Marguerite Wiatt Collection, LU.308

Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections

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Benedict Chatelain

Repository

Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections

Identification

LU.308

Title

Marguerite Wiatt Collection 1916-1917

Quantity

1.45 Linear Feet, 1 archival flat box and 1 archival photograph binder

Creator

Wiatt, Marguerite.

Language

English .

Restrictions on Access

There are no restrictions to access or use for research purposes.

Ownership and Custodial History

The materials in this collection were donated to the Greenwood Library Archives by Louise M. Corbo in May 2017.

Biographical sketch

Marguerite Mackey Wiatt of Gloucester County, Virginia was born in 1897. From 1915 to 1917 she attended [then] State Normal School for Women. While at the school she was a member of Pierian Literary Society, the Love Set Tennis Club, the Junior and Senior Basketball Teams, and served on the YWCA Membership Committee.

Scope and content

This collection, which dates from 1916 to 1917, consists of a Senior Class songbook (3) photographs, and Marguerite Wiatt's 1917 diploma.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Wiatt, Marguerite Mackey.

General Note

The photographs and diploma in this collection have been digitized and are available on request

Text [1000522646] box: 01 of 01

Senior Class, Songs, State Normal School, Farmville, Virginia (booklet)

1917

Text [1000522646] box: 01 of 01

Marguerite Wiatt diploma, State Normal School for Women

1917

Marguerite Wiatt, Diploma, 1917

1 AS_Text_Thumbnail.jpg

Photographs

Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 308.001
Group photo of 10 women in front of unidentified building

1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 10"x8"

Group photo of 10 women

4 AS_Image_Thumbnail.jpg

General
Inscribed on reverse: "Marguerite-Bottom row-1st on left"
Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 308.002
Field Day winners, Women dressed in middie blouses, with baseball equipment

1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph mounted on board 6"x10"
1916

Field Day winners, 1916

3 AS_Image_Thumbnail.jpg

General
Inscribed on reverse: Those winning points on Field Day 1916, S.N.S." "Marguerite, in middle, seated on ground"
Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 308.003
Junior Class Basketball Team

1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph mounted on board 6.25"x10.25"
1917

Junior Class Basketball Team, 1917

2 AS_Image_Thumbnail.jpg

General
Inscribed on reverse: "Marguerite, 5th from left." "M. Wiatt, Junior Team, 1916, S.N.S"