Roberta Dearborn Mitchell Papers, 1919-1925 | Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

Collection Overview

Title: Roberta Dearborn Mitchell Papers, 1919-1925

Primary Creator: Mitchell, Roberta Dearborn (1899-1991)

Extent: 2.0 Folders

Date Acquired: 10/19/2017

Subjects: Eastern Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College (1922-1930), Eastern Kentucky University--Alumni and alumnae.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Roberta Dearborn Mitchell (1899-1991) was a student at Eastern Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College from 1919 to 1925 when she graduated with a teaching degree. The photographs and ephemera in the scrapbook give researchers a good look at the life of an Eastern student in the early 1920s. The photographs include several of George D. Smith's photos of student excursions from 1924. This collection can be used with other materials from the same era including the Ruth Knarr Yerky Papers and the Grace Robinson Shearin Scrapbook for a more complete picture of Eastern during that time.

Subject/Index Terms

Eastern Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College (1922-1930)
Eastern Kentucky University--Alumni and alumnae.

Administrative Information

Repository: Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

Acquisition Source: Collis, Terry

Box and Folder Listing

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Folder 1: Scrapbook

This scrapbook includes notes, invitations, tickets, programs, news clippings, brochures and photographs. The photographs are individually listed below.

Barcode: 31234013924350

Item 1: Two Unidentified Women, ca. 1920: Looking out window at Burnam Hall.
Item 2: Unidentified Group, ca. 1920: One man and six women.
Item 3: Exterior of Burnam Hall, ca. 1920
Item 4: Students Heading to the Gym, 1920
Item 5: Unidentified Group, ca. 1920: Two men and nine women.
Item 6: Unidentified Women on the Porch of Burnam Hall, ca. 1920
Item 7: Two Unidentified Women, ca. 1920
Item 8: Unidentified Group on Playground Swings, ca. 1920
Item 9: Unidentified Group, ca. 1924: One man and 13 women.
Item 10: Unidentified Group, ca. 1924: One man and 10 women.
Item 11: An Unidentified Woman, ca. 1924: On front porch of Burnam Hall.
Item 12: Campus Cottage, 1923 (July): Building covered with vines.
Item 13: Unidentified Group, ca. 1925: One young woman with graduation regalia.
Item 14: Unidentified Group, ca. 1925: Includes Thomas J. Coates and Marie Roberts. Roberta Dearborn is third from the left.
Item 15: Roberta Dearborn and an Unidentified Women in Graduation Regalia, ca. 1925: In front of Burnam Hall. Roberta Dearborn is on the right.
Item 16: Unidentified Group in Graduation Regalia, ca. 1925: Roberta Dearborn is second from the left.
Item 17: Unidentified Women in Graduation Regalia, ca. 1925: Roberta Dearborn is second from the left.
Item 18: Roberta Dearborn in Graduation Regalia, ca. 1925
Item 19: Unidentified Woman in Graduation Regalia, ca. 1925
Item 20: Unidentified Group, ca. 1925
Item 21: Unidentified Group in Graduation Regalia, ca. 1925
Item 22: Unidentified Woman, ca. 1924
Item 23: Unidentified Group, ca. 1924: One man and eight women.
Item 24: Unidentified Group, ca. 1924: Two men and three women on steps of Sullivan Hall.
Item 25: Unidentified Man, ca. 1924
Item 26: Two Unidentified Women, ca. 1924: On the porch of Burnam Hall.
Item 27: Unidentified Group, ca. 1924
Item 28: Unidentified Group, ca. 1924
Item 29: High Bridge, KY, ca. 1924: View of High Bridge and Kentucky River.
Item 30: Unidentified Women on a Parade Float, ca. 1924
Item 31: Women's Physical Education Class, ca. 1924
Item 32: Roberta Dearborn, ca. 1924
Item 33: Unidentified Group, Summer, 1924
Item 34: Students in a Rock Shelter at Natural Bridge, ca. 1924: Class excursion to Natural Bridge Kentucky.
Item 35: Students in front of Shakertown Inn, ca. 1924: Class excursion to Shakertown Village, Harrodsburg KY.
Item 36: Students in Front of the Lincoln Marriage Cabin, ca. 1924: Cabin where Abraham Lincoln's parents were married in Harrodsburg, KY.
Item 37: Students at the Dix River Power Plant, ca. 1924
Item 38: Students at Balanced Rock, Natural Bridge: Class excursion to Natural Bridge Kentucky.

Folder 2: Loose Items

Includes tickets, programs, news clippings, and duplicate copies of some photos from the scrapbook.

Barcode: 31234013924368

Item 39: Students at the East Pinnacle, ca. 1924: Class excursion to Indian Fort Mountain in Berea, KY.

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