Irene Bird Scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: MC 1149

Staff Only
Not requestable

Scope and Content Note

The scrapbook contains printed pages for social functions, theaters, and places of entertainment attended; the names of Bird's friends, their autographs and brief comments; newspaper clippings; postcards; greeting cards; invitations; printed concert and theater programs; admission tickets to sporting events; partially identified snapshots of Irene Bird, her friends, classmates, and professors (Dr. McKinley) at the university, some snapshots taken in front of Carnall Hall, one picture of the Old Main taken from the Buck Hall, and Bird's childhood and her family pictures.

Dates

1923-1925

Creator

Bird, Irene (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Irene Bird, Waldron, Arkansas, was a University of Arkansas student between 1923 and 1925. She returned to the University faculty as Irene Burt, pioneering in early childhood education.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (one box)

Additional Description

Acquisition Information

The Irene Bird Scrapbook was donated to the Special Collections Department by Dr. Bobby L. Roberts, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, on January 25, 1985.