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Marie MacDonald interview

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Part Of
Westman Oral History collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
sound recordings
Date Range
May 12, 1982
Accession Number
35-1998
, and I came back to Brookdale to teach math and French in grades MacDonald, Marie 1982-05-12 6
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Part Of
Westman Oral History collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
OH163.MacD
Accession Number
35-1998
GMD
sound recordings
Date Range
May 12, 1982
Physical Description
1 audio cassette [00:14:50]
History / Biographical
Maude Marie MacDonald (nee Evans) was born on May 23, 1910 in Indian River, Ontario. In 1913, her family moved to Manitoba, settling in the Brookdale area. She attended school in Brookdale and at Brandon College, graduating with a BA in 1930. After graduating from Normal School in Saskatoon, she taught at Justice, Brookdale, Brandon, Kemnay, Ochre River and Carberry, before retiring in 1971. Marie married George MacDonald (1913-1989), who she met while teaching in Ochre River, in June 1937. The couple had three children: Janet, Karen and Donald. In 1951, Marie and George bought Maxhame, a farm near Brookdale. She continued to live on the farm after George died. Marie loved gardening and reading, and in her later years, she enjoyed travelling. Marie MacDonald died on January 25, 1996 in Winnipeg, MB and is buried in Carberry Plains Cemetery.
Custodial History
As part of the Westman Oral History Collection, this collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1998. The original tapes from the Westman Oral History project were deposited in the Brandon Public Library. Copies of these originals were made by Margaret Pollex of the Brandon University Language Lab at the request of Eileen McFadden, University Archivist in the early 1990s. These copies compose the collection held in the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Item is an audiocassette tape containing an interview with Marie MacDonald about education in Manitoba, particularly her experiences as a teacher from 1931-1972. Interviewer is Dorothy P. Martin.
Notes
History/bio information from the records and MacDonald's obituary. Transcript by Victoria Newham (2020). Description by Christy Henry.
Language Note
English
Audio Tracks
Documents

OH163_MacDonald_transcript.pdf

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Bessie Marie Hill collection

