Scrapbooks

Belmont University’s historic scrapbook collection tells the story of Belmont’s history through the students who created these books. Scrapbooks are a unique look into the moment they were created and often include ephemera and information that is available nowhere else. They are rich primary sources that allow the viewer to begin to step into the world they encompass. Our scrapbooks include information about life at Belmont and life in larger Nashville and beyond. From our first documented scrapbook, created by Ms. Pauline King in 1892 to a recent scrapbook creation project completed in 2023, examining Belmont’s scrapbook collection is a unique way to understand our history through the eyes of the creators of these records.

Scrapbooks are also primary sources with complex preservation and access problems. Some of our scrapbooks are so fragile that any study by researchers would pose a danger to them. The books in Belmont’s Digital Repository have been digitized courtesy of a grant Belmont University received through the National Historical Publication & Records Commission, distributed through the Tennessee Historical Records Advisory Board. This is a section of our collection and it will continue to grow as more books are digitized.

To access any of the original scrapbooks, please contact University Special Collections.

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Mary Margaret Hill Scrapbook 1923

Mary Margaret Hill

Mary Margaret Hill went to Ward-Belmont during the 1923-1924 school year.
Rosalyn Kirsch's Scrapbook 1920-1922

Rosalyn Kirsch

Rosalyn Kirsch went to Ward-Belmont during the 1920-1922 school years. She created this scrapbook during her time there.
Mary Daly McWilliams' Scrapbook 1918-1920

Mary Daly McWilliams

Mary Daly McWilliams went to Ward-Belmont during the 1918-1920 school years. She created this scrapbook during her time there.
Mary Stewart's Scrapbook 1918-1919

Mary Stewart

Mary Stewart went to Ward-Belmont during the 1918-1919 school year. She created this scrapbook during her time there.
Marguerite Griffith's Scrapbook 1917-1918

Marguerite Griffith

Marguerite, born in 1901 in Huntington, West Virginia, attended Ward Belmont during the 1917-1918 school year. She married Harry D. Witherspoon on September 15, 1920, and they moved to California. They had two children: Merilyn and Sara Patricia Witherspoon. They moved to North Carolina where Harry worked as a manager. Marguerite died in 1954 with her husband Harry followed in 1956.
Hattye Mae White Scrapbook 1916-1918

Hattye Mae White

Hattye Mae White was born in San Antonio, Texas on October 16, 1897. She attended Ward-Belmont during the 1916-1917 school year. She married Charles Cousins Johnson Jr. on September 7, 1918, and the pair had one son, Captain Charles Cousins III, born August 2, 1919. Captain Cousins would later die during World War II. Hattye Mae White Johnson died on June 23, 1979, in Texas.
Jessie Whitesell Scrapbook - 1916-1951

Jessie Whitesell

Jessie Whitesell went to Ward-Belmont during the 1916-1917 school year. While there are a few elements in the book from her time as a student, the scrapbook mostly details the closing of Ward-Belmont as it went through its transformation to Belmont College.
Rachel Abernathy's Scrapbook 1915-1916

Rachel Abernathy

Rachel Abernathy went to Ward-Belmont during the 1915-1916 school years. She created this scrapbook during her time there.
Myrtle Conyers' Scrapbook 1915-1916

Myrtle Conyers

Myrtle Conyers attended Ward-Belmont for two years, 1914-1916.
Judith and Emily Jordan's Scrapbook 1915-1918

Judith Jordan and Emily Jordan

Judith (1895-1938) and Emily Jordan (1897-1977) were two sisters that attended Ward-Belmont during the 1915-1918 school years. Judith married Rivers McNeill Anderson and had three children: Bettie, Rivers and Judith. She died in 1938. Her sister Emily married James Anderson and the pair did not have any children. Emily died in 1977 while her husband passed a year later in 1978.
Addie Forman Young's Scrapbook II, 1914-1915

Addie Foreman Young

Addie Forman Young was born on November 3, 1896, in Morganfield, Kentucky. She attended Ward-Belmont from 1913-1914. She married Thomas Price Lilly on November 12, 1919, and the pair moved to Kentucky where Thomas worked in a variety of positions. They had three children: Robert, Thomas, and Elizabeth. Addie died on June 20, 1973, with Thomas passing on May 31, 1986.
Addie Forman Young's Scrapbook I, 1913-1914

