Sarah Edna Woodham McFadden Photographs, 1917-1919, SC 0297, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

The Sarah Edna McFadden Woodham Photographs, 1917-1919, comprise 24 photographs presumably documenting Woodham's time as a student at the State Normal School for Women at Harrisonburg. The photographs largely document groups of female students around the school's campus. The exterior of campus buildings are frequently present in the photographs. Three photographs do not appear to depict the State Normal School campus. A selection of the photographs are labeled with dates, location, and names. One photograph lists the names Mildred Lake, Dora Glascock, Effie Hess, Annie Widdifield, and Eleanor Pendleton. It is unclear if Sarah Woodham is present in any of the photographs. A note from the donor suggests that the photographs were taken by Woodham.

Biographical / historical:

Sarah Edna McFadden Woodham (1898-1981) was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia and attended the State Normal School for Women at Harrisonburg between ca. 1917 and 1919. While the photographs comprising this collection clearly document the State Normal School campus during the first quarter of the twentieth century, the archivist is unable to find Woodham (née McFadden) in any of the yearbooks or commencement programs during the years 1915 and 1925. She married Benjamin Tillman Woodham and is buried in Jacksonville, Florida.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Suzanne Juday, Woodham's graddaughter, in May 2019.
Arrangement:

The photographs are arranged in one folder in the order they were received.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard