LU_368Margaret Delphine Hatch CollectionLU.368Benedict ChatelainGreenwood Library Archives and Special Collections

2021/06/01

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-07 13:54:12 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections Margaret Delphine Hatch Collection LU.368 1 Folder 2 Object 1 Photographic Prints 1929 English . Multi-Collection Box 03 02 of 02 15 Biographical / Historical

Margaret Delphine Hatch was born in South Hill, Virginia in 1906 to Sidney Tasker Hatch and Lunette Butterworth Hatch. In 1929, she graduated from then-State Teachers College in Farmville, Virginia with a Bachelor's Degree in History. While a student at State Teachers College, Hatch was a member of the YWCA, the Athletic Association, Le Cercle Francais, and the Mecklenburg Club. After graduation, Margaret Delphine Hatch spent many years as a teacher and librarian in the Mecklenburg County public school system, until her retirement in 1974.

 Custodial History

The items in this collection, which belonged to Margaret Delphine Hatch while she was a student at State Teachers College, were later acquired by Nancy Shelton during her tenure with the Longwood University Department of Alumni Relations. It is unknown when this collection was transferred to the Greenwood Library Archives.

 Scope and Contents

This collection, which dates ca. 1929, consists of a diploma, a "middy" blouse, a linen laundry bag, and a portrait photograph.

 Conditions Governing Access

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

 Hatch, Margaret Delphine State Teachers College diploma1 Folder1929Multi-Collection Box 03LU-368Middy blouse, white cotton. "Delphine Hatch" written on inside bottom hem and "277" written on inside collar.02 of 02Laundry bag, white linen. "Delphine Hatch" written on inside top hem.02 of 02Portrait photograph. Inscribed on reverse: "Farmville State Teachers College, 1929 graduate, Margaret Delphine Hatch, South Hill, VA." 368.0011 Photographic Prints192915