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Baughman Family Papers, 1837/1968 1.9 Cubic Feet 2 boxes

Baughman, Charles C. (Charles Christian), 1842-1908
The Baughman Family Papers contain correspondence between members of the Baughman family of Richmond, Virginia, as well as with friends, written from 1837 to 1957 (bulk, 1837-1907). The second part of the collection is family papers from about 1859 to the 1940s. This includes military documents, estate papers, legal documents, Confederate society papers, poetry, and photographs.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Cora M. Aldridge scrapbook, 1926/1956 0.04 Cubic Feet One letter-sized file folder changed to legal size folder because letter inside scrapbook is legal size.

Aldridge, Cora M.

This collection contains the college scrapbook of Cora M. Aldridge, an African American student at Hartshorn Memorial College in Richmond, Virginia. Hartshorn Memorial College was a private college for African American women in Richmond, Virginia, active from 1883 until 1932, when it merged with Virginia Union University. The cover is titled "My Memories of School Days" in gilt. Alridge's name and her Vauxhall, New Jersey, address are written on the first endpage, as is the date of June 14, 1926. The content of the scrapbook chronicles Alridge's final year at Hartshorn. A photograph of Hartshorn, social and academic event programs, graduation cards, a flower, and newspaper clippings are tipped in and pasted throughout. The signatures of Cora's classmates, many with greetings and well wishes, are also present throughout the scrapbook. Cora describes her love for dancing, taking the streetcar, stealing food, going to shows in town, and other activities forbidden for students at the College. A tipped-in handwritten essay by Aldrige is titled "Do not simply be good – be good for something." There is a letter from 1956 relating to the 30th anniversary of the Class of 1926's graduation.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Earl and Jewell Ratliff Collection, 1860/2013, bulk 1920/1990 4.5 Linear Feet

Ratliff, Earl Gordon, 1926-2013
This collection contains ephemera, University of Richmond memorabilia, service awards, photographs, and postcards representing the life of Earl and Jewell Ratliff and their service to the University of Richmond, volunteer organizations, and their love of travel.
  1. University of Richmond

Edward H. Peple Collection, 1891/1953 7 Linear Feet 8 boxes

Peple, Edward, 1869-1924
Edward Henry Peple was a popular playwright, short story and novel writer in the late 19th and early 20th century. This collection contains copies of his plays, poems, and novels, in various forms. There are letters to and from family, colleagues, agents, and other individuals. There are also contracts, copyright certificates and behind the scenes theater lore, including pictures. The negotiations for movie rights hold interest especially when talking pictures come along and studios need to renegotiate for sound.
  1. University of Richmond

Erbie Claire Albright (d. 1964) Papers, 1915/1943 0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)

Albright, Erbie Claire, 1897-1964
Correspondence, business papers, educational records of a home economics teacher and supervisor who graduated from West Virginia University, attended Chicago and Columbia universities, taught home economics at Morgantown High School, and was supervisor of home economics for the Monongalia County School System. The papers cover: family affairs; schools in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and New York; West Virginia Home Economics Association; National Education Association department of home economics; World War I letters commenting on conditions at Camp Taylor, Kentucky, Camp Lee, Richmond, Virginia; and World War II material on civilian support activities.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

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