University of Mary Washington Special Collections and University Archives
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Cover is brown paper and reads "Memory Book" in silver writing. The cover shows some tearing and scribbles. Black string used for binding removed for preservation but retained in the box. Inside the scrapbook contains notes, dried flowers, programs, napkins, menu, pamphlets, ticket stubs, newspaper clippings, postcards, and pencils, which have been glued in. Black paper used throughout for decoration. Some loose media/pages.
Digitized version available.
The pages depict student life on campus in the earliest years of the Fredericksburg Normal School. The photos show students playing in the snow, participating in May Queen events, going to class, and posing in different locations around the original three campus buildings. They also include Professor William Hamlet at his house (now Hamlet House) tending to his chickens that lived around back.
Digitized version available.
Scrapbook contains Fredericksburg State Normal School (FSNS) basketball uniform felt letter, photographs, newspaper, letters, program, Alumnae Association Treasurer report, bumper stickers, invitations. Includes materials from alumna's time as a student (Class of 1918) as well as content from her 50th anniversary class reunion.
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A scrapbook created by Helen Davenport Smith, Class of 1919. It's titled "Kodak Book" after what was most likely the popular camera used at the time. The enclosed images depict the the campus in the early 20th century and its students engaging in various activities, such as gardening and socializing, as well as Smith's post-college life and rural teaching career.
Scrapbook with media dating from 1927-28, assembled by student Catherine Ficklin Stephens. The scrapbook is titled "The Girl Graduate Her Own Book" on the cover and is a premade scrapbook that the student added media to. Contents include photographs, newspaper, autographs, programs, notes, bus schedule, invitations, letters, candy wrappers, locks of hair, stamps, advertisements.
Catherine Ficklin was born in 1911. She attended high school in Aberdeen, MD, and then went to Fredericksburg State Normal School for 3 years and 2 summers, attending classes and working in the library until she graduated in 1930. From there she moved to Wicomico Church, where she taught at Wicomico School for 2 years. Catherine married John Robert Chilton Stephens and they had three children: John R, Jr., Jane Lyell S. Ayers Drummond (wrote for Times-Dispatch and has a journalism scholarship in her name), and Catherine (attended Stephen College and Boston Conservatory).
Note that this scrapbook contains racist imagery and language, including programs and tickets to minstrel shows, a birthday card depicting "baby Sambo," and an illustration of an auction taking place at the "Old Slave Block" in downtown Fredericksburg. Special Collections and Archives makes these materials available to researchers to provide an accurate and transparent record of the University's history.
Contents include photographs, newspaper clippings, cards, programs for theater and dance performances, ribbons, medals, postcards, correspondence, tickets, and grade sheets. Mamie carefully documented her activities and achievements from her late high school career at Suffolk High School through her transition to a State Teachers College student. Materials show that she was involved in the Y.W.C.A, at one point serving as the secretary, and was selected for Alpha Phi Sigma, a scholarship fraternity. She documented attending many musical and dramatic performances, enjoyed campus activities like Devil Goat Day and May Day, and recorded the acheivements of her friends.
Student scrapbook from the Class of 1935, filled with photographs, newspaper, programs, unexcused absence slips, tickets, invitations, notes, candy wrappers, the Modern Portias club yearbook, letters, doilies, napkins, calling cards, and Bing Crosby cut-outs.
Material is available as digital content only. Contact Special Collections staff to arrange access.
A digitized scrapbook containing annotated photographs of friends and buildings on the Mary Washington campus dating from 1935-1937. Five friends are named and identified on the front page as "Pals from Hampton Hi School '35"; one of the five, Audrey Wood, appears to be a State Teachers College student and resident of Willard Hall. Additional individuals, such as Audrey's roommates and other "Hampton gals" are identified throughout.
Mildred Lenore Burke entered MWC in 1939 but left in 1941 to study nursing and be of assistance during WWII.
Contains several pages of photographs of student life on campus with handwritten captions and comments.
