Schlegel Slide CollectionLU.120

Schlegel Slide CollectionLU.120


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Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections

Janet D. Greenwood Library
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Farmville, VA 23909
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Repository
Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections
Identification
LU.120
Title
Schlegel Slide Collection 1949-1967
Quantity
.25 Linear Feet, 1 Photographic Binder
Quantity
913 Photographic Slides
Quantity
6 Photographic Prints
Creator
Schlegel, Dorothy.
Language
English .

Administrative Information

Restrictions on Access

There are no access restrictions.

Ownership and Custodial History

This collection came to the Greenwood Library Archives as a gift from the estate of Dr. Dorothy Schlegel.

Preferred Citation

Schlegel Slide Collection LU-120, Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections, Longwood University, Farmville, Virginia..

Biographical / Historical

Marvin W. Schlegel and Dorothy Badders met at Columbia University in 1933 and married 8 years later. Both were from Pennsylvania, but moved to Virginia around 1943. In about 1948, Marvin earned a position as an Associate Professor of History at Longwood College; a few years later in 1954, Dorothy joined the Longwood faculty as an assistant professor of English. Marvin was active with several student organizations including, Pi Delta Epsilon, Pi Gamma Mu, The Rotunda, the Canterbury Club, and the Student Government Association. Dorothy was also active outside the classroom serving as advisor to Theta Sigma Epsilon, Boerc Eh Thorn (the Honorary English Society) as well as an advisor to the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA). Both left Longwood College around 1966 and moved to the Virginia Beach area.

Scope and content

The collection consists of photographic slides taken about 1949-1967, the photos cover a wide array of campus, student and classroom activities, including May Day, Graduation, Circus etc.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by format and then chronologically.Series 1: Writings and Correspondence, 1971 - 1991 (Boxes 1 - 2)Series 2: Photographs and Audiovisual Materials, circa 1970s - 1989 (Boxes 2 - 3).

Related Material

Title--Robert T. Brumfield Collection. Custodian--Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections: Address--201 High Street, Farmville VA, 23909, Country--USA..

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

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Container List

Photograph Slides
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Photographs
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