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Size | 5 items |
Abstract | The Keister family of Greensboro, N.C., included Dr. Albert S. Keister, an economics professor beginning at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, which later became the University of North Carolina at Greensboro; his wife; and his six daughters, including Alice Virginia Keister, who received a Bachelor's degree in history from the Woman's College in 1948, and Dr. Mary Elizabeth Keister, who apparently worked as a teacher in India and was also involved in research in early childhood education. The collection consists of three photograph albums of the Keister family, 1920s-1960s, that document family, friends, and Dr. Mary Elizabeth Keister in India, including photographs of Mary with Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Dr. S. Radhakrishnan; one scrapbook of magazine illustrations, 1930, belonging to Alice Virginia Keister; and Alice Virginia Keister's 1948 yearbook from the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina with handwritten messages from classmates. |
Creator | Keister (Family : Greensboro, N.C.) |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Kiley Orchard, May 2010
Encoded by: Kiley Orchard, May 2010
This collection was processed with support from Elizabeth Moore Ruffin.
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The Keister family of Greensboro, N.C., included Dr. Albert S. Keister, an economics professor beginning at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, which later became the University of North Carolina at Greensboro; his wife; and his six daughters, including Alice Virginia Keister, who received a Bachelor's degree in history from the Woman's College in 1948, and Dr. Mary Elizabeth Keister, who apparently worked as a teacher in India and was also involved in research in early childhood education.
Back to TopThe collection consists of three photograph albums of the Keister family, 1920s-1960s, that document family, friends, and Dr. Mary Elizabeth Keister in India, including photographs of Mary with Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Dr. S. Radhakrishnan; one scrapbook of magazine illustrations, 1930, belonging to Alice Virginia Keister; and Alice Virginia Keister's 1948 yearbook from the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina with handwritten messages from classmates.
Back to TopPhotograph Album PA-5456/1 |
Photograph album, 1920s-1940sKeister family members; scenes from North Carolina, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania; and seven photographs from a United States Marine at Iwo Jima, 1945. |
Photograph Album PA-5456/2 |
Photograph album, 1940s-1960sFamily, friends, City View School baseball team and students; and Mary Elizabeth Keister in India with Rajendra Prasad and S. Radhakrishnan, the first president and vice-president of India, respectively. |
Photograph Album PA-5456/3 |
Photograph album, 1920s-1960s (bulk 1950s-1960s)Includes family reunion at Kitty Hawk, 1958; family and friends; and Dr. Mary Elizabeth Keister in India. |
Oversize Volume SV-5456/1 |
Scrapbook, 1930: Alice Virginia KeisterMagazine clippings, chiefly of women and children, possibly from advertisements. Given to Alice Virginia Keister by Mary Elizabeth Keister. |
Oversize Volume SV-5456/2 |
Yearbook, Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, 1948: Alice Virginia KeisterIncludes handwritten messages from classmates. |