Note about provenance of a shawl

Archive

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Note about provenance of a shawl

Entry/Object ID

ARC765

Scope and Content

Handwritten note from Henry T. McDonald, president of Storer College, explaining the provenance of a shawl (Object # 133) purportedly owned by Judge Richard Parker (who presided over trial of John Brown). According to McDonald's note, the shawl was given to Sallie Sims (Lewis) of Myerstown, who worked for the Parker family. Sims gave it to her sister Elizabeth Sims, a teacher at Storer College, who, in 1930, gave the shawl to Henry T. McDonald, president of Storer College.

Acquisition

Accession

2

Source or Donor

Alfriend, John S. & Eliza (Lyde)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1930

Archive Notes

Date(s): 1930