Comly (Mary Doris) Central High School scrapbook [manuscript],1924-1925.
By: Comly, Mary Doris.
Material type:
Mixed materialsDescription: 0.17 cubic ft.Subject(s): Comly, Mary Doris, 1908-1929 | Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001
| Central High School (Jackson, Miss.) | High school students -- MississippiOnline resources: Collection description Summary: This collection consists of one scrapbook entitled "Graduation Days," which was assembled by Mary Doris Comly to commemorate her graduation from Central High School in Jackson in 1925. A number of items in the scrapbook concern Eudora Welty, including one of three senior-class mottoes attributed to "Welty and Stevens." Several newsclippings mention Welty in connection with other class activities, and one article describes a garden party at her home on Pinehurst Street on May 13, 1925. There is an invitation to the Welty garden party, and the "Program of the Week" section describes her party in detail. There are a number of photographs of Comly, Welty, and other classmates. In "The Class Prophesy" section, Beth Gainey predicted that Welty would become a popular jazz composer. In the "Autographs, Addresses, and Remarks" section, Welty wrote an inscription to Comly and drew a pictograph for her. A playbill from the Jackson Hi [sic] Dramatic Club's presentation of "Three Live Ghosts," in which Welty played the role of Peggie Woofers, is included.
| Item type | Current location | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| By Permission | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/2121.000/S/Box 1 | Not for loan | B94189 |
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This collection consists of one scrapbook entitled "Graduation Days," which was assembled by Mary Doris Comly to commemorate her graduation from Central High School in Jackson in 1925. A number of items in the scrapbook concern Eudora Welty, including one of three senior-class mottoes attributed to "Welty and Stevens." Several newsclippings mention Welty in connection with other class activities, and one article describes a garden party at her home on Pinehurst Street on May 13, 1925. There is an invitation to the Welty garden party, and the "Program of the Week" section describes her party in detail. There are a number of photographs of Comly, Welty, and other classmates. In "The Class Prophesy" section, Beth Gainey predicted that Welty would become a popular jazz composer. In the "Autographs, Addresses, and Remarks" section, Welty wrote an inscription to Comly and drew a pictograph for her. A playbill from the Jackson Hi [sic] Dramatic Club's presentation of "Three Live Ghosts," in which Welty played the role of Peggie Woofers, is included.
Cite as: Z/2121.000: Comly (Mary Doris) Central High School Scrapbook.
This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).
Gift; Central High School Alumni Association, Incorporated; Jackson, MS; Z/U/2001.027.
Please see collection description for detailed biography.