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Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
c. 1900-1956; predominant 1916-1935
Accession Number
33-1999, 12-2001, 5-2003, 16-2008
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
33-1999, 12-2001, 5-2003, 16-2008
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
c. 1900-1956; predominant 1916-1935
Physical Description
approximatley 65 cm textual records; approximatley 30 photographs
History / Biographical
Bessie Marie Hill was born in 1933. She graduated from Winnipeg Normal School in 1953. Throughout her forty year teaching career, she taught at Hagyard (1953-56), Melita (1956-62), Shilo (1962-65), Kenora (1965-68), DND Germany (1968-76), Kenora (1976-80), Assiniboine South School Division - Laidlaw (1980-84), and Assiniboine South School District - Royal (1984-92). Florence Mabel (Nelson) Hill was born on June 19, 1907 in Esterhazy, Saskatchewan. She attended the Brandon Normal School in 1924-1925, then taught at Rose Lea School (1925-1929), Errol, at Lenore (1929-1931) and Ravine School (1955-1956). In 1931, she married Gordon Orval Hill (1898-1969). Together they had three children: Allan Hill, Bessie Marie Hill and Georgina Bernice (Hill) Matiation. Florence Mabel Hill died in Lenore, Manitoba on December 23, 1992 in her 86th year. Sarah Viola Hill was born on June 28, 1900, and was Florence Mabel (Nelson) Hill's sister-in-law. Viola attended the Brandon Normal School in 1916-1917, and took graduate studies at the University of Manitoba. During her thirty-nine year teaching career she taught at Hagyard, Oak Lake (1917-1918), Cottonwood (1918-1919), Rose Park (1919), Grand Coulee (1919-1920), Virden (1920-1922), Lumsden, Saskatchewan (1922-1925), Lenore (1925-1934), Gunton (1934-1936), Birtle Indian Residential School (1936-1941), Ravine, Lenore (1947-1950), The Pas (1950-1956) and Woodnorth (1956-1966). During the war years, Viola worked as part of the Civil Service in Ottawa in the Department of Finance (1941) and later in Vancouver, B.C. Sarah Viola Hill died on January 19, 1988 at Virden District Hospital. For biographical information on Georgina (Hill) Matiation, see the Georgina (Hill) Matiation collection (29-1998).
Custodial History
Records in all accessions were in the possession of Bessie Marie Hill until she gave them to Gerald Brown who delivered them to the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Accession 33-1999: 1 photograph; 6 cm textual records (c. 1900-1952; predominant 1925-1930) The accession includes one b/w photograph (30x 36 cm) of the Brandon Normal School 1926. Textual records include a Herbarium and Plant Description workbook including pressed samples (1900); Florence Nelson’s Dominion Drawing Book 1925-1926; Florence Nelson’s Handwork, 1925-1926; Florence Nelson’s Professional Second Class Teacher’s Certificate, 1928; Florence Nelson’s Reading Course Certificate in The Teaching of History, Educational Measurement; A schoolmaster of the Great City, Manitoba Department of Education Examination 1922 in Drawing; Manitoba Department of Education Inspectors Tests June 1952 Literature Level One; The Canadian Teacher Vol. 34, No. 3, October 1929. Accession 12-2001: 15 photographs; 55 cm textual records (1916-1950, predominant 1916-1935) The accession includes a b/w photograph (5x7) of Florence Nelson (Hill); a b/w photo (2 ¾ x 4 ½") of the Birtle Residential School class “when Viola Hill was teaching there"; a b/w (10x14) class portrait of the Brandon Normal School 1916-1917 “Second Class” and 13 b/w photographs of various sizes. Textual records include a Science Notebook created by Florence Nelson (Hill) c. 1924; 3 documents associated with the work-life and career of Florence Nelson (Hill); 21 Inspector’s “Teacher’s Report” on the teaching performance of Miss Viola Hill [n.d.]; various documents and publications including: Manitoba Department of Education Professional Certification documents; “A Union Jack Figure Drill;” Department of Education (Manitoba) Grade XII examinations in Algebra, Geometry, French, Rhetoric and Prose Literature, History of English Literature, Composition, Additional English – A, Tennyson, Additional English – B, Browning, History; Physical Science: A Handbook of First Aid (Toronto: Bauer & Bauer); Santa Claus Christmas Book [no publisher, nd]; School Broadcast Materials, Manitoba Department of Education in co-operation with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; Bernhart P.O. Horst (ed.), The New Teachers’ and Pupils’ Cyclopedia – A Reference Library of History, Geography, Biography, Literature, Economics, Civics, Arts, Sciences, Discoveries and Inventions (Holst Publishing Company); The Source Book: An International Encyclopedia Authority written from the New World Viewpoint. 10 volumes including study guide and index; Walter Keast, Canadian Business Arithmetic, Part I. (Pitman; E.C. Hills & R.T.); Holbrook (ed.), French Short Stories with vocabulary and notes (Copp Clark); Clarence Perkins, Introduction to World History. Educational Book Company. Accession 5-2003: 15 b/w photographs and four certificates (1955-1956) The accession includes 15 b/w photographs of members of the Brandon College Teacher Training Class of 1955-56. Textual records include the Graduation Certificate for Georgina Bernice Hill, and other certificates. Accession 16-2008: 3mm texual records and eight certificates/diplomas (1917-2007). Accession consists of certificates, grades, contracts and correspondence relating to the education and teaching career of Sarah Viola Hill and a newspaper clipping and biographical sketch concerning Bessie Marie Hill.
Notes
History/Bio information provided by Bessie Marie Hill. The Normal School photograph from accession 33-1999 has been located with the Normal School collection in the map drawers of the Reading Room.
Storage Location
2003 accessions
Storage Range
2003 accessions
Related Material
Georgina (Hill) Matiation is Bessie Marie Hill's sister. Her records are located at 29-1998.
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Lorraine Pompana and Marie Baker

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Part Of
Brandon Aboriginal Literary Festival
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
October 2007
Accession Number
5-2009
Part Of
Brandon Aboriginal Literary Festival
Description Level
Item
Series Number
8.4.1
Item Number
5-2009.1
Accession Number
5-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
October 2007
Physical Description
Digital
Material Details
1200px x 900px (190KB)
History / Biographical
See sub sub series level (RG 6, 8.4.1) for history/bio information.
Custodial History
See sub sub series level (RG 6, 8.4.1) for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lorraine Pompana and Marie (Annharte) Baker in the lobby of the George T. Richardson Centre.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 8: Library Services 8.4 Library special events 8.4.1 Brandon Aboriginal Literary Festival
Images
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Marie Baker and Duncan Mercredi

