Summary |
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| Creator: | Parker, Gertrude. |
| Title: | Gertrude Parker Papers |
| Dates: | 1923-1927 |
| Size: | 1 oversize box (1.25 linear feet) |
| Abstract: | The Gertrude Parker Papers include a scrapbook and loose scrapbook pages relating to her time as a student at Syracuse University. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives |
Biography
Gertrude Parker (1905-1986) was a Class of 1927 alumnae of Syracuse University. From Canajoharie, New York, a town between Utica and Albany, Parker was born on September 24, 1905. She attended Syracuse University and graduated with a Liberal Arts degree from the Liberal Arts College. During her time at Syracuse University, Parker was involved with the Outing Club, Class Executive Committee, the English Club, Education Club and Syracuse Chorus. She married G. Lynn Alkinburg and later died on January 25, 1986.
Scope and Content Note
The Gertrude Parker Papers contain materials related to her time as a student at Syracuse University. In the collection are a scrapbook and loose scrapbook pages that originated from another scrapbook. Materials within the scrapbook and scrapbook pages include photographs, programs from University events and souvenirs from events she attended as a student. Other materials include dance cards, correspondence, clippings, Wieting Opera House programs, football programs, a 1923-1924 Syracuse University handbook, a 1923 commencement program, and a 1924 bulletin of Syracuse University.
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.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Gertrude Parker Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Shawnee Brown donated the Parker Papers to the Archives in 2016.
Processing Information
Materials are fully processed and were rehoused in an archival box.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Anna Smallwood
Date: 2016
Revision history:
Inventory
| Papers | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Scrapbook 1923-1927 Parker Scrapbook Cover Colgate vs. Syracuse Pages |
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| Box 1 | Scrapbook Pages 1923-1927 | ||||||||||
