Compact, Elizabeth Baldwin Literary Society, ca. 1935

Item — Box: 44

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains a wide variety of realia from Rice University's history, including a variety of jewelry pieces, clothing, athletics-related materials, and various other objects.

Dates

Creation: 1912 - 2022

Creator

From the Collection: Rice University. (Organization)

Access Restrictions

This material is available for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Boxes 1-25, 27-30, 32, 35-37, 39, 43, 44, 46-52, 54, 56-58, 60-62, 64, 67-128, as well as all unboxed and oversize items are stored onsite mostly in the vault at the Woodson Research Center.

Boxes 26, 31, 33, 34, 38, 40-42, 45, 53, 55, 59, 63, 65, and 66 stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Extent

From the Collection: 191 Linear Feet (178 boxes plus oversize items)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Compact, black with silver accents, lozenge shaped. The front is engraved with cursive letters "EBLS" for Elizabeth Baldwin Literary Society. There is an informational notecard in the UA225 Control Files folder that notes a gift made in 1976 by Alice Kemp (Mrs. L.C.), class of 1935 (attended one year), which included an item described as "EBLS Compact - 1935 given to pledges." This item is probably that one, though there is no mention found in the Campaniles of 1934, 35 or 36 of an Alice Kemp. Item located in a box identified with "4 compacts, 1935, 1936, n.d."