9. Scrapbooks and photo albums, 1927-2000
Scope and Contents
The scrapbooks and photo album series contains personal scrapbooks compiled by Margaret Middleton Rivers and Peggy Rivers, family photo albums, and albums given to the Rivers family to commemorate important events and ceremonies. Those photographed include Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Gerald Ford, Chiang-Kai-Shek, Madame Chiang-Kai-Shek, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamera, General Douglas MacArthur, General William Westmoreland, General Curtis LeMay, Senator J. Strom Thurmond, Speaker of the House John McCormack, Representative Mendel J. Davis, Admiral Hyman Rickover, Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Sr., evangelist Billy Graham, former world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, and Eva Gabor.
Dates
- Creation: 1927-2000
Creator
- From the Collection: Rivers (Family : Rivers, L. Mendel (Lucius Mendel), 1905-1970) (Family)
Language of Material
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research, with the following exception: Series 12. Born digital files, 1999-2001. Access is restricted to materials in this series. Materials are currently unprocessed. Materials are not available in their original format and must be reformatted to digital access copies.
Extent
From the Collection: 28.0 linear feet (21 cartons, 1 document box, 1 oversize box, 25 audiocassettes, 36 compact discs, 5 DVDs, 3 reel-to-reel audio tapes, 2 optical disc drives)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Special Collections
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