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Eileen Bigelow scrapbooks, 1939-1952
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Bigelow, Eileen
- Title
- Eileen Bigelow scrapbooks
- Dates
- 1939-1952 (inclusive)19391952
- Quantity
- 0.55 cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 5974 (Accession No. 5974-001)
- Summary
- Two scrapbooks created by Eileen Bigelow; one from her time as a student at North Jr. High School and Everett High School and the other containing programs relating to Y-Teens, a YWCA club for teenagers, for which Bigelow was the Program Assistant in Houston, Texas.
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Eileen Bigelow Long was born circa 1929 in California to parents Doris and Lowell Bigelow. Her brother, Gerald, was born circa 1926. Lowell Bigelow died in a fire in Everett, Washington, on August 26, 1929. Eileen spent much of her early life in Everett, where she attended North Jr. High School and Everett High School. In the early 1950s, she lived in Houston, Texas, and worked as a Program Assistant for the Y-Teens, a YWCA club for teenagers. Eileen Bigelow married William Long, Jr., in 1954. The couple lived in Seattle with their children, Cynthia and Michael.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Two scrapbooks created by Eileen Bigelow. Box 1 contains a scrapbook (1939-1946) from her time as a student at North Jr. High School and Everett High School, and includes school newsletters, student identification and membership cards, drama club materials, "Y" Camp (Camp Cavanaugh) information, correspondence, photographs (of both Bigelow's friends and of Shirley Temple, including one autographed photograph of Temple), clippings, Everett High School ephemera, and more. Box 2 contains the other scrapbook (1950-1952) which primarily consists of programs, brochures, and other materials regarding Y-Teens, a YWCA club for teenagers, for which Bigelow was the Program Assistant in Houston, Texas.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- High school students--Washington (State)--Everett
Personal Names
- Bigelow, Eileen--Archives
- Bigelow, Eileen--Friends and associates--Photographs
- Bigelow, Eileen--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Everett High School (Everett, Wash.)--Students
- YWCA Houston--Employees
Form or Genre Terms
- Ephemera
- Personal correspondence
- Scrapbooks
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
