<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-vihart">vihart00466</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>A Guide to the Alma Frances Brown autograph album, 1927-1928 <num>SC 0368</num></titleproper><author>Tiffany Cole</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>James Madison University Libraries Special Collections</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://cdn1.lib.jmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/JMU-Logo_ASpace2VAHeritage.png" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>March 2024</date></p><address><addressline>820 Madison Drive</addressline><addressline>MSC 1706</addressline><addressline>Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807</addressline><addressline>Telephone: (540) 568-3612</addressline><addressline>library-special@jmu.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://www.lib.jmu.edu/special/" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://www.lib.jmu.edu/special/" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-10-08 07:07:46 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Alma Frances Brown autograph album</unittitle>
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      <persname rules="dacs" source="local">Brown, Alma Frances</persname>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.08 cubic feet</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1927/1928" type="inclusive">1927-1928</unitdate>
    <abstract id="aspace_7849d2b781de95b72a559c31844a6caa">Autograph album belonging to Alma Frances Brown while a student at the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg.</abstract>
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      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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<p>Collection is open for 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.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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<p>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).</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Alma Frances Brown Autograph Album, 1927-1928, SC 0368, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Acquisition Information</head>
<p>Donated to Special Collections in March 2024 by the Special Collections Research Center at George Mason University.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Biographical / Historical</head>
<p>Alma Frances Brown was from Vienna, Virginia and attended the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg as a freshman during the 1927-1928 academic year.</p>  </bioghist>
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<p>Autograph album belonging to Alma Frances Brown while a student at the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg. Signed and inscribed by fellow STC students. Inscriptions include anecdotes, poems, and well wishes.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <corpname authfilenumber="n77010920" source="naf">James Madison University -- History -- Students</corpname>
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