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Preferred Citation

Clarice Peterson Thompson Scrapbook, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William & Mary

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Accession 2009.168

Scope and Contents

College scrapbook, 1931-1945, kept by Clarice Peterson Thompson at Virginia State College, Petersburg, Virginia. She entered information on festivities, outings, and plays attended in the pre-printed volume "Memories of My School Days."  Several pages are taken up by names and addresses of classmates, as well as their entries and messages dedicated to her. In addition to congratulation cards glued into the volume, there are also a few loose items like news clippings, cards, and a lock of hair. Many pages are left blank.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• African American women--Education
• African Americans--Education--Virginia
• Minority college students
• Universities and colleges, Black
• Virginia State University--Students
• Women college students