Mildred Owen Linthicum Collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
Longwood University
Archives and Special Collections
Greenwood Library
Longwood University
401 Redford Street
Farmville, VA 23909
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (434) 395-2432
Fax: (434) 395-2453
Restrictions:

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

Summary

Extent:
.75 Linear Feet 1 archival flat box
Creator:
Linthicum, Mildred Owen.
Language:
English .

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of a five-year diary kept by Mildred Owen Linthicum during the years she was at State Teachers College as well as her degree, earned in 1935.

Biographical / historical:

Mildred (Linthicum) Chick from Montvale, Virginia graduated from [then] State Teachers College in 1935. During her time at the State Teachers College she was involved in many groups, including: Alpha Phi Sigma, Kappa Delta Pi, Pi Gamma Mu, the Ruffner Literary Society, El Circulo Español, and the Church Cooperative Committee. Additionally, she served as the Vice President of the Debate Club and the President of the Latin Club (Sodalitas Latina). After graduation, Mildred (Linthicum) Chick worked for many years as a guidance counselor at James Monroe High School in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Custodial history:

The materials in this collection were transferred to the Greenwood Library Archives from the Fredericksburg United Methodist Church, John J. Johnson Archives, in June 2015.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard