Nelson-Merry: graduation through the years

Dublin Core

Title

Nelson-Merry: graduation through the years

Subject

Tennessee---Appalachia; Jefferson County; African American women; African American School; Valedictorian; graduation photographs; African American fashion

Description

Certificate of Award for Sylvia Sue Barnette, valedictorian Nelson-Merry Class of 1955 with free one year subscription to Reader's Digest. Folded front cover of Nelson-Merry Commencement Exercises pamphlet labeled 5/23/54. Black and white photographs from 1959 graduation, class of 1955, and class of 1962.

Source

The collection of Julia Taliaferro

Publisher

Black in Appalachia

Date

1954-62

Contributor

Alona Norwood; Nelia Koontz

Rights

Items can be used for private reflection and research and not for commercial purposes.

Coverage

United States; Appalachia; Tennessee; Jefferson County

Files

Citation

“Nelson-Merry: graduation through the years,” Black in Appalachia: Community History Digital Archive, accessed April 25, 2024, https://blackinappalachia.omeka.net/items/show/2253.