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Nell Robert’S Scrapbook, Nell Roberts

Scrapbooks

Nell Roberts was born on May 2, 1886, in Harriman, Tennessee. She attended Belmont College for Young Women during the 1904-1906 school years. After school, she married Charles W. Whitcomb and became a homemaker. The pair that three children: James, Dorothy, and Mary. Sadly, Nell died after an operation on January 7, 1929. Her husband would pass on March 28, 1959.

Cabinet Photograph Of Millie [And] Christine, "The Two Headed Nightingale," N.D., Ollivier

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Cabinet card is 6.5in (16.5cm) tall and 4.5in (11cm) wide. Millie and Christine are photographed in full portrait, each in fine clothes and shoes, each grasping the curtains that frame them in the photographer's studio. Christine, presumably the figure on the right, hold a fan in her right hand.

Lucile Frizzelle's Scrapbook Ii, 1898-1902, Lucile Frizzelle

Scrapbooks

Lucile Frizzelle attended Ward Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee for three years, beginning in 1898. Her scrapbook contains information about her fellow students, teachers, and experiences at the school. This scrapbook is accompanied by a first book, 2023.6.1.

Lucile Frizzelle's Scrapbook I, 1898-1902, Lucile Frizzelle

Scrapbooks

Lucile Frizzelle attended Ward Seminary in Nashville Tennessee for three years, beginning in 1898. Her scrapbook contains information about her fellow students, teachers, and experiences at the school. This scrapbook is accompanied by a second book, 2023.6.2.

Connie Dockery's Scrapbook 1894-1895, Connie Dockery

Scrapbooks

Connie Dockery attended Belmont College for Young Women during the 1894-1895 school year. She made this notebook while attending school at Belmont.

Glenn Springs, So. Ca. : Its Location, Discovery, History, Personal Sketches Of Its Habitues, What It Will Cure, &C., Trimmier's Printing Office And Book Store, Simpson & Simpson

Local History

From Introduction:

"[....][Y]ou will find this an interesting little volume, containing a romance of the discovery of Glenn Springs in the time of the Indians; its re-discovery by the white man, and its history, with personal sketches of some of South Carolina's distinguished men, who were constant visitors at this fountain of health; and other description of Glenn Springs as a Summer Resort and accounts of the wonderful results from the use of this water."

Photograph: Tintype In Paper Sleeve Depicting A Man And Two Young Women, N.D., Anonymous

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Tintype exposure is about 1"W x 2"H.

A girl in a white dress stands next to a seated man in dark clothes with her left arm around his shoulder. The man wears a hat and his hands rest on his lap. A young woman or girl, also in a white dress, sits next to him with her hands folded in her lap.

Date of photograph is unknown but tintypes flourished in popularity in the 1860s and 1870s and the clothing of the figures suggests a similar time period.

Carte-De-Visite Composite Image: "Booth And His Associates," No Date., Anonymous

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Composite carte-de-visite featuring the likenesses of John Wilkes Booth and the six men convicted of conspiring with him to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln and William Seward. No date.

Photograph, Four Unidentified United States Officers In Group Portrait Photograph By W.P. Egbert, Davenport, Iowa, No Date., W. P. Egbert

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Four United States/Union/Federal officers pose in a group portrait photograph; two are seated, two stand. Each holds a sword. No subjects are identified but the verso of the photocard identifies W.P. Egbert, "Ambrotype and Photograph Artist," of Davenport, Iowa, as the creator. Creation date presumably American Civil War era, 1861-1865.

Fall 1984, Wmpg 90.9 Fm

WMPG Program Guides

WMPG program guide for fall 1984.

Includes notes from Program Director, information on shows and events, and schedule.