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Part Of
Brandon Aboriginal Literary Festival
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
October 2007
Accession Number
5-2009
Part Of
Brandon Aboriginal Literary Festival
Description Level
Item
Series Number
8.4.1
Item Number
5-2009.35
Accession Number
5-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
October 2007
Physical Description
Digital
Material Details
1200px x 900px (190KB)
History / Biographical
See sub sub series level (RG 6, 8.4.1) for history/bio information.
Custodial History
See sub sub series level (RG 6, 8.4.1) for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Marie (Annharte) Baker and Duncan Mercredi in the lobby of the George T. Richardson Centre.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 8: Library Services 8.4 Library special events 8.4.1 Brandon Aboriginal Literary Festival
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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
c. 1946
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
6
File Number
6.1.1
Item Number
6.1.1
Date Range
c. 1946
Physical Description
b/w, 4" x 5"
Scope and Content
Dr. Jane Turnbull instructs a French class
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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1993
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
6
File Number
6.2.8
Item Number
6.2.8
Date Range
1993
Physical Description
b/w, 4" x 6"
Scope and Content
A student gets help in a French class
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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
W.W.I
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
6
File Number
6.10.1A
Item Number
6.10.1A
Date Range
W.W.I
Physical Description
b/w, 3.5" x 5.5"
Scope and Content
faculty activities: French soldiers. Ph. Louys, former B.C. faculty member one of group
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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1985-1989
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
14.4
File Number
22
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1985-1989
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of the French Club constitution (in French), applications for BUSU grants and financial information.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 14: Brandon University Students Union 14.4 BUSU clubs Box 1
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Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1959-1965
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
8.21
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1959-1965
Physical Description
2 cm
Scope and Content
These are the minutes from the French Club meetings from 1959 to 1965.
Storage Location
RG 1 Brandon College fonds Series 8: Brandon College Students Association
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Machoudi Abou - French

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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1994
Accession Number
24-2000
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Creator
Brandon University Dean of Arts Office
Description Level
File
Series Number
7.1.1
File Number
11
Accession Number
24-2000
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1994
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of reference letters, reports on and by Abou, a copy of his curriculum vitae, application and contract documents, and a copy of the job posting.
Language Note
Some of the materials in the file are in french.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series VIII: Faculties and Schools 7.1.1 Dean of Arts Box 2
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Joseph N. Barletta - French

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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1969-1986, 1995
Accession Number
24-2000
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Creator
Brandon University Dean of Arts Office
Description Level
File
Series Number
7.1.1
File Number
13
Accession Number
24-2000
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1969-1986, 1995
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence, sabbatical documents, evaluations, promotion documents, application documents.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series VIII: Faculties and Schools 7.1.1 Dean of Arts Box 2
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Bernard Jukpor - Languages (French)

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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1985-1998
Accession Number
24-2000
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Creator
Brandon University Dean of Arts Office
Description Level
File
Series Number
7.1.1
File Number
29-30
Accession Number
24-2000
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1985-1998
Physical Description
2 files
Scope and Content
Files consist of application and promotion documents, sabbatical documents, course and performance evaluation, documents relating to Jukpor's death/estate, copies of his curriculum vitae, enrollment statistics and correspondence.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series VIII: Faculties and Schools 7.1.1 Dean of Arts Box 2
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C-72 French Language Act Justice

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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1987-1989
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
MG 3 1.14.1
File Number
917
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1987-1989
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of Lauder petition Justice C-72, correspondence, C-72 copies, Bill 101 Supreme Court "Notwithstanding Clause"
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds MG 3 Brandon University Teaching and Administration 1.14.1 W. Leland Clark - political career Box 38
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Mary McIntosh interview

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Part Of
Westman Oral History collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
sound recordings
Date Range
May 18, 1982
Accession Number
35-1998
Part Of
Westman Oral History collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
OH277.MacI
Accession Number
35-1998
GMD
sound recordings
Date Range
May 18, 1982
Physical Description
1 audio cassette [0:20:00]
History / Biographical
Mary Emma McIntosh (nee Graham) was born on April 21, 1906 on 36-12-15 SW. She attended Kennedy district school, Wellwood Consolidated School and Brandon Normal School. A teacher from 1927-1931, she married George Herbert "Herb" McIntosh (1909-1993) on October 4, 1929. They farmed in the Carberry area and together they had five children: Yvonne, Gwen, Linda, Muriel and Ian. Mary and Herb were both community minded. Mary ran for political office, was involved in the Manitoba Farmers Union, serving as Women's president, and sat on the Carberry/North Cypress library board. Mary McIntosh died on March 21, 1990 on the farm in the Harte district.
Custodial History
As part of the Westman Oral History Collection, this collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1998. The original tapes from the Westman Oral History project were deposited in the Brandon Public Library. Copies of these originals were made by Margaret Pollex of the Brandon University Language Lab at the request of Eileen McFadden, University Archivist in the early 1990s. These copies compose the collection held in the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Item is an audiocassette tape containing an interview with Mary McIntosh about her earlier life and experiences as a rural teacher. Interviewer is Isla Kennedy.
Notes
History/bio information from the records and the Carberry local history "People of the Big Plains." Description by Christy Henry.
Audio Tracks
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Mary Milroy interview

