LU_344Lelia Marion Bryant MemorabiliaLU.344Benedict ChatelainGreenwood Library Archives and Special Collections

2021/06/08

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-07 13:54:10 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections Lelia Marion Bryant Memorabilia LU.344 1 Folder 1 Object 1932-1934 English . Multi-Collection Box 03 Multi-Collection Box 7 Biographical / Historical

Lelia Marion Bryant of Carrsville, Virginia was born in 1913 to Walter Bryant and Gertrude (Lewis) Bryant. In 1932 she enrolled in then State Teachers College in Farmville, Virginia, earning her diploma in 1934. While a student at State Teachers College, Bryant was a member of the Granddaughters Club, College Choir, YWCA, and the Athletic Association.

 Custodial History

The items in this collection, which belonged to Lelia Marion Bryant while she was a student at State Teachers College, were donated to the Longwood University Department of Alumni Relations by Marienne Stern of Avon Lake, Ohio. It is unknown when this collection was transferred to the Greenwood Library Archives.

 Scope and Contents

This collection, which dates ca.1932 to 1934, consists of a freshman "rat cap" beanie and a diploma.

 Bryant, Lelia Marion State Teachers College diploma1934Multi-Collection Box 03LU-344Freshman "rat cap" beanie1 ObjectBlue and white wool. On two of the white segments, is written: "Marion" and "STC." The third white segment includes a drawing of a rat.1932Multi-Collection Box 7LU-344