Schlegel Slide Collection

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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 access restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Schlegel Slide Collection LU-120, Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections, Longwood University, Farmville, Virginia..

Summary

Extent:
.25 Linear Feet 1 Photographic Binder, 913 Photographic Slides, and 6 Photographic Prints
Creator:
Schlegel, Dorothy.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Schlegel Slide Collection LU-120, Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections, Longwood University, Farmville, Virginia..

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of photographic slides taken about 1949-1967, the photos cover a wide array of campus, student and classroom activities, including May Day, Graduation, Circus etc.

Biographical / historical:

Marvin W. Schlegel and Dorothy Badders met at Columbia University in 1933 and married 8 years later. Both were from Pennsylvania, but moved to Virginia around 1943. In about 1948, Marvin earned a position as an Associate Professor of History at Longwood College; a few years later in 1954, Dorothy joined the Longwood faculty as an assistant professor of English. Marvin was active with several student organizations including, Pi Delta Epsilon, Pi Gamma Mu, The Rotunda, the Canterbury Club, and the Student Government Association. Dorothy was also active outside the classroom serving as advisor to Theta Sigma Epsilon, Boerc Eh Thorn (the Honorary English Society) as well as an advisor to the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA). Both left Longwood College around 1966 and moved to the Virginia Beach area.

Custodial history:

This collection came to the Greenwood Library Archives as a gift from the estate of Dr. Dorothy Schlegel.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged by format and then chronologically.Series 1: Writings and Correspondence, 1971 - 1991 (Boxes 1 - 2)Series 2: Photographs and Audiovisual Materials, circa 1970s - 1989 (Boxes 2 - 3).