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Small Collections Box 120

 Container

Contains 4 Results:

Henry Clay Silk Bookmark

 Collection — Container: Small Collections Box 120
Identifier: SC 01742
Content Description

A silk bookmark printed with an image and a quote of Henry Clay.

Dates: Record Keeping: February 9th, 2022

John W. McCalley Letter Regarding an Escaped Slave

 Collection — Container: Small Collections Box 120
Identifier: SC 01743
Content Description

A letter from John W. McCalley to someone named William. The three page letter describes the circumstances around the escape of George, a person enslaved by McCalley.

Content warning: Contains language that is derogatory toward people enslaved, as well as towards people of color.

Dates: August 20th, 1851

G. B. Keeler Diary

 Collection — Container: Small Collections Box 120, Folder: 1
Identifier: SC 01755
Content Description

A hundred page handwritten diary kept by G. B. Keeler. Keeler worked and lived in Petersburg, VA. The diary contains details of his home life and mentions of his work as a contractor and mason.

Content warning for derogatory language directed towards Black individuals.

Dates: 1879 - 1887

Brenda Lee Holloway Scrapbook

 Collection — Container: Small Collections Box 120, Folder: 1
Identifier: SC 01756
Content Description

One scrapbook bound in black pleather with a gold design of a woman and man on the front cover. Inside there are nine photographs, two are of Holloway, the rest are of her family and friends. Twenty-nine name cards are held in the back of the book, along with Holloway's last report card from George Wythe High School, and autographed messages from her classmates.

There is also a certificate of award for typewriting awarded to Brenda H. Baylor with the scrapbook.

Dates: 1974