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Scott Family Papers

2 boxes, 1 oversize folder (2.25 linear feet)

(1842 – 1995)

bulk 1880s-1940s

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 2007.084
Creator(s) Lankford, Scott, and Porter families
Acquisition

Donated by Nancy Meadows in memory of the Scott Family of Princess Anne, Maryland in 2007.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Ian Post
Related Materials

Lankford Family photographs (1860 – 1947)

Henry Fillmore Lankford Papers (1659 – 1920)

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Separated Materials

Series 1: Photograph of Fillmore Lankford, undated [SEPARATED]
Abstract

The Scott family papers document the Scott, Marshall, and Lankford families of Princess Anne, Maryland from 1842 to 1995, though primarily from the 1880s to the 1940s. Included are four photograph albums and many other photos; correspondence, autograph books, and programs related to Washington High School from Harriet "Hattie" Marshall Scott; Second World War correspondence and Boy Scouts of America documents from William Marshall Scott; World War II homefront and Somerset County Board of Education materials from Jeanette Gore Scott; and handwritten poetry and autograph books of Sally and Mollie Porter.

Biographical History

Harriet "Hattie" Marshall Scott was born in 1870 in Princess Anne, Maryland, was the daughter of Charles Thomas Marshall and Priscilla Virginia Porter (who was the daughter of Sally Miles Porter and John Miles), and married Joseph Gunby Scott. Their son, William Marshall Scott, was born in 1905 and married Jeanette Gore before enlisting in the army during the Second World War. The family, related to the Lankford family, lived in Beckford Mansion in Princess Anne.

Arrangement Statement

Series 1: Photographs

Series 2: Newspaper Clippings and Ephemera

Series 3: Harriet Marshall Scott

Series 4: William Marshall Scott

Series 5: Jeannette Gore Scott

Series 6: Sally and Mollie Porter

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Lankford Family
    • Marshall Family
    • Photography
    • Poetry
    • Scott Family
    • World War, 1939-1945
    • Personal Correspondence
    • Military History
  • Corporate Names
    • Washington High School
    • Boy Scouts of America

Inventory List

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Box 1

Series 1: Three Lankford-Scott-Marshall family photograph albums, 1880s-1920s

Series 1: Student’s (Ida Evelyn Scott) Photograph Album, 1924-1925

Series 1: Lankford and Marshall Family Photograph at Beckford Mansion, 1902

Series 1: Photographs of Ida Evelyn Scott, 1910s-1974

Series 1: Photographs of Hattie M. Scott, 1880s-1920s

Series 1: Photographs of Harriet Clausen, 1926-1927

Series 1: Various Portraits, Group Photos, and Other Photographs, 1870s-1960s

Series 1: Photograph of Fillmore Lankford, undated [SEPARATED]

Series 2: Newspaper Clippings and Handwritten Poem (1911), 1896-1974

Series 2: Ephemera, 1926 and undated

Series 3: Correspondence of Hattie Marshall Scott, 1885-1951

 

Box 2

Series 3: Marriage Certificate, 1896

Series 3: Daughters of the American Revolution application, 1930

Series 3: Autograph Books, 1882-1887

Series 3: “My Trip Abroad,” 1930

Series 3: Shoreland Club programs, 1928-1952

Series 3: Washington High School, 1939-1995

Series 4: University of Maryland Commencement Program, 1925

Series 4: Boy Scouts of America, 1931-1984

Series 4: William Marshall Scott military documents and letters, 1942-1975

Series 5: High School Class of 1927

Series 5: War Ration Book and Food Saving Report, circa 1942

Series 5: Correspondence, 1942

Series 5: Receipt and Air Field Pass, 1942, 1944

Series 5: Somerset County Board of Education, 1941-1946

Series 5: Christ Episcopal Church Program, 1985

Series 6: Sally Porter handwritten poetry, 1842-1860

Series 6:  Molly Porter autograph book, 1883-1890

Artifacts

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