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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.