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Series 3: Photographs and Scrapbooks, circa 1881-1980

 Series

Scope and Contents

Series 3: Photographs and Scrapbooks (1881-1980) - contains miscellaneous loose photographs as well as scrapbooks of mixed materials. Photographs are grouped and described first in the list below, followed by the scrapbooks. Three of the scrapbooks were France Bingham’s and three were Elizabeth Keller’s. All of the scrapbooks are well organized and provide a very accessible entry point to the women’s biographies. The contents of each scrapbook are described more fully next to their respective entries in the list below.

Dates

  • circa 1881-1980

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

There is no restriction on access to the Ethel "Sandy" Beach Socolar Family Papers for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.

Extent

From the Collection: 4.5 Linear feet (1 legal-size archives box and two oversize flat boxes )

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Related Materials

Researchers should note that there are many other photographs of the Ward-Beach family in the William Earl Dodge Ward (AC 1906) Family Papers, especially in the recent addition of Earl's negatives and their digitized files from his nephew Richard S. Ward (AC 1942).

Subjects

  • Photographs Subject Source: Library Of Congress Genre/Form Terms
  • Scrapbooks Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Amherst College Archives and Special Collections Repository

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Robert Frost Library
61 Quadrangle Drive
Amherst MA 01002-5000
(413) 542-2299

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