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Lillian Battenfield Notebooks

An inventory of her papers at the Syracuse University Archives


Finding aid created by: Tim Carter
Date: 2016



Biography

Lillian Battenfield (1896-1999) studied Classics at Syracuse University and graduated in 1918.

While she was a student at Syracuse University, Lillian Battenfield was part of many campus organizations, including the Women’s Athletic Association, YWCA, Glee Club, and the Classical Club. She was also a member of the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority.

In 1929, she married Leroy Oliver and then went on to work for 32 years as a teacher in the Seneca Falls School District. Lillian Battenfield was a charter member of the Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York, a member of the Seneca Falls Historical Society, as well as a member of the Seneca Falls Rotary Club where she was a Paul Harris Fellow.


Scope and Content Note

The Lillian Battenfield Notebooks consist of her notebooks for her German VIII, German XX, History VI, Roman History, and German Pedagogy classes. There is also a small booklet on the inside cover of the German Pedagogy notebook titled "Pupils' Outlines for Home Study."


Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.


Selected Search Terms

Names

Battenfield, Lillian.
Syracuse University -- Alumni and alumnae.
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.

Types of Material

Notebooks.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Lillian Battenfield Notebooks,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Roberta Halden donated the Lillian Battenfield Notebooks to the University Archives in 2001.

Processing Information

Materials were rehoused in acid-free folders.


Arrangement

Folders are arranged alphabetically.


Table of Contents

Papers


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