[Elizabeth Simpson Cooper Memoir] (open access)

[Elizabeth Simpson Cooper Memoir]

Photocopy of Elizabeth Simpson Cooper's memoir about her childhood in Virginia and later her time in Kansas after moving westward with her family. In the text of her memoir, she describes her school days in Virginia, church, Cooper family history, "Bleeding Kansas" (the period of conflict over deciding if Kansas would be a free or a slave state), and the Civil War in Kansas as well as her personal encounters with Native Americans in Kansas.
Date: 1931-02-24/1932
Creator: Cooper, Elizabeth Simpson, 1840-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bernice posing with the Lee County sign]

Photograph of Bernice Clark posing with the sign for Lee County, Virginia. She stands next to the sign and smiles at the camera. Bernice is wearing a plaid dress and holds a purse in one hand. Another sign for the Cumberland Gap can be seen in the background.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of the border between Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky at Cumberland Gap]

Photograph of a sign for Cumberland Gap at the border between Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Standing next to the sign is a woman with a car parked not far from her. A road cutting through the mountains and trees runs through the area along with signs for a cave, the border for Virginia and Kentucky, and signs for the speed limit.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of a woman standing next to a sign]

Photograph of a woman holding two puppies in her arms, standing next to a sign for Cumberland Gap. Surrounding the sign is a field of wildflowers and separated from the mountains by a road.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library