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
This collection was donated to Longwood University by Louisa Brown Glassell's daughter-in-law, Susan Boice O'Hara Christopher. It is unknown when the collection was transferred to the Greenwood Library Archives.
Biographical sketch
Sarah Margaret Leech was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1925. She attended [then] State Teachers College from 1943 to 1945. While at the school she was a member of Gamma Theta sorority and the YWCA.
Scope and content
The scrapbook in this collection, which dates from 1916-1918, documents Louisa Brown Glassell's time at the State Female Normal School.
General Note
There is moderate to significant insect damage to many of the scrapbook pages as well as a nearly-separated crease across the front cover and several of the first pages. This damage greatly affects the legibility and stability of the scrapbook