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Preferred Citation:

Nina Pruett Edmunds Scrapbooks, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 2014.126 was hand-delivered to Special Collections by the donor on 9/15/2014. Acc. 2017.020 sent by Donor.

Processing Information:

Accessioned and minimally described by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in October 2014.

Biographical Information:

Nina Pruett Edmunds was a student at the College of William and Mary from 1931-1933.

Scope and Contents

Contains two scrapbooks belonging to Nina Pruett Edmunds while a student at the College of William and Mary from 1931-1933. Included in one scrapbook are programs from plays and special events, news articles related to student life on campus, photographs of students, and material related to the sesquicentennial of the battle of Yorktown. The second scrapbook is in a binder labeled "House or Home?",created for a home economics class, with notes and glued in magazine clippings on different houses, furniture and home related items. Per the attached note from Mittie Lou Edmunds, Nina Pruett's daughter, Nin Pruett was a home economics major. Class and financial papers.

Arrangement of Materials:

This collection is not yet fully arranged and described. Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae
• College of William and Mary--History--20th century
• College of William and Mary--Students
• College of William and Mary. Dept. of Home Economics
• Scrapbooks
• Women--Virginia--Social life and customs