Isobel Baylor Scrapbook

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Isobel Baylor Scrapbook, 1925-1928, Ms2024-032, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box
Creator:
Baylor, Isabel
Abstract:
The Isobel Baylor Scrapbook is a scrapbook created by Baylor that includes playbills, letters, inivtations, newspaper clippings and more. The scrapbook commeorates her time at High Point High School in High Point, North Carolina, and subjects include theater and social life.
Language:
The materials in this collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Isobel Baylor Scrapbook, 1925-1928, Ms2024-032, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Isobel Baylor Scrapbook is a scrapbook created by Baylor that includes playbills, letters, inivtations, newspaper clippings and more. The scrapbook commeorates her time at High Point High School in High Point, North Carolina, and subjects include theater and social life.

Biographical / historical:

Isobel Gibson Baylor Woodson (1908-1986) was married to Robert Felix Woodson (1906-1967) from 1930 to 1967 and Joseph Francis Inman (1900-1984) from 1970-1984. She was a resident of High Point, North Carolina, and Richmond, Virginia

External Sources:

"Isobel Gibson Baylor Woodson", FindAGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176628719/isobel_gibson_woodson, accessed Feb. 22, 2024.

"Isabel Baylor" in the North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/13568682:60548, accessed Feb. 22, 2024.

"Isobel Gibson Baylor Woodson" in the Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/29219292:9279, accessed Feb. 22, 2024.

"Joseph Francis Inman", FindAGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230133935/joseph-francis-inman, accessed Feb. 22, 2024.

"Robert Felix Woodson", FindAGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176628883/robert_felix_woodson, accessed Feb. 22, 2024.

Acquisition information:
The Isobel Baylor Scrapbook was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in March 1994.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Isobel Baylor Scrapbook was completed in February 2024.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by material type.