Maria Robinson Scrapbook

Content Description

This collection contains a scrapbook belonging to Maria Kathleen Robinson, who attended Prairie View A&M University in Texas, a historically black institution and the second oldest public university in Texas. She majored in Business Education, pledged the Zeta Phi Beta sorority, and was a member of the Blue Dynamics dance line during her time at Prairie View. Her scrapbook, compiled between 1973 and 1974, includes photographs, newspaper clippings, drawings, her school identification card, greeting cards from friends, her business card from the Progressive Business Leaders club, and various other personal effects from her time in college. Scenes of college life are shown in the photographs, including social gatherings, football games, and Greek Life events.

Acquisition Type

Purchase

Provenance

Purchased from McBride Rare Books, 21 February 2024.

Language of Description

English

Restrictions Apply

Yes

Access Restrictions

The collection contains some Personally Identifiable Information. The folder containing the identification cards should not be handled by patrons. Reproductions have been made and placed where the cards were originally held.

Use Restrictions

InC: In Copyright – https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/ This collection contains some in-copyright material. Visit our Permissions and Publishing page for more information about use of Special Collections materials. The library can provide copyright information upon request, but users are responsible for making their own determination about lawful use of collections materials.