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Gladys E. Tull Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MS T2

Scope and Contents

A 189-page scrapbook containing programs, photos and other memorabilia kept by Gladys Tull during her high school and college years at Kirksville Jr. and Sr. High Schools and Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (now Truman State University), along with a few childhood photos. Her photo album consists of 100 pages of photographs, most of which seem to be of her extended family.

Dates

  • 1908-1929

Creator

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Biographical Note

Gladys Elizabeth Tull (1905 July 5-1970 September 25), the daughter of Jesse and Alice (Rowlison) Tull, was born in Lodi, California, but raised in Kirksville, Missouri, from early childhood. She graduated from Kirksville High School in 1924 then attended Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (now Truman State University) where she received a Bachelor of Science in Education in 1929. Miss Tull was employed as a secretary and worked for several firms in Kirksville and for her home church, First Presbyterian, Kirksville. She was active member of the Kirksville Business and Professional Club and of the women's organizations of her church.

Extent

2 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is organized into two series.

  1. Scrapbook, 1908-1929
  2. Photo Album, 1908-1929

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Miss Tull gave these books to the College library before her death in 1970.

Physical Description

1 scrapbook binder, 1 photo album

Processing Information

The album pages are in extremely poor condition and break at the touch; they were no longer attached to the cover so have been removed and placed in protective plastic sleeves in a three-ring binder. Pages in the scrapbook not accounted for were not used.

Title
Gladys E. Tull collection, 1908-1929
Author
Finding aid prepared by Elaine Doak.
Date
[1993-2010].
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts Repository

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