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Mary Louise Gayle Bland CollectionLU.047

Mary Louise Gayle Bland CollectionLU.047


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Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections

Janet D. Greenwood Library
401 Redford Street
Farmville, VA 23909
Business Number: 434-395-2433
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Repository
Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections
Identification
LU.047
Title
Mary Louise Gayle Bland Collection 1891-1894
Quantity
1 Linear Feet, 1 archival box
Creator
Bland, Mary Louise Gayle
Language
English .

Administrative Information

Restrictions on Access

No restrictions on access or use for research purposes.

Ownership and Custodial History

The materials in this collection, originally belonging to Mary Louise Gayle Bland, were donated to the Greenwood Library, in June 2007, by Anne Bland and other members of the Mary Louisa Gayle Bland family.

Biographical sketch

Mary Louise "Loulie" (Gayle) Bland of Gloucester County, Virginia was a member of the Class of 1894. After graduation she taught in the public schools of Gloucester County for four years before marrying Harvey Samuel Bland in 1898. The couple moved to Buena Vista, Virginia where they opened a general merchandise store. Mrs. Bland returned often to Farmville for class reunions, including the 50th Anniversary of the school in March 1934.

Scope and content

This collection consists of notebooks, class papers, and correspondence dating from 1891-1894. Also included is a History of the Class of 1894 written in 1945 as well as information regarding various class reunions.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Longwood College -- : History.
  • Longwood College -- : Students.
  • State Teachers College (Farmville, Va.) -- : History

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Bland, Mary Louise Gayle
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Container List

Text [1000522896] box: 01 of 01
Tuition receipt
February 9, 1893
Text [1000522896] box: 01 of 01
Correspondence, "Loulie" Gayle to [unnamed] Aunt
November 20, 1892

Correspondence, "Loulie" Gayle to [unnamed] Aunt, 1892


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Text [1000522896] box: 01 of 01
Handwritten papers by Mary Louise (Gayle) Bland while a student at State Female Normal School
  • Text [1000522896] box: 01 of 01
    Relation of Psychology to Primary Reading
  • Text [1000522896] box: 01 of 01
    Lessons on the Productions of Greece
  • Text [1000522896] box: 01 of 01
    The Climate of South America
  • Text [1000522896] box: 01 of 01
    Shall Women Vote? (negative)
  • Text [1000522896] box: 01 of 01
    The Three Casket Scene [The Merchant of Venice]
  • Text [1000522896] box: 01 of 01
    A Normal School Zero
  • Text [1000522896] box: 01 of 01
    Sand Modeling in Structural Geography
  • Text [1000522896] box: 01 of 01
    Reinforcement
  • Text [1000522896] box: 01 of 01
    Untitled (re: grammar)
  • Text [1000522896] box: 01 of 01
    Untitled (re: literature) (heavily damaged along right-hand border of page)
Text [1000522896] box: 01 of 01
Notebook, notes from Astronomy class
Text [1000522896] box: 01 of 01
Notebook, notes from Biology and English classes
Text [1000522896] box: 01 of 01
Notebook, notes from Geometry, Trigonometry, and History classes (significant water & insect damage)
Text [1000522896] box: 01 of 01
Textbook, "Krüsi's Drawing Manual for Teachers,"
1887
Text [1000522896] box: 01 of 01
Program, State Female Normal School Commencement Exercises
1894
Text [1000522896] box: 01 of 01
Class of 1894, rules re: correspondence, list of deceased members, & list of children, grandchildren, etc.
ca. 1959
Text [1000522896] box: 01 of 01
History of Class of 1894, State Female Normal School
ca. 1945

History of the Class of 1894


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Text [1000522896] box: 01 of 01
Correspondence, Maud (Pollard) Turman to Mary Louise (Gayle) Bland, re: History of Class of 1894
April 18, 1947
Text [1000522896] box: 01 of 01
Small card inscribed with quote from John A. Cunningham
Still Image [1000506806] Binder: 04 047.001
Cabinet card enclosure, undated (inscribed: Prof. Cunningham, S.N.S. Farmville Va., Dear to the hearts of his pupils.)
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