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Inventory of the Margaret Bennett Photograph Album, circa 1926-1930

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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University Archives, Duke University
Creator
Bennett, Margaret.
Title
Margaret Bennett Photograph Album, circa 1926-1930
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet

1 Items
Abstract
Margaret Bennett was a 1930 graduate of the Woman's College of Duke University and involved with numerous student groups and organizations including the Student Government Council.
Album contains photographic prints and negatives of scenes of student life in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the University Archives to use this collection.
Collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Margaret Bennett Photograph Album, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The Margaret Bennett Photograph Album was received by the University Archives as a gift in 1995.
Processing Information
Processed by Josh Larkin Rowley, May 2009
Encoded by Josh Larkin Rowley, May 2009
Accession A95-66 is described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note

Margaret Bennett was a 1930 graduate of the Woman's College at Duke University. She was also class secretary her freshman and junior year, a member of the Student Government Council and the Y.W.C.A. cabinet her junior year, and a member of the Chronicle and Chanticleer staff her senior year.

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Collection Overview

Album contains photographs that document student life in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Photographs include formal portraits, candid snapshots taken on what is today East Campus, and baseball players in uniform.
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Subject Headings

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List of Series in Collection
Photograph Album, circa 1926-1930
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Detailed Description of Collection

Photograph Album, circa 1926-1930

(1 box)
Box 1
   Folder 1
Loose Photographs, circa 1926-1930
   Folder 2
Photograph Album, circa 1926-1930