1933 Tennessee State Fair Blue Ribbon

Name/Title

1933 Tennessee State Fair Blue Ribbon

Entry/Object ID

2022.549

Tags

Ward-Belmont

Scope and Content

A first-prize blue ribbon from the 1933 Tennessee State Fair and accompanying document with Ward-Belmont letterhead. The ribbon was awarded to Miss Ella Hergesheimer for her portrait of Dr. J. D. Blanton.

Context

Dr. Blanton was president of Ward Seminary from 1892-1913, and the first president of Ward-Belmont from 1913-1933. Blanton died of pneumonia in 1933.

Collection

Harpeth Hall School Archives

Lexicon

Search Terms

Ward-Belmont, J. D. Blanton, Tennessee State Fair, 1933, Ella Hergesheimer