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Marion Pearl Ayer's scrapbook consists of a collection of photographs, dance cards, correspondence, and other memorabilia collected during her undergraduate years at Simmons College (1913-1917).
The digital library can be explored in two ways:
browsing by category or page, or searching by type.
How to Find Information in the Collection
Browse digital objects by category
From the second navigation bar, browse the digital collection by subject, object, title, creator, or page. (Search instructions are below).
- Click "Subject" to see a list of available subjects in Marion Pearl Ayer's collection.
Example: World War I - Click "Object Type" to choose objects contained in the scrapbook such as programs, invitations, and photographs.
- Browse by title when looking for specific items for which the title is known.
Example: Theater Program for Daddy Long Legs. - The Creator is the author or contributor of an object in the collection.
Example: Mrs. Clark is the creator of a letter written to Marion. - The collection may also be viewed in its original form of a scrapbook. Browse the scrapbook by page and click on items of interest.
Search for digital objects by type
- From the Search page, type search terms in one or more of the four boxes provided.
- Use the dropdown menus to the right of the search boxes to search by title, subject, keyword, creator/contributor, publisher, date, or location.
- A keyword search looks in all categories for every object.
- The result page includes the object's title, a thumbnail image, and short description. Click on the thumbnail for a larger picture and more information.
View the digital objects
Each individual object record page provides a larger image of the object on the left, and information about the object ("metadata") on the right side of the page. Click the image to view a larger version of the object in a new window.
A series of links are located beneath the information about the object.
- If the object has several parts (e.g., a letter in an envelope, or a multi-page program), click the additional page links to view subsequent pages of the object.
- If the object has text associated with it, click "view full text" to see a transcription of the text.
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Last updated 12/15/05