Sarah F. Martin ("Miss Sallie") manuscript autobiography, 1865-1945
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This 20-page autobiography titled "Miss Sallie" was created by Sarah F. Martin and narrates her life story. It includes a dedication dated April 1940 and a foreword. The biographical narrative is handwritten in ink; other content includes two pasted-in studio photographs, one of Martin at 6 months old (1865), and one of her in nursing uniform (circa 1886); two Woman's Club booklets (1943-1945); and a transcribed poem.
Blank pages have been omitted from the description.
In order to protect the original, Library staff have created a set of color photocopies of the original pages for general use in the reading room.
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Library staff removed the pages from the original three-ring binder, which remains in the collection, and housed them in Mylar sheets for preservation purposes.
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