Sarah Hester Harris Collection

1791 WFCHS

Inventory created by Archives Staff 12/2020. Last revised 01/2022.

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: Collection is open to all researchers.

EXTENT: 4 volumes

CREATOR: Harris, Sarah Hester

DATE: 1946-1991

SCOPE AND CONTENT: This Sarah Hester Harris Collection contains scrapbooks compiled by Harris of news clippings concerning the African American community in Winchester, Virginia and the surrounding area. 

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL: Sarah Hester Harris was a resident of Winchester, Virginia.  She taught first grade at the Douglas School in Winchester, VA from 1952 until its closing in 1966.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Humbert, Judy and June Gaskins-Davis. History of Douglas School Winchester, Virginia: A Tribute to Endurance, Belief, Perseverance, and Success. Winchester, VA: Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society, 2014.                                  

CITE AS: Sarah Hester Harris Collection, 1791 WFCHS, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Acquired as a gift.

ORGANIZATION:

Scrapbook #1, 1946-1990 (bulk 1960s), unnumbered pages, printed

Scrapbook #2, 1962-1991 (bulk 1970s), unnumbered pages, printed

Scrapbook #3, 1958-1991 (bulk 1970s), unnumbered pages, printed

Scrapbook #4, 1955-1991 (bulk 1980s), unnumbered pages, printed

PHOTOGRAPHS: Photographs and other images belonging to this collection may be accessed online through http://handley.pastperfectonline.com/