Photograph Albums Series, 1924-1953 and undated

Extent:

3 boxes

Scope and content:

Series comprises six photograph albums of the Davis family. One photograph album was created by Georgia Campbell Neal and includes images from 1924 through the 1950s that document her life in Kansas City, Missouri where she and her husband James McKinley Neal, both pharmacists, owned the Regal Pharmacy. Other subjects include her daughter, Billie Louise Barbour, and her grandchildren, Georgia Louise Davis, Jennie Davis, Collis Davis, Jr., and Thulani Davis. Four photograph albums created by Louise Davis include snapshots mostly taken by her or her mother that document Louise's life in Hampton, Virginia and her later activities, particularly her attendance at Fryeburg Academy (1947-1949), the Encampment for Citizenship summer program (1949), and Colby College (1949-1953). The majority of the images are in black and white. Some photographs including those taken in Jamaica, Burma, and India were presented to Louise Davis by friends upon their return from visits. Finally, the sixth item is a wedding album of photographs from Louise Davis' marriage to Chuck Stone in 1958.

Processing note: Overhead photocopies were made of each photograph album page to preserve original order and to allow for donor annotations. The photograph albums are not bound; the individual pages are encased in mylar sleeves.

Related materials may be found in the Photographs Series.

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