COLLECTION NAME:
Merze Tate Collection
Record
Identifier:
exwaVMTC_10d_Scrapbook_bk
Title:
Vernie Merze Tate Scrapbook 4
Title:
Merze Tate’s Scrapbook of photographs, letters and newspaper clippings
Date:
approximately 1931-1948
Creator:
Tate, Merze, 1905-1996
Description:
Brown covered scrapbook that contains black and white photographs, letters and newspaper clippings about her achievements in the nineteen thirties and forties. The photographs feature professional portrais of Merze Tate, graduation portraits, a couple views of one-room school where Merze Tate attended as a child, views of people she stayed with when traveling in Europe, views from England, and pictures of her students. The newspaper clippings detail the receiving of degrees from several colleges Merze Tate attended, major historical events, announcements of scholarships and rewards. The letters include notices of acceptance to various colleges and societies, and personal thank you letters. Also included are invitation cards, commencement programs, and wedding announcements from friends. On the cover of the scrapbook is an embossed fox or dog.
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Subject:
Scrapbooks
Subject:
Tate, Merze, 1905-1996--Correspondence
Subject:
Tate, Merze, 1905-1996--Awards
Subject:
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Keywords:
black & white photographs; Certificates; Clippings; Portraits; One-room schools;
Person Identified:
Hadow, Grace E. (Grace Eleanor), 1875-1940
Person Identified:
Browning, Ivan, 1891-1978
Person Identified:
Browning, Maurine, 1891-1978
Person Identified:
Brewington, Haroldine Leota, 1926-2009
Places Identified:
Oxford (England)
Time Period:
Nineteen thirties
Time Period:
Nineteen forties
Source:
Vernie Merze Tate Collection. Scrapbook #4, bulk: 1942-1948 (Box 10). Western Michigan University Archives
Language:
eng
Rights Status:
In Copyright
Access Rights:
Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University Library and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable U.S. Law. Access to digital reproductions provided by the Western Michigan University Archives and Regional History Collections, Zhang Legacy Collections Center.
Collection:
Merze Tate Collection
Date Digital:
2023