The scrapbook is entitled The Girl Graduate, Her own Book and was designed and illustrated by Louise Perrett and Sarah K. Smith of the Reilly and Britton Company of Chicago, Illinois. The scrapbook contains Nettie's typed essay on The Public School System of Greensboro. It also contains receipts, class autographs from classmates and teachers, drawings, invitations, calling cards, placement cards, Class Day Exercises of 1909, Commencement Exercises of 1909, music programs, report cards and graduation programs from local schools.