Wilma K. Smith Scrapbook, June 23, 1921-September 18, 1926

Summary

Extent:
1 Volumes 1 volume housed in a box. and 0.29 Cubic Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Wilma K. Smith Scrapbook. [volume 1 of 1]. Local History and Genealogy Division, Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County N.Y.

Background

Scope and content:

Wilma K. Smith was a Pennsylvania native whose family migrated to Penn Yan during her childhood and who attended the Rochester Business Institute (RBI) in the early 1920s. This collection consists of a single scrapbook that Smith maintained during her time at RBI, through her post-graduation life up to her wedding day. The scrapbook includes autographs from her classmates at RBI, programs and memorabilia from events she attended, newspaper clippings, calling cards, greeting cards, and business cards.

Biographical / historical:

Wilma K. Smith was born in 1903 in Pennsylvania, the second child of Clarence and Maude Smith. The family migrated northward into New York, settling in Penn Yan. Wilma moved to Rochester in order to attend the Rochester Business Institute around 1921. While in school, she lived at Kent Hall, a boarding house on South Washington Street run by the YWCA of Rochester. Following her graduation from RBI, Wilma moved to Greece, New York, where she lived with siblings. There she met Freeman Jacox, an instrument maker at Eastman Kodak. The couple married on June 18, 1926; they would have two children together (Janice and David), all the while living at 79 Morville Drive in Greece. Freeman passed away on November 24, 1962; Wilma went on to remarry with Warren H. Slocum, a retired Bausch & Lomb sales manager. They lived together until her passing on April 9, 1979; she is buried in Riverside Cemetery.

Acquisition information:
Gift of William Darron, via the Henrietta Town Historian's Office, 2021.
Arrangement:

This collection consists of 1 scrapbook housed in a box.

Physical description:
This scrapbook is in good condition; the binding is sound and tight, pages show little wear and are not brittle.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the collection.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use in any current or future manifestations must be obtained in writing from the Rochester Public Library Local History and Genealogy Division.

Preferred citation:

Wilma K. Smith Scrapbook. [volume 1 of 1]. Local History and Genealogy Division, Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County N.Y.

Location of this collection:
Rundel Memorial Building
115 South Avenue
Rochester, NY 14604, United States
Link to repository site
Contact:
585-428-8370
lochist@libraryweb.org