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Gene Smith Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4116
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Scope and Contents

The collection contains Gene Smith's scrapbook documenting her life and times as she transitioned from Phillips High School in Birmingham, Alabama, to her freshman year at Birmingham-Southern College. The scrapbook is filled with photographs, invitations, cards, letters, dance programs, and newspaper clippings.

Dates

  • Creation: 1937-1941

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Gene (Eugenia Harrison) Smith, daughter of Morris and Christie C. Smith, was born in 1923 in Alabama. She attended Phillips High School and Birmingham-Southern College.

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Scrapbook documenting a young woman's enjoyment of her life and times as she moves from high school to college.

Provenance

purchased from Ben Katz, 2015

General

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Processed by

Martha Bace, 2015

Source

Subject

Title
Guide to the Gene Smith Scrapbook
Status
Completed
Date
June 2015
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513