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Summary
- Abstract:
- Schoolwork and scrapbooks from Lillian Coons's time at the State College for Teachers (1935-1939) where she was a member of Phi Delta and studied English, Social Studies, and Library Science.
- Extent:
- 1.5 cubic ft.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Preferred citation for this material is as follows: Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Lillian Coons Papers, 1935-2019. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Coons Papers).
Background
- Scope and Content:
Contains five scrapbooks, along with photos, schoolwork, and ephemera from the State College for Teachers between the years 1935-1941. Contents include letters, personal notes, postcards, newspaper clippings, graded exams, poems, programs, pamphlets, class schedules, and drawings.
- Biographical / Historical:
Lillian Coons was born Lillian Elizabeth Hines in 1918 in Poland, NY. She attended the State College for Teachers from 1935-1940 where she was a member of Phi Delta. She completed a BA in English and Social Studies and a BS in Library Science. She married Earl Coons of Delanson, NY in 1941. She worked as a librarian in Ilion High School in Ilion, NY (1940-1942), then as a Typist in Camp Stewart, GA (1943) before returnng to Ilion Elementary School (1961-1962) and as a Librarian in Poland Central School (1962-1967) and Ilion High School (1967-1982). She died of colon cancer in 1991.
- Acquisition information:
- All items in this collection were donated to the University Libraries, M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives by Lillian Coon's son William Coons in 2019.
- Processing information:
First described in 2019 by Gregory Wiedeman.
- Arrangement:
Maintained the order of the collection, unless Preservation would like to do something else to the scrapbooks.
- Physical location:
- The materials are located onsite in the department.
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows: Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Lillian Coons Papers, 1935-2019. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Coons Papers).