Ruth E. Thomas Scrapbook

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: UnivRec-0278

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Ruth E. Thomas Scrapbook Digital Collection

Scope and Contents

Ruth Thomas, an East Tennessee State College faculty member, gave this scrapbook "in appreciation of the work of Dr. And Mrs. Sherrod, who have done more than any others to make the campus of State Teachers College one of the most beautiful in America." She presumably took the photographs, had them colored and assembled the scrapbook, but this is not explicitly stated. The scrapbook has wooden covers bound with a leather thong. Hand-colored photographs of "The College Campus, 1941" and "Near the College Campus" are mounted on kraft paper pages. Each photograph has a hand-written caption.

Dates

1941

Creator

Thomas, Ruth E. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Extent

1.00 item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Method of Acquisition

The scrapbook was presented to Charles Sherrod, president of State Teachers College, Johnson City, in 1941. In 1986, Sherrod's son, Howell, allowed Larry Smith, East Tennessee State University photographer, to copy the photographs on behalf of the Archives of Appalachia. The original scrapbook was donated at a later date.

Processing Information

Processing of the collection was completed by M.Tedesco in 1992.

Subjects

Botany -- Tennessee, East Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Roan Mountain (N.C. and Tenn.) Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Scrapbooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
State Teachers College (Johnson City, Tenn.)