Digitized version available
Scrapbook curated by a student at MWC from 1939-1941. Contents include correspondence, photographs, newspapers, dried flowers and other small artifacts, programs, schedules, and other ephemera like napkins and tickets from campus events. She documents moments such as arriving to campus as a freshman and being told what to bring and who her adviser would be, and also her involvement with campus clubs and organizations like the YWCA, German Club, and athletics.
Scrapbook documenting unique student experiences from 1940-1942. Content includes programs, pictures, post cards, academic papers and grades, newspaper clippings, invitations, dried corsages, etc. Collins Burke also includes several articles and images of the Washington, DC-native theatre actress Helen Hayes to mark a performance she gave at the college.
Four scrapbooks compiled by Elizabeth Bryan Stallings '46. They depict her activities at MWC from 1942 through her graduation in 1946. The scrapbooks prominently feature her involvement with the Cavalry Club; one of the scrapbooks is entirely dedicated to a Cavalry Troop excursion through Shenandoah National Park.
Photograph of the "U Save It Store" in McRae, Georgia. The shop was owned by the Elizabeth Stallings' father, and Elizabeth appears in the photo as a small child alongside her parents and an unknown customer.
Contents include black and white photos depicting the experience of a student at Mary Washington College in the early 1940s. Some photos document a severe flood that impacted Fredericksburg in 1942. Other documented activites include parades, equestrian activities, and general leisure time.
Contents are exclusively black and white photographs depicting life for a young woman in the early 1940s. Many photographs depict summertime leisure and equestrian activities. Elizabeth's graduation ceremony is also documented.
Contents include newspaper clippings, concert programs, devil/goat cloths, riding competition ribbons and documentation of equestrian events, invitations, correspondence, and postcards. The scrapbook provides the unique insight into the experience of a young woman in college during WWII, as well as one who was very involved in horse riding.
Digitized version available.
Scrapbook documenting a 10-day pack trip taken into Shenandoah National Park by members of the Cavalry Troop in the summer of 1944. Contents are primarily black and white photos depicting the students and their horses at various sites throughout the park. Toop members rode, hiked, camped, cooked, and played outdoors. The students were supervised by Mr. Russ Walther, MWC riding instructor, and there is a 1986 article about Mr. Walther tipped in the back of the book.
Scrapbook assembled by Marilyn Bass (nee Crosby) documenting her experiences at Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia in the early 1950s. Contents are exclusively black and white photos depicting people and locations on campus and in the Fredericksburg community.
Contents include photographs, newspaper clippings, copies of publications, programs, correspondence, sketches, maps, invitations, grade reports, receipts, ticket stubs, cards, and postcards. Frances' 1948 acceptance letter to the college is included, and she proceeds to thoroughly document her college experience. Materials indicate her involvement in the arts and dance on campus, her social and extracurricular engagements, and her classwork.
Contains images of commencement, campus, senior benefit (Called "Future Edition": "Jonathan Swift probably would have commended the seniors of 1950 for their satiric production, "Future Edition." Set in the year 1971, the play starred the future leaders of America, the women. Madame President presided over an all-woman cabinet comprising such offices as the Secretary of Exterior in charge of fashions and the Secretary of the Interior the authority on interior decorating." – From 1959 Bullet). Leora Knapp (married name Mora) was editor of the 1950 Battlefield.
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Scrapbook pages containing black and white photographs of people and buildings on the Mary Washington Campus dating from around 1952. Many of the photographs depict life in the dorms for the residents of Ball Hall, Room 205.
Scrapbook documenting the activities of Sigma Tau Chi, the business fraternity, between 1939-1956 (no activity documented between 1942-1952). Contents include photographs, member rosters and activities reports, and newspaper clippings. Several pages also document a 1947 Virginia State Commercial Contest, where students competed in contests judging skills such as penmanship, shorthand, typewriting, and office personality.
