The Lincolnite

Access and use

Location of collection:
Thomas Balch Library
Thomas Balch Library
208 West Market Street
Leesburg, Virginia 20176
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Alexandra S. Gressitt
Phone: (703) 737-7195
Fax: (703) 737-7195
Restrictions:

Open for research.

Terms of access:

Physical characteristics affect use of this material: photocopying maybe limited.

Preferred citation:

The Lincolnite, 1937-1941, (OM 32), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA

Summary

Extent:
19 items, less than .33 cubic ft.
Creator:
Katherine Bodeena Graham Updegrove (1924-2016)
Abstract:
The Lincolnite was a student run newspaper. It lasted up until 1954 when Lincoln High School merged with Loudoun County High School, in Leesburg, Virginia. The old building became the school house for Lincoln Elementary. The original owner of the collection was Katherine Bodeena Graham Updegrove (1924-2016). Bonnie Graham, as she was known, was an active member of the Lincoln High community.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

The Lincolnite, 1937-1941, (OM 32), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA

Background

Scope and content:

These documents were originally owned by a Katherine Bodeena Graham Updegrove, and were donated by relatives in Purcellville, Virginia. The dates of the newspapers are 1937-1941, the bulk from 1940. This is a collection composed of nineteen items. The items are in chronological order. They are 15x11.5 and are in fragile condition. Within the newspaper, there is a variety of content including but not limited to: gossip columns, interviews, game overview and statistics, letters to various members of the school, interesting people, class photos, advertisements, team photos, and cast photos.

Biographical / historical:

Lincoln High School was located in Lincoln, Loudoun County, Virginia. The town formerly known as Goose Creek was settled by Quakers from Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 1733. In 1801, a committee of twenty-five was appointed by the Society of Friends, then known as the Goose Creek Meeting House Friends to create their first school building. Later, the Young Friends Association came to the conclusion a new two-story building was needed. In 1908, both the original school and the two story brick school building became insufficient. The community decided a new high school would be built within three-eighths of a mile of the Lincoln crossroads. By 1909, members of the community had raised $14,540 for the new school building on a ten acre site. The Mount Gilead School District also contributed $1,050 towards the school. The first graduating class was comprised of two women. On 1 April 1926 the school burned down and was replaced by a one story building in the same location.

The Lincolnite was a student run newspaper. It lasted up until 1954 when Lincoln High School merged with Loudoun County High School, in Leesburg, Virginia. The old building became the school house for Lincoln Elementary. The original owner of the collection was Katherine Bodeena Graham Updegrove (1924-2016). Bonnie Graham, as she was known, was an active member of the Lincoln High community. She was a forward on the girls' basketball team, she refereed for the school, and participated in the school newspaper. During her senior year of high school, she became both a sports editor and the editor for the paper. After high school, Graham attended Madison College, now known as James Madison University. She then went on to Medical College of Virginia School of Nursing, where she later served on the faculty. Graham married Earl David Updegrove (1919-1989), in Washington DC on 16 January 1949. She worked as an emergency room registered nurse and ended her career as the Associate Director of Nursing at Arlington Hospital before retiring in 1988.

Acquisition information:
Bob Updegrove, Leesburg, VA
Processing information:

Processed by Audrey M. Haisley, 2017

Accruals:

2016.0126

Physical / technical requirements:

None

Physical description:
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