Ruth Clendenning Gaver Photograph CollectionLU.192

Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections

Janet D. Greenwood Library
401 Redford Street
Farmville, VA 23909
Business Number: 434-395-2433
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Benedict Chatelain

Repository

Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections

Identification

LU.192

Title

Ruth Clendenning Gaver Photograph Collection 1902-1907

Quantity

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

Creator

Gaver, Ruth Clendenning.

Language

English .

Administrative Information

Restrictions on Access

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

Ownership and Custodial History

This collection of photographs, which originally belonged to Ruth Clendenning Gaver, were donated to [then] Longwood College by her daughter, Mary Virginia Gaver of New Brunswick, New Jersey. It is unknown when the collection was transferred to the Greenwood Library Archives.

Biographical sketch

Ruth Clendenning Gaver was born in Loudon County, Virginia in 1881. From 1901 to 1903 she attended [then] State Female Normal School. After graduation, Ruth Clendenning Gaver worked for many years as a teacher and substitute teacher in Danville, Virginia public schools.

Scope and content

The Ruth Clendenning Gaver collection dates from approximately from the late 1890s through 1903, and consists of (9) photographic images of women at [then] State Female Normal School in Farmville.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Gaver, Ruth Clendenning.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

Gaver, Ruth Clendenning.

Container List

Photographs

Still Image Binder: 14 LU-192.001
Virginian yearbook Board of Editors

1 Photographic Prints Black and white photograph 5"x7"
1902

1902 Virginian (yearbook), Board of Editors

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Still Image Binder: 14 LU-192.002
Annie J. Thraves, school nurse

1 Photographic Prints Black and white mounted on board 10"x5'5"

Annie J. Thraves, school nurse

8 AS_Image_Thumbnail.jpg
Still Image Binder: 14 LU-192.003
Unidentified woman

1 Photographic Prints Black and white carte de visite 7.25"x5.25"

Unidentified woman

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Still Image Binder: 14 LU-192.004
Unidentified woman, likely Portia Lee Morrison

1 Photographic Prints Black and white carte de visite 5.75"x6.75"

Unidentified woman (likely Portia L. Morrison)

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Still Image Binder: 14 LU-192.005
Unidentified group of 11 women

1 Photographic Prints Black and white mounted on board 5.25"x8.25"

Unidentified group of 11 women

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Still Image Binder: 14 LU-192.006
School children with teachers

1 Photographic Prints Black and white mounted on board 7"x9"
1902

School children with teachers

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Still Image Binder: 14 LU-192.007
School children with teachers

1 Photographic Prints Black and white mounted on board 7"x9"
1902

School children with teachers

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Still Image Binder: 14 LU-192.008
Group of women with dog. Celeste Parrish (far left).

1 Photographic Prints Black and white mounted on board 8"x10"

Group of women with dog

2 AS_Image_Thumbnail.jpg
Still Image [1000523362] box: 01 of 01 LU-192.001a
Virginian yearbook Board of Editors

1 Photographic Prints Black and white mounted on board 10"x12"
1902
Still Image [1000523362] box: 01 of 01 LU-192-009
Unidentified group of men and women

1 Photographic Prints Black and white mounted on board 12"x14"
Early 1900s

Unidentified group of men and women

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