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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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, …
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 …
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/
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 …
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 …
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 …