Finding aid to the Mary Spotswood Payne Album of a Trip to China and Japan

JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 Memorial Avenue
Lynchburg, Virginia 24501
(434) 846-0501
MARY SPOTSWOOD PAYNE : ALBUM OF A TRIP TO CHINA AND JAPAN
The album is a collection of photographs and memorabilia of a trip to China and
Japan by Mary Spotswood Payne of Lynchburg, Virginia.
In 1931, the magazine The American Boy-Youth’s Companion sponsored a contest
for teachers and for readers under twenty-one. The grand prize for the contest was a trip
to China and Japan for each category. Mary Spotswood Payne of Lynchburg won the
prize for teachers and James D. Kline of Minneapolis, Minnesota, won the prize for
readers under twenty-one.
Also included in the collection are copies of the winning essays and several news
articles concerning Mary Spotswood Payne.

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