Zilpah Tignor Collection, LU.222

Zilpah Tignor CollectionLU.222

Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections

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Repository

Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections

Identification

LU.222

Title

Zilpah Tignor Collection 1902-1913

Quantity

.75 Linear Feet, 1 archival flat box

Creator

Tignor, Zilpah.

Language

English .

Administrative Information

Restrictions on Access

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

Ownership and Custodial History

The items in this collection were donated to the Greenwood Library Archives by Anne Windler Inman, great-niece of Zilpah Tignor, in November 29, 2004.

Biographical sketch

Zilpah Tignor graduated from [then] State Female Normal School in 1902. After graduation, Tignor spent many years teaching in the public schools in Hampton, Virginia.

This collection dates from 1902 to 1913 and consists of an invitation to the graduation exercises for the January class of 1902 at State Female Normal School, letters of recommendation for Zilpah Tignor from her professors, a 1902 Virginian yearbook, and information regarding the Seaside Summer Normal School in Norfolk, Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Tignor, Zilpah.

General Note

The correspondence in this collection has been digitized and is available on request