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University Day, University of North Carolina, 1917; P0064_0032_0001, in the Elizabeth Tannahill Bain Photographic Collection #P0064, North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Collection Overview
| Size | 0.25 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 240 items) |
| Abstract | The collection of white University of North Carolina employee, Elizabeth Tannahill Bain (1893-1969) consists of one photographic album dated circa 1914 to 1933 and loose photographic prints. Captured in the album are scenic images of Chapel Hill and the UNC campus including Coker Arboretum, Battle Park, Commons Hall, and University Inn; university events including University Day in 1917 and a 1914 football game; student-led social activities and events; and students training on campus during the First World War. Also included are photographs from Virginia and Tennessee. Loose photographs are chiefly portraits of Bain’s family and friends including her parents Charles Wesley Bain and Isabel Plummer Bain. |
| Creator | Bain, Elizabeth Tannahill, 1893-1967? |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives. |
| Language | English |
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Biographical Information
Elizabeth Tannahill Bain (1893-circa 1967) lived at Chapel Hill, N.C. (407 East Rosemary Street, which later became the Delta Upsilon Fraternity House) and Virginia Beach, Va. She was the daughter of Charles Wesley Bain (1864-1915), professor of Greek and Latin at the University of North Carolina, and Isabel Plummer Bain, a native of Petersburg, Va. As an adult, Elizabeth Bain served as department secretary to the Department of Romance Languages at the University of North Carolina. A biographical/historical sketch about the Bain family provided by the donor is included in the box with the photographs.
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Scope and Content
The collection consists of one photographic album and loose photographic prints, circa 1890 through 1933. The album, circa 1914 to 1933, has views of Chapel Hill, N.C., and the University of North Carolina campus. Included are photographs of Coker Arboretum, Commons Hall, the University Inn, Battle Park, a 1914 football game, Chapel Hill houses, students training on the campus during World War I, University Day in 1917, and miscellaneous social activities. Also included are shots from Norfolk, Va.; Lancing, Morgan County, Tenn.; and Durant Island, Dare County, N.C.
When captions were provided, they are included in quotation marks below. Photo album page numbering below excludes empty pages in the album (i.e., page 30 is the 30th page in the album with images on it).
Subject matter of the loose photographic prints is primarily the family and friends of Elizabeth Tannahill Bain. The collection includes images of Charles Wesley Bain and Isabel Plummer Bain and their children, Elizabeth Tannahill Bain, Charles Wortley Bain, and Henry Plummer Bain.
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Series 1. Photographic Album, circa 1914-1933.
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Series 2. Photographic Prints, circa 1890s-1930s.
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Black and White Photographic Print P0064/0065 |
Portraits of Charles Wesley Bain and Isabel Plummer Bain (Elizabeth Tannahill Bain's parents), circa 1890-1930s #P0064, Series: "2. Photographic Prints, circa 1890s-1930s." Printbox 1, Bwpprint P0064/00651 folder (5 images) |
| Black and White Photographic Print P0064/0066 |
Portraits of the children of Charles Wesley and Isabel Plummer Bain: Elizabeth, Henry, and Charles Wortley, circa 1890s #P0064, Series: "2. Photographic Prints, circa 1890s-1930s." Printbox 1, Bwpprint P0064/00661 folder (6 images) |
| Black and White Photographic Print P0064/0067 |
Portraits, unidentified, circa 1890s-1930s #P0064, Series: "2. Photographic Prints, circa 1890s-1930s." Printbox 1, Bwpprint P0064/00671 folder (5 images) |
Processed by: North Carolina Collection, 1997, 2010
Encoded by: Tracy M. Jackson, August 2010; Elizabeth Hull, October 2010
Edited by: Rebecca Stubbs, July 2019
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