Guide to the Adelaide Bretney McConnell Class of 1931 Photograph Album
RG 12.1.4
Summary Information
- Repository
- Sarah Lawrence College Archives
- Creator - Donor
- McConnell, Adelaide Bretney, 1912-2003
- Title
- Adelaide Bretney McConnell Class of 1931 Photograph Album
- ID
- RG 12.1.4
- Date [inclusive]
- 1929-1931
- Extent
- 1.0 linear feet 1 flat box
- Language
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Sarah Lawrence College Archives
Sarah Lawrence College Archives1 Mead Way
Bronxville, NY, 10708
914-395-2480
archives@sarahlawrence.edu
Revision Description
Finding Aid entered in the Archivists' Toolkit by Elija Black. July 2012
Terms of use
The collection is open to researchers without restriction.
Acquisition note
Adelaide Bretney McConnell donated the photograph album to the Sarah Lawrence College Archives in June, 1991.
Biographical note
Adelaide Bretney McConnell, born January 16, 1912 in Springfield, Ohio to Harry V. and Juliet Webb. Bretney graduated with a diploma from Sarah Lawrence College in 1931. Throughout her life, she was active in many civic organizations in Ohio including The Better Gardens Club of Urbana and the Monday Afternoon Club. In 1935, she married Robert Stone McConnell and the two had one son, Robert Bretney McConnell, born in 1938. Mrs. McConnell passed away in 2003, age 91, at her home in Ohio.
Scope and Contents note
Adelaide Bretney McConnell donated this photograph album in 1991 as part of the Class of 1931’s 60th Reunion. Since she was unable to attend the reunion herself, she sent her photograph album of her days at Sarah Lawrence. The album includes photographs of various places on campus, fellow students, and places around Bronxville. All photographs are identified.
Related Materials
Related Archival Materials note
Accession # 1991-2.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Photograph albums
Geographic Name(s)
- Bronxville (N.Y.)
Cataloging status
Uploaded to OCLC in March 2013 OCLC # 830381077