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Elizabeth Kimbell papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS869

Scope and Content

This collection consists of newspaper clippings, booklets, invitations, Pi Pi Sorority membership list, a short story, and a scrapbook. The scrapbook contains information regarding dances, parties, debutantes, fraternities, Washington Seminary, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Emory University, all in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dates

  • 1926-1931, undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.

Administrative/Biographical History

Elizabeth Kimbell, daughter of Earl Kimbell and Elizabeth Davis, grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and kept a scrapbook of her many activities. Kimbell was a social young woman, attending many dances and fraternity functions. She was a student at Washington Seminary and a member of Pi Pi Sorority. After marrying Lewey Caldwell Perry on December 19, 1931, she moved to Chicago, Illinois.

Extent

1.5 linear ft. (1 half document case; 1 oversize box)

Language

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 1993

Title
Elizabeth Kimbell papers
Author
Josh Hogan
Date
August 2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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