Scrapbook documenting the activities of the Cotillion Club from 1938-1948. This was primarily a social club responsible for organizing various dances, and the material in the scrapbook reflects these efforts. Contents include photographs, invitations, sheet music, ribbons, newspaper clippings, letters, table decorations, and Cotillion constitution and history,
Contains invitations and dance cards, dried flowers, photographs, and news clippings. The contents document the German Club at this time as a primarily social club, and along with Cotillion, they were responsible for organizing most of the dances that took place at the college in the 1930s-40s. Newspaper clippings in the scrapbook also document the choice to disband both of these clubs in 1947.
Scrapbook created by the MWC of UVA Defense Program, sponsored by the Student Government Association. Founded January 23, 1942, the program's purpose was primarily to raise money for the war effort through selling stamps and bonds. Annotated photographs, newspaper clippings, and announcements describe the installation and activities of the stamp booth, as well as other promotional events such as the Bond Queen Contest, a visit from the governor, drives, rallies, and auctions. The final pages of the scrapbook provide an FAQ about the effort and a list of total sales for each year the defense program was active. Overall, the scrapbook reports that 95% of students and faculty participated and generated over $45,000 from 1942-1945.
Photo album documenting the activities of the SGA executive officers in 1987-88. Events include a summer 1987 retreat in Middleburg, VA, Leadership Week guest speaker, and construction of the Woodard Campus Center. The album also includes newspaper clippings of relevant events at the time, such as the death of a student from alcohol poisoning and student reactions to required AIDS seminars in the dorms. Several loose photos of student events from around 2002 are also interfiled in the album.
Scrapbook documents the activities of the MWC of UVA's Eta Eta chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, a national theater honor society. Contents include newspaper clippings, paper ephemera, correspondence, photographs, programs and announcements for performances, and several copies of "The Playbill," the annual Alpha Psi Omega publication.
Contents include certificates, membership cards and organization requirements, correspondence, event signs, photographs, performance schedules and programs, and newspaper clippings. Early pages of the scrapbook document the formation of the group as a member of the Guild's D.C. Chapter in 1951 with Jean Slater Appel (Edson) as faculty sponsor. The scrapbook primarily features documentation of the group's many performances and recitals.
Contents include guild declaration of religious principles and code of ethics, meeting minutes, photographs, performance programs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. Materials primarily document the many concerts and performances of the group. Some photographs depict a trip to see the Von Berkeroff Organ at the University of Richmond in April, 1964.
Contents include organization minutes, signed plate, doilies, newspaper clippings, programs, photographs, club constitution, club handbook, letters, and invitations. Materials document such events as Bake Sales and participation in workshops and the Virginia Home Economics Association Convention.
Contents include invitations, club handbook, napkins, letters, newspaper clippings, club event signs, programs, and annual reports. Materials document events such as the annual Bake Sale and Christmas Party, a Fashion Show, and convention activities with the Virginia Home Economics Assocation.
Contains photographs, fabric swatches, club handbook, invitations, newspaper clippings, programs, College Echo newsletters (the newletter for the College Chapter of the Virginia Home Economics Association). Documented activities include involvement with the VHEA College Chapter and clothing drives.
Contains annotated photographs, inter-club association booklet, club handbook, newspaper clippings, programs, and letters. The scrapbook documents the achievements of the women in the club and the events they participated in during the 1964-65 and 1965-66 academic years.
Contents include programs, photographs, newspaper clippings, and postcards compiled by Pi Delta Gamma, the honorary home economics fraternity (later Kappa Omicron Phi). The material primarily includes annotated photos documenting the activities of the Pi Delta Gamma students in the Home Ec. program and the Home Ec. club.
Some images depict students in blackface.
Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, dance cards, and correspondence documenting the activities and accomplishments over all four years of the Class of 1952 at MWC. In addition to the affixed media items, the pages contain many hand-drawn illustrations and decorations, as well as annotations for many images.
Contains some images of white students depicting indigenous and East Asian people.
Scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, and correspondence documenting the activities and accomplishments of the Class of 1954 during all four years of their attendance at MWC. Some pages include hand drawn illustrations and annotations.
Contents document the activities of the Class of 1957 throughout all four years of their attendance at MWC. Materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, correspondence, schedules, and paper ephemera. Images depict different buildings and locations on campus, and students engaging in dorm activities, performances, May Day, and other college events.
