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Preferred Citation:

Catherine Dennis Papers, Special Collections Research Center, William and Mary Libraries.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 1984.10

Biographical Information:

Catherine Dennis attended the College of William and Mary from 1918 through 1921. Dennis was part of the first class of women to attend the College. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

The papers of Catherine Dennis include pages from the scrapbook she kept at the College of William and Mary. Dennis was part of the first class of women to attend William and Mary beginning in 1918. Photographs feature Dennis and other students, including Martha Barksdale, around campus. The collection also includes an invitation to the Students' Army Training Corps Ball, a letter from William and Mary President Lyon G. Tyler to Catherine Dennis, and a copy of the September 1974 Alumni Gazette that includes the article "The Petticoat Invasion" about the first class of women.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Barksdale, Martha, 1900-1974
• College of William and Mary--History--20th century
• College of William and Mary--Students
• College of William and Mary.
• Correspondence
• Photographs
• Scrapbooks
• Students--Women--Admission in 1918
• Women college students

General

Other Information:

A PDF document of this inventory is available online.

Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/UA_1984_10%20Dennis%20Scrapbook.pdf