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Part Of
Westman Oral History collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
sound recordings
Date Range
May 13, 1982
Accession Number
35-1998
Part Of
Westman Oral History collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
OH300.Mil
Accession Number
35-1998
GMD
sound recordings
Date Range
May 13, 1982
Physical Description
2 audio cassettes [1:30:00]
History / Biographical
Mary Milroy (nee?) was born on May 29, 1913 in Camboise, England. Her first husband died in England. Mary married George Smith Milroy (1914-2001) and in 1946, she and her daughter Betty from her first marriage, came to Elkhorn, MB, where George was from. Mary and George had four children together: Margaret, Lillian, George and Cynthia. Mary was a devoted homemaker, who spent some time working as a cook for railway gangs. She enjoyed serving in community and church organizations, including the Legion. Mary Milroy died on November 1, 1995 in Elkhorn, MB. She is buried at Elkhorn Cemetery.
Custodial History
As part of the Westman Oral History Collection, this collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1998. The original tapes from the Westman Oral History project were deposited in the Brandon Public Library. Copies of these originals were made by Margaret Pollex of the Brandon University Language Lab at the request of Eileen McFadden, University Archivist in the early 1990s. These copies compose the collection held in the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Item is an audiocassette recording containing an interview with Mary Milroy about her life in Elkhorn as a warbride from 1946. Interviewer is Rosalyn Sutley
Notes
History/bio information from the records and Milroy's obituary. Description by Christy Henry.
Audio Tracks
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Mary Rauliuk interview

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Part Of
Westman Oral History collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
sound recordings
Date Range
February 5, 1982
Accession Number
35-1998
Part Of
Westman Oral History collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
OH184.Rau
Accession Number
35-1998
GMD
sound recordings
Date Range
February 5, 1982
Physical Description
1 audio cassette [0:30:00]
History / Biographical
Mary Smigelsky Rauliuk (nee Birin) was born on April 4, 1901 at Oakburn, MB. She was the eldest daugher of John & Anna Birin (Bartoszewski), who came to Canada around 1899 from Austria. The Birin's were Polish speaking. The family moved to Brandon around 1901 and lived in the North End, where John bought and farmed land in the "flats." Mary grew up in Brandon, attending St. Michael's Academy and Park School. She married Paul Smigelsky (1896-1966) around 1921, and together they had a daughter, Jean. For many years Mary was employed by A.E. McKenzie Seeds Ltd. She and her husband also operated Paul's Grocery store for over 25 years. Following the death of her first husband, Mary married Caister Nicholas Rauliuk (1904-1971). Mary was an active member of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church. Mary Rauliuk died on April 27, 1990 in Brandon, MB. She is buried at Brandon Municipal Cemtery.
Custodial History
As part of the Westman Oral History Collection, this collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1998. The original tapes from the Westman Oral History project were deposited in the Brandon Public Library. Copies of these originals were made by Margaret Pollex of the Brandon University Language Lab at the request of Eileen McFadden, University Archivist in the early 1990s. These copies compose the collection held in the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Item is an audiocassette tape containing an interview with Mary Rauliuk about pioneers Mr. & Mrs. John Birin. Interviewer is Marjorie Lange.
Notes
History/bio information from the records and obituaries for Mary Rauliuk, Paul Smigelsky and John Birin. Description by Christy Henry.
Audio Tracks
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Mary Francis Childs

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1917
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Creator
Photographer: E.L. Ray (Evanston, IL)
Description Level
Item
Series Number
8
Item Number
8.C.23
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1917
Physical Description
3" x 6" (b/w)
Scope and Content
Portrait of Mary Francis Childs from Villisca, Iowa.
Storage Location
Photograph removed from: RG 1 Brandon College fonds Series I, sub-series 2 1917 Box 1, file 1
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Mary Ruth Sawatsky

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1965
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
8
Item Number
8.S.3
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1965
Physical Description
1.75" x 2.5" (b/w)
History / Biographical
Sawatsky was from Oak Lake, MB and studied music.
Scope and Content
Portrait of Ruth Sawatsky.
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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1960
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
8
Item Number
8.S.5
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1960
Physical Description
1.5" x 2" (b/w)
History / Biographical
Mary Smart (nee Henderson) taught piano in the School of Music from 1925-1979.
Scope and Content
Portrait of Mary Smart.
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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1918
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
8
Item Number
8.W.6
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1918
Physical Description
1.75' x 2.25" (b/w)
Scope and Content
Graduation portrait of Mary Williams.
Notes
Removed from R81-30 Series 1, Sub-series 2, File 7, 1918, Box 2.
Name Access
Mary C. Williams
Subject Access
Mary C. Williams
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