785 THL

Inventory created by Archives Staff 11/97. Last revised 11/20.

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: Collection is open to all researchers.

USE RESTRICTIONS: Restrictions may apply concerning the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult a member of the archives staff for information concerning these restrictions. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright

EXTENT: 0.46 linear feet.

DATE: 1928-1997

SCOPE AND CONTENT: The Alvin and Ellen Perlman Collection contains memorabilia from Handley High and Handley Junior High (as they were known in the1940s and early 1950s) and a scrapbook containing Largent Family genealogy. There is also a paper delivered by Alvin Perlman at a Conference on the Federal Constitution in the Shenandoah Valley 1780-1800 at Shenandoah College, Winchester, VA, 1988.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL: Alvin and Ellen Perlman are the donors of this collection.
Ellen Largent Perlman is a native of Winchester, Virginia. Alvin Perlman was a freelance writer for the Winchester Public Schools, including John Handley High School in the 1980s and 1990s.                                 

CITE AS: Alvin and Ellen Perlman Collection, 785 THL, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA.

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Acquired as a gift.

ORGANIZATION:

BOX 1

"The Reaction to the Constitution in Frederick County and the Lower Shenandoah Valley," by Alvin Perlman, 1988, paper delivered at a conference on the Federal Constitution in the Shenandoah Valley, 1780-1800, Shenandoah University, Winchester VA, 13 leaves, typescript (photocopy)

Baby Book – Ellen Largent, September 13, 1928, 9 pages, printed

Lock of Ellen Largent’s hair, 1943

"Maroon and White Quill," Handley Junior High School publication, 5 items, printed
1941 - October, November
1942 - March, April, June

News Clippings, 1948-1949 – unnumbered leaves, printed

Newsletters – Focus on Education, Winchester City Schools, November 1987-May/June 1991,  22 items, 6 pages (each), printed:  
Vol. VIII No.1-4     
Vol. IX No. 1-6      
Vol. X No1-6      
Vol XI No.1-6                                    

Program – “Flowers For My Lady,” by Girl Scout Troop 8 for War Relief, April 2, 1943 (Ellen Largent was in the cast), 1 leaf (in envelope), printed

“The Rainbow Rat and the Colorful Cat at the Hermitage,”  short story by Ellen Largent Perlman, 12 pages, printed

Report Cards – Ellen Largent, 8 items, printed and manuscript (folder contains the following):
1934-5, Grade I, 2 pages
1935-6, Grade II, 2 pages
1937-8, 5^th Grade, 2 pages (contains Charlotte Dehart autograph)
1939-40, 6^th Grade, 2 pages
1943-4, 10^th Grade, 8 cards in envelope
1944-5, 11^th Grade, 8 cards in envelope
1945-6, 12^th Grade, 7 cards in envelope

War Ration Book, World War II – Ellen Largent, n.d., 1 leaf (folded), printed and manuscript

BOX 2

Scrapbook, 1942-1946, belonging to Ellen Largent Perlman, 22 pages

BOX 3

Scrapbook - Largent Family genealogy, contains photographs, articles, letters, 1 item, 90 pages, in looseleaf binder

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