Restrictions on Access

There are no restrictions to access or use for research purposes.

Ownership and Custodial History

This collection was donated to the Longwood College Office of Alumni Relations by Mary Burton of Richmond, Virginia in 1993. It is unknown when the collection was transferred to the Greenwood Library Archives.

Biographical sketch

Louise Doyle was born in McKenney, Virginia in 1901. She attended [then] State Normal School for Women from 1920 to 1921. While at the school she served as President of the Dinwiddie Club and on both the Music and Membership Committees of the YWCA. Additionally she was a member of the Glee Club, the Athletic Association, the Cunningham Literary Society, D.I.R.K., and the Rural Club. After graduation she taught for several years in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. In 1927 she married Clarence W. Rigdon who unfortunately died just one year later. Louise Doyle Rigdon returned to [by then] State Teachers College to earn her bachelor's degree and graduated in 1939. For many years, Louise Doyle Rigdon served as the President of the Hopewell Chapter of the Alumnae Association.

Scope and content

This collection, which dates from 1920 to 1937, consists of Louise Doyle's students records, ephemera (1) portrait photograph, and a scrapbook which documents her initial time at Longwood from 1920 to 1921.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Doyle, Louise.
• Rigdon, Louise Doyle.