Name/Title
PillowcaseEntry/Object ID
2026.25.1Description
Woven linen pillowcase. The rectangular pillowcase is of a soft loose-woven gray linen with embroidered "Goddard 1924" in blue and red across the front.Context
Owned by Lona Zora Sanders Murphy, (1906-1979) graduate of Goddard Seminary, Class of 1924. She was born in Williamstown and attended schools there and then Goddard Seminary.
She married Earlwood Murphy in 1927 and they lived in Williamstown. They had had two sons and a daughter.
Goddard Seminary was established in 1870 and located in Barre. It was a high school, then a school for girls, then a junior college. and was a high school. it struggled financially almost from the beginning. In 1938, it moved to Plainfield and became Goddard College.Acquisition
Accession
2026.25Source or Donor
MacDonald-Kuper, BrendaAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of the Murphy FamilyDimensions
Width
16-1/2 inLength
17-1/2 inRelationships
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Place
Town
WilliamstownCounty
Orange CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America