Lorena Hall Collection
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection consists of bound volumes of the Cricket, the school yearbook publication. The yearbooks date from 1912 to 1925. Some years are missing. There are also 2 CDs labeled Cricket master file.
The collection also includes a "School Friendship Book" of 1924 belonging to Augusta Irene Moore. This book contains pictures, cards, notes, clippings about Augusta's classmates and herself. This provides a detailed account of a schoolgirl's life and fashion of the early 1920's in Columbus, Georgia. Augusta lived at 1125 4th Avenue in Columbus.
1912-1925 1 box (1 l.f.)
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1912 - 1925
Biographical / Historical
Lorena Hall was a "select school for girls" in Columbus, Georgia, located at 1133 2nd Avenue. It was established in the fall of 1911 by Miss Jessie Snyder . She and her sisters first established the Columbus Seminary, occupying the Phelps home on 11th Street, opposite the YMCA. The school flourished and soon outgrew its surroundings and was divided. Miss Rosa Snyder retained the seminary name and located her school on 12th Street. Miss Jessie Snyder remained at the old Snyder home and named her school "Lorena Hall" in memory of her mother. After the death of Miss Rosa, the Seminary disbanded and many of the students became pupils of Lorena Hall. The school closed after graduation in 1925 due to the decline of Miss Jessie's health. The building would be turned into an apartment house.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
This collection was donated to the CSU Archives in the fall of 2013 when the Columbus Public Library closed its archival collection. The collection was previously numbered MC 011 at the public library.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Columbus State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
4225 University Ave
Columbus Georgia 31907 United States