Myrtle Lawrence Shelor Photograph Collection , 1918-1925

Access and use

Location of collection:
Radford University
University Archives
McConnell Library
Radford University
P.O. Box 6881
801 East Main Street
Radford, VA 24142
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Bud Bennett
Phone: (540) 831-5694
Phone: (540) 831-5701
Restrictions:

Access is online only through the RU Digital Collections portal:Myrtle Lawrence Shelor Photograph Collection

Copyright is held by the heirs to Myrtle Lawrence Shelor Kenley, and these photographs are reproduced here by permission of the copyright owners. The images are available for free personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that proper citation is used (e.g. the preferred citation listed above under that heading). Any commercial use or unauthorized reproduction of these photographs, without the written permission of the copyright owner, is strictly prohibited.

Terms of access:

The images are available for free personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that proper citation is used (e.g. the preferred citation listed above under that heading). Any commercial use or unauthorized reproduction of these photographs, without the written permission of the copyright owner, is strictly prohibited.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of photograph], Myrtle Lawrence Shelor Photo Collection, McConnell Library Special Collections, Radford University, Radford, VA Myrtle Lawrence Shelor Photograph Collection , Accession # SC 201.02, University Archives, McConnell Library, Radford University

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Linear feet
Creator:
Myrtle Lawrence Shelor
Abstract:
The photos in the Myrtle Lawrence Shelor Photo Collection depict Ms. Shelor, her friends and family, the college at Radford, and the surrounding area during the time period 1918-1920s. The finding aid can be seen here. This collection has been completely digitized.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of photograph], Myrtle Lawrence Shelor Photo Collection, McConnell Library Special Collections, Radford University, Radford, VA Myrtle Lawrence Shelor Photograph Collection , Accession # SC 201.02, University Archives, McConnell Library, Radford University

Background

Scope and content:

The photos in the Myrtle Lawrence Shelor Photo Collection depict Ms. Shelor, her friends and family, the college at Radford, and the surrounding area during the time period 1918-1920s.The physical collection consists of three scrapbooks with photographs mounted on each page, and the pages were scanned without removing the photographs from the book to keep the scrapbooks intact. The original scrapbooks and photographs were returned to the Kenley family in February 2012. This collection is only available in digital format at Myrtle Lawrence Shelor Photograph Collection

Biographical / historical:

Myrtle Lawrence Shelor of Pilot, Virginia, graduated from the State Normal School for Women at Radford in 1922, and taught school in Riner, Pilot, Shawsville, and Dry Valley, Virginia. The photos in the Myrtle Lawrence Shelor Photo Collection depict Ms. Shelor, her friends and family, the college at Radford, and the surrounding area during the time period 1918-1920s. Myrtle Lawrence Shelor married Garnet Allen Kenley, and their grandson, William Allen Kenley, graduated from Radford University in 1987.

Acquisition information:
Kenley Family, heirs to Myrtle Lawrence Shelor
Custodial history:

The physical scrapbooks were loaned to the RU Archives from the Kenley Family, heirs to Myrtle Lawrence Shelor and owners of the photographs and scrapbooks in this collection. The Kenley family gave the RU Archives digital reproduction rights including rights to copy images, save digital copies, and reproduce them on the RU Archives website. The original scrapbooks and photographs were returned to the Kenley family in February 2012.

Processing information:

Scrapbooks scanned by Ali Wang, spring 2010. Finding aid and transfer to web by Gene Hyde, Summer-Fall 2010.

Arrangement:

The actual scrapbooks have been returned to the owners per stipulations of the loan agreement.

This collection is only available through the RU Digital Collections website at Myrtle Lawrence Shelor Photograph Collection

Accruals:

No additional accruals are expected.

Physical location:
RU Digital Collections
Physical description:
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