The Joan Alice Coyne scrapbook (1935-1938; 0.4 cubic feet) was owned by Joan Alice Coyne: a young girl living in Elizabeth, NJ. Contents include a few photos of Coyne, various clippings of school materials and event programs, holiday cards, and obituaries for her father.
Note: Scrapbook contains items with racist imagery typical for the time period that some patrons may find offensive.
Joan Alice Coyne was a young girl living in Elizabeth, New Jersey in the mid-1930s. She attended Robert Morris School 18 and lived at 610 Salem Avenue. Her father Timothy, a World War I veteran and construction foreman, fell to his death at work when Joan was five years old.
Source: Materials within collection.
Collection is open for research use.
MSS 16403 Joan Alice Coyne scrapbook, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.