PUBLIC "-//College of William and Mary::Earl Gregg Swem Library::Special Collections//TEXT (US::ViW::viw00418:: M. Gertrude Tryon Papers, 1922-1937)//EN" "viw00418.xml" Inventory of the M. Gertrude Tryon Papers 1922-1937 Tryon, M. Gertrude Papers Mss. Acc. 2009.384 Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary © 2012 By the College of William and Mary. All rights reserved.

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Finding aid created by Ute Schechter, 2009 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Inventory of the M. Gertrude Tryon Papers, 1922-1937 A Collection in theSpecial Collections Research Center Mss. Acc. 2009.384

Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary 2012 Special Collections Staff. Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary Overview of the Collection Special Collections Research Center M. Gertrude Tryon Papers 1924-19371922-1923 01/Mss. Acc. 2009.384 0.20 The papers are in: English Tryon, M. Gertrude arrangement Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

 Conditions Governing Use

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

 Preferred Citation

Elizabeth Tryon Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

 Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 09/08/2009.

 Processing Information

Accessioned and processed in September 2009 by Ute Schechter.

 Biographical Note

Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/M. Gertrude Tryon">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/M. Gertrude Tryon</a>.

 Scope and Contents

Papers of M. Getrude Tryon (1900-1971) of Washington, D.C. consisting predominantly of a photo album, ca. 1922-1923 as well as a few loose items, undated and 1932-1937: advertising fliers, clippings, mostly relating to activities of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Washington, D.C.) like vacation Bible school that Tryon took part in.Photographs document activities, probably mostly relating to the Temperance organization, like events, travels, visiting orphanages, and social gatherings. Among the places included, in addition to Washington, D.C., are West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.

 Additional Information Index Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material: Clippings (information artifacts) Fliers (printed matter) Letters (correspondence) Photographs Geographic Name: Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs--20th century. Topical Term: Prohibition--1920-1940 Temperance--Societies, etc. Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Washington, D.C.) Women--Organizations.