Scrapbook documents the activities and accomplishments of the MWC class of 1966 throughout their four years in college. Contents include photographs, newspaper clippings, pamphlets and programs, correspondence, and ephemera like candy bar wrappers and tickets to events. Materials cover student participation in various musical and artistic performances, sports, and other extracurriculars like May Day, and also document individuals holding class leadership positions. Some collected notes and correspondence are tipped in to the back.
Scrapbook documenting student activities during the first year of the class of 1974. Contains photographs, programs, schedules, memos, and correspondence, with illustrations and handwritten notes annotating contents. The scrapbook includes a tipped-in table of contents outlining the events documented such as orientation, concerts, the freshman dance, and final exams.
Scrapbook documenting student activities during the second year of the class of 1974. Contains primarily photographs with illustrations and handwritten/painted notes annotating contents. Many of the photographs are candid shots of friends hanging out at different locations and events on campus.
Scrapbook documenting the appearances and achievements of the MWC All-Girl Marching Band. Contents include photographs, newspaper clippings, programs and flyers from events, and correspondence. Materials describe the band traveling to perform at football games such as the Oyster Bowl, parades, and festivals throughout the state and note their success in competitions. They also show the band performing at home in events like May Day and a Christmas music performance in George Washington Hall, as well as posing for publicity-style photos on campus. The scrapbook contains the original photo of Bing Crosby signing the bass drum now on display in Special Collections, and a newspaper clipping of Al Hodge (of 1950s TV show "Captain Video and his Video Rangers") doing the same.
Outdated language used to describe Asian cultures.
Contatins photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, club minutes, and flyers of sponsored events. The club documents particpation in such events as visiting the Thai embassy in Washington D.C. to commemorate the Wesak Feastival, sponsoring art exhibits, hosting the Burmese ambassador, and attending a performance of Indonesian dancers.
Contains photographs, letters, flyers, programs, and newspaper clippings. Events documented include the Russo-Asian Symposium, the First Annual International Buddhist Seminar, group dinners, visiting lecturers, and the retirement of Dr. Leidecker, who had been the club's sponsor since its inception in 1954.
This series contains scrapbooks assembled by the student residents of Betty Lewis Hall over the years. Named for George Washington's sister, Elizabeth (Betty) Lewis, the dorm was one of the earliest residences, opening for students in 1925. The college leased Betty Lewis Hall for a number of years but ceased doing so in September 1972. The building is now apartments on Sunken Rd.
Contains photographs of student dorm life affixed with photo corners.
Contains photographs, letters, invitations, and greeting cards secured with tape.
Contains photographs, programs, letters, mouse week rules, decorations, newsletters, and newspaper clippings. Media affixed with a combination of tape, glue, and photo corners.
Materials include letters and memos, annotated photographs, club constitution, and pamphlets. Documented events include invited speakers, campaigning, and fundraising/volunteer activities for regional Republican causes and candidates such as Bill Scott and Paige Young.
Contents include annotated photographs, newspaper clippings, flyers distributed during "Youth for Nixon Week," club minutes and documents, pamphlets, and correspondence.
Contents include programs amd pamphlets, newspaper clippings, photographs, letters and memos, and campaign materials for Republican candidates like Linwood Holton (elected Virginia Governor in 1970).
Photo album depicting residence hall life from the perspective of RAs and other residence life staff. Photos depict staff workshops and move-in day, and also social activities like tubing on the Rappahannock River, Halloweens, soccer games, a co-ed fashion show, working out, and hanging out on campus.
Photo album depicting student activities from 1983-1984, often from the perspective of residence life and outreach staff. Events depicted include an RA retreat, parents weekend, Halloweens, attending a NACA (National Association for Campus Activities) conference, and "MASH weekend," a themed event featuring a showing of the original MASH movie, a character look-alike contest, and a tent-raising competition.
