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Catherine Von Bora Alphin Hotinger,1901-1980, biography and miscelleaneous papers, 1916 - 1950

 File — Container: Box 23, Folder: 24

Scope and Contents

Includes school reports, marriage certificate, wedding invitation, and letter from Harvey before marriage. Also included are photographs of Catherine Alphin, her parents and siblings.

Scope and Contents

A Lutheran Sunday School pin, which may have belonged to Catherine or one of her Alphin family members, while members at Bethany Lutheran Church in Rockbridge County, Virginia.

Scope and Contents

Contains the photos photos as follows: Catherine in basement at home with crocks, maybe about 1950; a photo of her, maybe on Mother's Day; and a group photo of her three high school aged children, Josephine, Harvey, and Harold. Also included is a group photo of Catherine and four other women, proably Home Demonstration Club, and a group photo of a young Catherine with Hope Welsh and Cecil Welsh.

Scope and Contents

Catherine's Mirror Drawing Experiment, August 19, 1925. Also included is Catherine's autograph album, with notes and photos of friends, some marked August 1925. A 1941 note from her daughter Josephine is included in the album and photos of sisters Mary and Jo Alphin, with a note from Jo. Photocopies from the 1923 "The Schoolmadam," State Normal School, Harrisonburg, VA, Catherine's Junior year.

Dates

  • Creation: 1916 - 1950

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Materials entirely in English.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Extent

39 Item

Related Materials

See Catherine's 1922 Elizabethan College yearbook (Rare LD 7251 .S32 E44 v.5 1922). She played basketball and her cousin Hope Welsh also attended there. The school burned while the students were at home on Christmas vacation.

Repository Details

Part of the Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives Repository

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