Gene Smith Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4116
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
- 1937-1941
Creator
- Smith, Gene (Person)
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
Overview
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
- M. Benjamin Katz, Fine Books & Manuscripts (Bookseller, Organization)
Creator
- Smith, Gene (Person)
- 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