Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections
Anna E. Bass Collection
Bass, Anna E.
LU.359
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2.25 Linear Feet
2 archival flat boxes
1874-1875
English
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Restrictions on Access
There are no restrictions to access or use for research purposes.
Biographical sketch
Anna Elizabeth (Bass) Burton, the daughter of John Bass and Mary Alice (Jones), was born in 1859 in Appomattox County, Virginia. In 1875 she graduated from [then] Farmville College. She married Henry Williams Burton in 1885 and sadly died just one year later, on March 14, 1886, just 9 days after the birth of her daughter, Anna Bass Burton.
Ownership and Custodial History
This collection of materials that relates to Anna Elizabeth (Bass) Burton was donated to the Greenwood Library Archives, June 1988, by Susanne E. Berkaw, the niece of Anna Bass (Burton) Ellett.
Scope and content
The items in this collection date from 1874 to 1875 and include certificates and diplomas issued to Anna E. Bass while at Farmville College, as well as her valedictory essay and valedictory address. Additionally, the collection includes an undated medallion tintype photograph of Anna E. Bass.
Bass, Anna Elizabeth.
Burton, Anna Bass.
Anna E. Bass Tintype Photograph359.001/repositories/2/archival_objects/104381 Objectmedallion tintype, framed in brass6" diameter01 of 03Papers/repositories/2/archival_objects/10439Distinction Card in Mental Philosophy, issued to Anna E. Bass/repositories/2/archival_objects/10440February 16, 187403 of 03Distinction Card in Astronomy, issued to Anna E. Bass/repositories/2/archival_objects/10441June 16, 187503 of 03Certificate of Proficiency in French, issued to Anna E. Bass/repositories/2/archival_objects/10442July 1, 187403 of 03Valedictory Essay by Anna E. Bass, undated/repositories/2/archival_objects/1044303 of 03Valedictory Address by Anna E. Bass, undated/repositories/2/archival_objects/1044403 of 03Diploma, issued to Anna E. Bass/repositories/2/archival_objects/10445June 16, 187503 of 03