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    Black and white photograph of the 1946 Bryant College graduating class at their formal. The photograph was taken at the Biltmore Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island on August 10, 1946. Featured in the center of the photograph are Blanche Dolores Sheffield and her date. Blanche Dolores Sheffield was one of the first black women to graduate from Bryant College. Photograph was digitally enhanced by Eduardo Veras Martinez to repair damage done to the photograph when it was removed from an old frame. An article about this photograph may be viewed at the following link: Library Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 2.

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    commencement; formal; Biltmore Hotel; Blanche Dolores Sheffield

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