Photo album depicting scenes of student life on the MWC campus, often from the perspective of residence life staff. Events documented include the Student 75th Anniversary Parade down Campus Drive (before it was Campus Walk), playing in the snow, RA retreats, Halloweens, preparing for President Anderson's inauguration, playfair, graduation, and parents' weekend.
Photo album depicting various campus activities and events from the perspective of residence life students. Documented events include the 1986 graduation ceremony, RA socials, move-in day, a Japanese tea ceremony, and "Grill on the Hill" at Marshall Hall. Several photographs of individual students identify the residence halls in which they worked.
Photo album shows collected images of the Historic Preservation Club's activities in the late 1990s. Photos document trips to such places as Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, Agecroft House in Richmond, VA, South Carolina, and Savannah, GA. Photos also show members participating in the annual Ghost Walk and Victorian Ball.
Contents include photographs, written notes, museum pamphlets, maps, newspaper clippings, and various ephemera from trips and events. Some of the activities documented include travel to local, national, and international historic sites, and the annual club occurrences of the Ghost Walk and Victorian Ball.
Scrapbook documenting activities of the Historic Preservation Club from 2007-2008. Photographs show the club members on trips to Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Hampton House in Maryland, Ferry Farm, Caroline County, and Richmond, as well as documenting the club's annual Ghost Walk.
Scrapbook cover is a darker blue color decorated with the words "Mary Washington Young Democrats." Materials include photographs, stickers, and notes. Photos depict students participating in various social, community service, and political activities, including attending conventions and meeting Tim Kaine during his campaign for governor.
Materials include photographs, election paraphernalia (bumper stickers, stickers). Items document the 2008 presidential and senate elections and include photographs of Barack Obama's visit to UMW. Students also documented participating in campaign amd election day activities for Obama and other democratic candidates in Virginia, and later visiting DC for Obama's inauguration. Photos also depict students socializing with then-governor (later senator) Tim Kaine, former governor (later senator) Mark Warner, and future governor Terry McAuliffe at Mark Warner's picnic.
Materials include photographs, stickers, and notes. Photos depict students participating in various campaign, social, and community service activities, including supporting Creigh Deeds' unsuccessful run for governor in 2009.
Printed booklet featuring photographs from Ecology Club events such as: Club Carnival, Old Rag hikes, Clean Energy Rally, VA and National Powershifts, Painting the Rock, Weekend in Wise, Appalachia Rising, Conservation Lobby Day, Eco Club Formal, Green Week, and others.
Scrapbook documenting the activities of the Class of 1915, including their reunions and fundraising efforts. The scrapbook was assembled by Ruth Carter Vellines, the Class Agent for the years represented. Contents include photographs, newspaper and magazine clippings, letters, and invitations. Among this is correspondence documenting the alums' effort to raise money for the Rare Book Room, and a response from Rare Book Librarian Daniel Woodward stating that their donation allowed him to buy the first French edition of Ulysses.
Scrapbook compiled by members of the class of 1964 on the occasion of their third reunion in 1967. Pages contain photographs and updated biographies where the women list where they live, any graduate education, their current occupation, their husband's occupation, and any update notes they wished to include. Also included are pages of handwritten correspondence from the alums to their class representative giving updates. Contents also contain a reunion schedule, 1967 annual alumni association presidents' report, and programs.
Scrapbook contains media that represent a record of Alumnae Association activities from 1927-1954. Materials include alumnae handbook, bulletin, news, association constitution, newspaper clippings, letters, tickets, programs, invitations, flyers, seating arrangement chart, photographs, sheet music, matchbox, pressed flower, map of campus. Cover has handmade decoration.
Contains media reflecting the activities of the Alumnae Association from 1957-1960. An enclosed card suggests it may have been assembled by Miss Mary Tarpley, Historian, 1958-1960. Contents include programs, invitations, newspaper, letters, dean's list, photographs, minutes, president's report, and the 1960 commencement address.
Materials include member rosters, calendars of events, constitution and bylaws, cards and programs, notes.
Material includes executive board rosters, newspaper clippings, photographs, notes, newsletters, calendars and documentation of events such as opening lunch, Christmas dance, and community aid projects.
