Lois Hays Parker collection

The Lois Hays Parker collection consists of a scrapbook, some postcards tucked into said scrapbook, and an election pamphlet titled "One Hundred and One Facts about Athens and Her People, 1795-1917" distributed by mayoral candidate E. C. Woodworth. These items were compiled by Parker from 1917 to 1918 while she was a student at Ohio University. The post cards and pamphlet remain in decent condition, but the scrapbook is beginning to show its age. No efforts have been made by Archives staff to further preserve the book, and care should be taken, especially with the felt covers.

The scrapbook is bound in green felt, with white lettering spelling "OU" on the front. It is tied with white felt, which is no longer holding many of the pages inside. The pages themselves are, in the front, white--these are the names, addresses, and messages left by friends-- and in the rear, grey-- these are the scrapbook pages with pictures, clippings, and postcards. A substantial section in the middle of those pages is without the pictures to accompany the text. Mounting marks suggest that pictures were there at one time.