Mary Dail Scrapbooks

Mary Dail (married name Mary Dail Dixon) was the first student to enroll in the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial School for Women. She received her teaching certificate in 1894. She lived in Wake County and began a highly successful business baking and selling cakes. She published a cookbook on baking cakes titled "Baking Cakes with You." Many interviews and many of her recipes were published in Wake County newspapers. She was a member of the Wake County Home Demonstration Club. The Mary Dail Scrapbooks contain newsclippings and correspondence relating to her and her family. The scrapbooks date between 1924-1942. The collection also includes her teaching certificate from the North Carolina State Normal and Industral School for Women and a photograph.

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Who's responsible?: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries (Repository)
How much has been digitized?: This collection has been digitized in its entirety.
Where can I find more information?: https://uncg.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/2/resources/685
Topics: Schools and Colleges
People
North Carolina
Subject headings: North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College -- Students
Scrapbooks
Contributing Institution: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries

: Dixon family photograph

: Dixon family photograph

: John Wesley Dixon; Caption on back: Eyes: grey-blue, Ruddy complexion, Suit: Blue Black. Daddy Dixon. John Wesley Dixon 1869-1963

: John Westley Dixon; John Westley Dixon was the husband of Mary Dail. A caption on back of the photo reads: "Mr. Fred Dixon, 9th floor, Raleigh Bldg., Raleigh, North Carolina." Fred Dixon was the son of Mary Dail and John Westley Dixon. This photograph may have been cropped from a larger image.

: Mary Dail Dixon; Caption on back: May Dail Dixon

: Mary Dail Dixon; Caption on back: May Dail Dixon

: Mary Dail Dixon; Caption on back: Mother Dixon, Mary Eliza Dail 1873-1947

: Mary Dail Dixon; Caption on back: May Dail Dixon

: Mary Dail Dixon; Caption on back: Mary Dail Dixon

: Mary Dail Dixon; Caption on back reads "John Westley Dixon" (Mary Dail's husband). This photo may have been cropped from a larger image.

: Mary Dail Dixon and friends; Caption on back: Mama and friends

: Mary Dail Dixon scrapbook; The Mary Dail Scrapbooks contain newsclippings and correspondence relating to her and her family. Scrapbooks are in fragile condition, with loose newsclippings, correspondence, notes, and photographs. This scrapbook has a black over and is bound with twine. The scrapbooks date between 1924-1942.

: Mary Dail Dixon scrapbook; The Mary Dail Scrapbooks contain newsclippings and correspondence relating to her and her family. Scrapbooks are in fragile condition, with loose newsclippings, correspondence, notes, and photographs. This scrapbook has a green cover and is bound with twine. The scrapbooks date between 1924-1942.

: Mary Dail Dixon teaching certificate from State Normal and Industrial School

: Mary Dail Dixon with husband and grandchildren; Caption on back: Mama, Granddaddy, Virgina, Peggy, John Martin

: Portrait of Mary Dail Dixon and her husband; Caption on back: Mary Eliza Dail 1872-1947, John Wesley Dixon 1869-1963

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