Annie Rives Nicholson Collection
M2005.10
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- UNC Asheville Special Collections and University Archives
- Title
- Annie Rives Nicholson Collection
- ID
- M2005.10
- Date [bulk]
- Bulk, 1929-1933
- Date [inclusive]
- 1860-1977
- Extent
- 0.2 Linear feet ; 1 box
- Physical Description
- Scrapbook with 50 pages of photographs and documents pasted to the pages, and additional loose documents and photographs
- Location
- Located in Special Collections Row 8, Section 5
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Annie Rives Nicholson Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville
Biographical Note
Annie Rives Nicholson was born in Edgefield, SC on April, 1913, the first child of Ora Rives Nicholson and John Hugh Nicholson. She married Paul Knight Irwin on May 21, 1938, and the couple had three daughters. Nicholson died on January 1, 2004.
Scope and Contents
Scrapbook of Anna Rives Nicholson containing personal memorabilia, including photographs, correspondence, and other documents, gathered during Nicholson's adolescence and college years in Edgefield, SC and Winthrop College. Also included are folders of loose documents, some of which appear to have become detached from the scrapbook, but others are not likely to have ever been included in the scrapbook, despite being the same vintage and subject matter.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
UNC Asheville Special Collections and University Archives
Ramsey Library, CPO # 1500One University Heights
Asheville, North Carolina, 28804-8504
828.251.6645
speccoll@unca.edu
Rights
No restrictions. Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Creator
Annie Rives Nicholson
Processing Information
Originally processed by Special Collections staff, 2005. Reprocessed and new finding aid by Colin Reeve, March 2019
Related Collection
Ora Rives Collection [P2001.4]
Collection Inventory
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Box 1 |
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Folder 1: Scrapbook |
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Personal scrapbook with 50 pages. Entries include photographs of Nicholson's 1st and 11th grade classes, postage stamps, clippings from correspondence and newspapers, leaflets, and photographs of people most likely to be friends and family of Nicholson. |
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Folder 2: Annie Rives Nicholson, family history. 1860 - 1977 |
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Handwritten genealogy |
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Folder 3: Items Possibly Detached from Scrapbook - Miscellaneous |
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Includes, 1933 road map of North & South Carolina, bottle label, cartoon, and Do Not Disturb sign |
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Folder 4: Items Possibly Detached from Scrapbook - Text |
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Includes, list of gifts dated May 1938, pencil sketch of female profile, verse, and list of enumerated questions/points from a female perspective |
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Folder 5: Items Possibly Detached from Scrapbook - Newspaper Clippings |
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Two clippings, one titled "Senior Rogues Gallery" from Charleston, SC, December 7, 1934, other is undated and refers to the Junior-Senior Reception |
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Folder 6: Items Likely Detached from Scrapbook - Correspondence |
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Postcards, letters, and telegram sent to Annie Rives Nicholson, and handwritten list of addresses |
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Folder 7: Items Possibly Detached from Scrapbook - Education Related |
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Includes Wofford College commencement program, 1933, Annie Nicholson high school diploma, 1933, and diploma for Nicholson serving as a visitor for Temporary State Department of Public Welfare, 1937 |
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Folder 8: Items Possibly Detached from Scrapbook - Photographs |
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Badly faded print of unidentified woman, negative of another unidentified woman standing next to house, and digitized prints of class photos included in scrapbook |
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