Nellie B. Nicholson scrapbook (OF.1ZP.2025.004)
Brown University Library
Box ABrown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu
Collection Overview
| Title: | Nellie B. Nicholson scrapbook |
| Date range: | 1906-1917, (bulk 1910-1911) |
| Creator: | Nicholson, Nellie B. |
| Extent: | 0.25 linear feet (1 half-file box) |
| Abstract: | This collection contains a scrapbook compiled by Nellie B. Nicholson, Brown University class of 1911. Nicholson is believed to be the fifth Black woman graduate from Pembroke College, the women's college in Brown University, and was a leading advocate for Black women's right to vote. She was an educator in Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania, for over 40 years. The scrapbook includes 172 photographs of friends and family members, Pembroke College campus buildings and women's athletics, house mates at 45 East Transit Street in Providence, and post-graduation travels and work. Many of these include handwritten captions. The scrapbook also includes programs for various events primarily at Brown, ribbons from events, and dried flowers and stems. Materials in this scrapbook date from 1906 to 1917, but the bulk of the items date from 1910 - 1911. |
| Repository: | John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts |
| Collection number: | OF.1ZP.2025.004 |
