Guide to the Kate H. Durr Scrapbook MSS.3433
Durr, Kate H.
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
July 2011
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
- Creation:
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- Language Usage:
English
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Kate H. Durr Scrapbook
- Unit ID:
MSS.3433
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
1.0 Linear feet (1 scrapbook)
- Dates:
1892 December 25
- Abstract:
Scrapbook of Kate H. Durr, given to her on Christmas Day, 1892, by her Aunt Kate. The scrapbook is filled with newspaper articles of varying subjects.
- Access Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Access note
None
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
Unknown
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation note
Kate H. Durr Scrapbook, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Processing Information:
Processed by
Martha Bace, 2011
Scope and Contents note
The collection contains a scrapbook of Kate H. Durr, probably of Montgomery, Alabama, given to her for Christmas, 1892, by her Aunt Kate. The scrapbook is filled with newspaper articles of varying subjects, including the wedding announcement of William L. Durr (probably Kate's youngest brother) and Wilhelmina Lanier, followed by the obituaries of William a few years later.
Biographical/Historical note
Kate H. Durr was probably the oldest child of John W. and Rebecca Durr of Montgomery, Alabama. She was born in 1858 or 1859 and apparently lived in Montgomery her whole life.
Scrapbook Box 3433.001