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Each image, video, audio, and file displayed on this site has a corresponding place in the archive for anyone on the site to find for more information. These files are tagged and categorized so users can use keywords to search for specific things they find on the site. You can search using names, topics, dates, …

The Bullet on the Flood: A Month since the Fredericksburg Flood of 1942

Metadata Title: Bullet (Fredericksburg, VA) Subject: College Student Newspapers Description: The Bullet was the student newspaper at the University of Mary Washington from 1921 to 2014. The article featured from 1942 was published about a month after the Fredericksburg Flood. Type: PDF Source: Simpson Library Special Collections Citation: “Mary Washington College – Emergency Issue November …

The Bullet on the Flood: A Week since the Fredericksburg Flood of 1942

Metadata Title: Bullet (Fredericksburg, VA) Subject: College Student Newspapers Description: The Bullet was the student newspaper at the University of Mary Washington from 1921 to 2014. This article was published about a week after the Fredericksburg Flood in 1942. Type: PDF Source: Simpson Library Special Collections Citation: “Mary Washington College – Emergency Issue October 23, …

The Bullet on the Flood: The Day after the Fredericksburg Flood of 1942

Metadata Title: Bullet (Fredericksburg, VA) Subject: College Student Newspapers Description: The Bullet was the student newspaper at the University of Mary Washington from 1921 to 2014. This article is an emergency issue of the paper from 1942 and was published a day after the Fredericksburg Flood. Type: PDF Source: Simpson Library Special Collections Citation: “Mary …

Fredericksburg Flood of 1942 Video

Metadata Title: Fredericksburg Flood of 1942 Subject: Educational Video Description: The Fredericksburg Area Museum discusses the Fredericksburg Flood of 1942. They mention how it affected the Fredericksburg residences and show footage of the flood. Type: YouTube video Source: Fredericksburg Area Museum; YouTube Citation: Gaston, Jim. “Fredericksburg Flood of 1942.” Youtube.com. May 6, 2018. Educational video, …

Students with Giant Model Hatchet

Metadata Title: Students with Giant Model Hatchet Subject: Student Life Description: Students pose with a giant hatchet and tree commemorating the birthday of George Washington. From left to right: Caroline Ann Lawson, Alyce Amory, Myron Russell, Mary Grace Cureton, Edith Beamer, Ruth Griswold, (unidentified). Type: Still Image Source: Simpson Library Special Collections Citation: Virginia State …

Devil-Goat Day

Metadata Title: Devil-Goat Day Subject: Student Life Description: Devil-Goat Day advertisement in an edition of the Bullet. Type: Still Image Source: Simpson Library Special Collections Citation: “Devil-Goat Rally Slated for April 2”. The Bullet (Fredericksburg, VA). March 26, 1943. https://umw.access.preservica.com/IO_0e56e181-55b1-4bb7-8f02-f3f127d4d04f/

May Day

Metadata Title: May Day, 1942 Subject: Student Life Description: Female students in costume, including Margaret Throp (center foreground), perform during May Day festivities while May Queen Myron Russell (seated, center background) and her court look on. Type: Still Image Source: Simpson Library Special Collections Citation: Smith, Judson. May Day, 1942. May 2, 1942. Photograph. The …

Aerial View of Campus, 1941

Metadata Title: Aerial View of Campus, 1941 Subject: Mary Washington College Student life Description: An aerial view of the campus from 1941. Type: Still Image Source: Simpson Library Special Collections Citation: St. Onge, Harold J. Aerial View of Campus, 1941. February 21, 1941. Photograph. The Centennial Image Collection. University of Mary Washington Special Collections and …

Battlefield, 1942

Metadata Title: Battlefield, 1942 Subject: Assisting in the War Effort Description: The Battlefield was the student yearbook at the University of Mary Washington. It began publication in 1913 and ended in 2015. The 1942 edition featured a page dedicated to Mary Washington College’s war veterans. Type: Still Image Source: Simpson Library Special Collections Citation: Mary …