LU_358Scotia Stark Haggerty CollectionLU.358Benedict ChatelainGreenwood Library Archives and Special Collections

2020/11/19

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-07 13:54:05 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections Scotia Stark Haggerty Collection LU.358 1 Photographic Prints 1904 English . Multi-Collection Box 05 Biographical / Historical

Scotia (Stark) Haggerty was born in 1886 in Natural Bridge, Virginia. She came to [then] State Female Normal School in 1901 and graduated in 1904. After graduation she became an attorney, was admitted to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1930 and, as of 1954, was one of four women working as an attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice. Haggerty was active in the Alumnae Association, and often hosted gatherings of alumnae at her home in Washington, D.C. Scotia (Stark) Haggerty passed away in 1964 and is buried in Buena Vista, Virginia.

Custodial History

The photograph in this collection was donated to the Longwood College Alumnae Association in 1963 by Scotia (Stark) Haggerty. It is unknown when the collection was transferred to the Greenwood Library Archives.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a black & white photograph, mounted on board, of the June 1904 graduating class of the State Female Normal School. On the bottom margin of the board, numbers are assigned each person, with a corresponding list of names on the reverse.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions to access or use for research purposes.

Haggerty, Scotia Stark Longwood University -- Class of 1904 June Class, State Female Normal School358.0011904Multi-Collection Box 05LU-358