Material includes clippings, notes, executive board rosters, programs and cards, correspondence, annual reports.
Material includes executive board rosters, newspaper clippings, newsletters, programs, calendars and documentation of events such as the chapter scholarship awards and annual bridge party. Some of the documentation pertains to contemporary controversies at MWC, such as the dismissal of President Combs and the applications of Black students.
Materials include executive board rosters, newspaper clippings, correspondence, notes, documentation of events such as the chapter scholarship awards and the bridge fashion show.
Materials include photographs, correspondence and announcements, programs, chapter bylaws, clippings, cards and notes, documentation of events such as the covered dish supper, bridge fashion show, and telethon.
Materials include executive board rosters, correspondence, photographs, notes and drawings, cards and programs, newsletters, Century Club certificate, documentation of events such as covered dish supper, scholarship awards, and telethon.
Materials include photographs, correspondence, clippings, notes.
Scrapbook compiled by alums to mark the events of Homecoming 1969, "An Arts Weekend." Contains photos, events schedules, biographies, life updates, and letters from various alums.
Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings from external media sources meticulously covering Mary Washington College and its faculty, staff, students, and events. The sources are most frequently, but not limited to, Virginia newspapers like the Free Lance-Star and Richmond Times-Dispatch. It appears to be something that could have been assembled by the college's media relations office, although there is no identifying context. The scrapbook provides a fairly comprehensive timeline of events and important figures at MWC from 1952 through 1955, including the departure of President Combs.
Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings from external media sources meticulously covering Mary Washington College and its faculty, staff, students, and events. The sources are most frequently, but not limited to, Virgina newspapers like the Free Lance-Star and Richmond Times-Dispatch. It appears to be something that could have been assembled by the college's media relations office, although there is no identifying context. The scrapbook provides a fairly comprehensive timeline of events and important figures at MWC from 1955 through 1959.
Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings from external media sources meticulously covering Mary Washington College and its faculty, staff, students, and events. The sources are most frequently, but not limited to, Virginia newspapers like the Free Lance-Star and Richmond Times-Dispatch. It appears to be something that could have been assembled by the college's media relations office, although there is no identifying context. The scrapbook provides a fairly comprehensive timeline of events and important figures at MWC for the academic year 1977-1978.
Four scrapbooks documenting events at the Trinkle, then Simpson, libraries. Material includes newspaper clippings showcasing staff accomplishments, photos of family, student, and staff events, and documentation of the construction of Simpson Library.
Contents include newspaper clippings, photographs, letters, campus grapevine newsletter, and postcards. Clippings document the hiring of Roy Strohl as University Librarian in 1985, some of the publication accomplishments of longtime Humanities Librarian Jack Bales, planning for the new library and other campus happenings, and student scholarship announcements. Photographs show staff/aide picnics, holiday parties, and record many scenes throughout Trinkle Library.
Materials include newspaper and magazine clippings and photographs. Clippings primatily document the new library with a few noting professional accomplishments. Included photographs record the construction and subsequent move from Trinkle to Simpson Library, showcasing the brand new library spaces. Images also depict exhibits in the new space and staff/student celebrations.
Contents include newspaper clippings, invitations, and photographs. Some of the documented events include student/staff luncheons, the retirement of Mildred Ray after 40 years of working at MWC, and student award winners for the year.
Materials document the party for and bestowing of awards for library student assistants in 2004. Most of the people depicted are identified in handwritten notes by the scrapbook creator.
A group of students in Digital History (HIST 428), Spring 2022 digitized and transcribed the scrapbook to create a digital exhibit , "The Life of Private Schwartz." The exhibit includes a map of many of the places mentioned in the scrapbook.
Scrapbook assembled by Albert A. Schwarz, co. B 68th A.R. 6th Div. APO 256 Camp Chaffee, Arkansas, documenting his Army experience from 1942-1944. Scrapbook includes photographs with text explaining the vast majority of the photos. Pvt. Schwartz remained stateside during the events described in the scrapbook, traveling only as far as Hawaii.