Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections
Janet D. Greenwood Library401 Redford Street
Farmville, VA 23909
Business Number: 434-395-2433
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Benedict Chatelain
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
There are no restrictions to access or use for research purposes.
Ownership and Custodial History
The materials in this collection were donated to the Greenwood Library Archives by Louise M. Corbo in May 2017.
Biographical sketch
Marguerite Mackey Wiatt of Gloucester County, Virginia was born in 1897. From 1915 to 1917 she attended [then] State Normal School for Women. While at the school she was a member of Pierian Literary Society, the Love Set Tennis Club, the Junior and Senior Basketball Teams, and served on the YWCA Membership Committee.
Scope and content
This collection, which dates from 1916 to 1917, consists of a Senior Class songbook (3) photographs, and Marguerite Wiatt's 1917 diploma.
General Note
The photographs and diploma in this collection have been digitized and are available on request
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Wiatt, Marguerite Mackey.
- Wiatt, Marguerite.
Container List
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 308.001
Group photo of 10 women in front of unidentified building1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 10"x8"General
Inscribed on reverse: "Marguerite-Bottom row-1st on left"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 308.002
Field Day winners, Women dressed in middie blouses, with baseball equipment1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph mounted on board 6"x10"1916General
Inscribed on reverse: Those winning points on Field Day 1916, S.N.S." "Marguerite, in middle, seated on ground"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 308.003
Junior Class Basketball Team1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph mounted on board 6.25"x10.25"1917General
Inscribed on reverse: "Marguerite, 5th from left." "M. Wiatt, Junior Team, 1916, S.N.S"