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Margaret Embree Photograph Album

An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University


Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 5 Nov 2019



Biographical History

Margaret Embree (possibly 1925?-2009?) was a long-time resident of Syracuse, New York. She worked for many years for the Iroquois China Company in nearby Solvay, and for Thermold Plastics in Canastota.


Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Margaret Embree Photograph Album contains more than 350 photographs of Embree and her family, friends, and workplace. Approximately a third show Embree and other women at work in local factories during and after World War II, including the Iroquois China Company and Thermold Plastics. There are also four images of US soldiers and German prisoners dated "Summer 1945." The location is not given, but POWs were interned at several Central New York sites during the war, including Letchworth, Rome, Utica, and Green Lakes.


Arrangement of the Collection

Original order.


Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.


Subject Headings

Persons

Embree, Margaret.

Corporate Bodies

Iroquois China Company.
Thermold Plastics.

Subjects

Women -- Employment.
Women -- New York (State) -- Social life and customs.
Working class.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women.

Places

Canastota (N.Y.) -- History.
Solvay (N.Y.) -- History.
Syracuse (N.Y.) -- History.

Genres and Forms

Photograph albums.
Photographs.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Margaret Embree Photograph Album,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 2019.


Table of Contents

Photographs


Inventory