Anna Williams papers

Collection — Box: SA2

Identifier: MC-00-050

Staff Only

Scope and content note

Most of Ms. Williams’s papers consist of school related records, such as rosters and report cards. There's also ephemera, such Drexel song lyrics, as well as a letter of updates from her class in 1918. It also contains a copy of "School Needlework: A Course of Study in Sewing designed for use in Schools, Teacher's Edition" (1892) by Olive C. Hapgood. An inscription inside the front cover reads: "Anna J. Williams, Jan 31 1914." Aside from the book, the date range is 1913 to 1918.

Dates

1892 - 1918

Creator

Williams, Anna (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Biographical Note

Anna J. Williams grew up in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the Wilkes-Barre High School before enrolling in the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry. She was a member of the Glee Club. She completed the Normal Course in Domestic Arts (a teacher training course) in 1915. After graduation,she taught at Penn State for one year and then became a sewing teacher for the Philadelphia Public Schools. During World War I she served as the secretary of a Red Cross school auxiliary and sold war bonds.