Addie Foreman Young

Addie Forman Young was born on November 3, 1896, in Morganfield, Kentucky. She attended Ward-Belmont from 1913-1914. She married Thomas Price Lilly on November 12, 1919, and the pair moved to Kentucky where Thomas worked in a variety of positions. They had three children: Robert, Thomas, and Elizabeth. Addie died on June 20, 1973, with Thomas passing on May 31, 1986.
Addie Forman Young's Scrapbook III, 1913-1914

Addie Foreman Young

Addie Forman Young was born on November 3, 1896, in Morganfield, Kentucky. She attended Ward-Belmont from 1913-1914. She married Thomas Price Lilly on November 12, 1919, and the pair moved to Kentucky where Thomas worked in a variety of positions. They had three children: Robert, Thomas, and Elizabeth. Addie died on June 20, 1973, with Thomas passing on May 31, 1986.
Ethel Steven's Scrapbook 1910-1911

Ethel Steven

Ethel Steven went to Belmont College for Young Women from 1910 to 1911. She received a certificate of second year completion from Belmont College’s School of Music.
Frances Cox's Scrapbook 1910-1911

Frances Cox

Frances Cox attended Belmont College for Young Women from 1909-1910.
Ethel Warnock's Scrapbook 1909-1910

Ethel Warnock

Ethel Warnock went to Belmont College for Young Women during the 1909-1910 school year. She created this scrapbook during her time there
Helen Marx's Scrapbook 1908-1911

Helen Marx

Helen Marx was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana on May 13, 1894. She attended Belmont College for Young Women from 1908-1911 and received a special degree in English. After school, she returned to Lake Charles and eventually married Richard Joseph Zander on June 18, 1919. The couple moved to Pennsylvania where he worked as a partner in a men’s clothing manufacturing business and Helen was a homemaker. They had four children: Judith, Richard Jr., Julia, and Simone. Richard Zander Sr. died on December 17, 1954, and Helen passed on March 5, 1982.
Nell Robert’s Scrapbook

Nell Roberts

Nell Roberts was born on May 2, 1886, in Harriman, Tennessee. She attended Belmont College for Young Women during the 1904-1906 school years. After school, she married Charles W. Whitcomb and became a homemaker. The pair that three children: James, Dorothy, and Mary. Sadly, Nell died after an operation on January 7, 1929. Her husband would pass on March 28, 1959.
Lucile Frizzelle's Scrapbook II, 1898-1902

Lucile Frizzelle

Lucile Frizzelle attended Ward Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee for three years, beginning in 1898. Her scrapbook contains information about her fellow students, teachers, and experiences at the school. This scrapbook is accompanied by a first book, 2023.6.1.
Lucile Frizzelle's Scrapbook I, 1898-1902

Lucile Frizzelle

Lucile Frizzelle attended Ward Seminary in Nashville Tennessee for three years, beginning in 1898. Her scrapbook contains information about her fellow students, teachers, and experiences at the school. This scrapbook is accompanied by a second book, 2023.6.2.
Connie Dockery's Scrapbook 1894-1895

Connie Dockery

Connie Dockery attended Belmont College for Young Women during the 1894-1895 school year. She made this notebook while attending school at Belmont.
Pauline F. King's Scrapbook 1892-1911

Pauline F. King

Pauline King Harned was born in Leighton, Alabama on August 13, 1877, and attended Belmont College for Young Women from 1893-1898. She created this scrapbook to document her time as a student. After graduating from Belmont College, she worked briefly as a bookkeeper at F.R. King & Co. before she married Frederic T. Harned on December 27, 1899, in Alabama. They later moved to Kentucky and then Mississippi where Fred worked as a farmer and the pair had four children, Ben K, Frances Porter (1902-1910), Mary Ethel (Isele), and Fred Harned. Pauline’s husband died on January 16,1929, and Pauline passed away on October 18, 1956 at the age of 79.