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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 …
Metadata Title: Mary Washington College Veterans Subject: Assisting in the War Effort Description: Mary Washington College veterans sit on the steps of Monroe Hall. From left to right, first row: Marshall Pender, Ralph Brown, George Olds, Bill Carrey, Bob Warren, Joe Bell. Second row: Don Whittle, Elliott Brooks, Deane Geier, Bill Cox, Leo Schmidt, Edgar …
Metadata Title: War Effort Subject: Assisting in the War Effort Description: Two students in uniform, Jean Krout and Monika Dahl, promote the war effort in downtown Fredericksburg. Type: Still Image Source: Simpson Library Special Collections Citation: Smith, Judson. War Effort. October 5, 1942. Photograph. The Centennial Image Collection. University of Mary Washington Special Collections and …
Title: Thomas Augherton Interview Subject: Thomas Augherton Description: Oral history and transcript of a Mary Washington College student Thomas Augherton. One of the WWII veterans who attended Mary Washington College after the war, Mr. Augherton speaks about his life experiences before, during, and after the war,. Type: Audio File, Word PDF Source: Simpson Library Special …
Metadata Title: Marceline “Marcy” Weatherly Morris Interview Subject: Marceline “Marcy” Weatherly Morris Description: Oral history and transcript of a Mary Washington College student Marceline Weatherly Morris, discusses her years at Mary Washington and her courtship with Elmer “Juney” Morris, one of the veterans who attended MWC after the war. Type: Audio File, Word PDF Source: …
Metadata Title: Elmer “Juney” Rudolph Morris Interview Subject: Elmer “Juney” Rudolph Description: Oral history and transcript of a Mary Washington College student Elmer Rudolph, discussing his time with the Navy, his time on campus, and his family connections to UMW. Type: Audio File, Word PDF Source: Simpson Library Special Collections Citation: Morris, Marceline W. 2019. …
Metadata Title: Emma Elizabeth Collins Burke Scrapbook Subject: Mary Washington College Student life Description: Mary Washington College student life during the 1940s preserved in a scrapbook by Emma Elizabeth Collins Burke. The scrapbook displays newspaper clippings of activities such as a dog show, ballet, red cross visiting, and more. Type: Still Image Source: Simpson Library …
Metadata Title: Alvey Records Photographs Subject: Student Cultural Production Description: A group of students in costumes performing on stage depicting a Spanish Fiesta. This performance included cultural dances, and a bull fight. Type: Still Image Source: Simpson Library Special Collections Citation:Alvey, Edward. History of Mary Washington College; 1908-1972. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1974.
Metadata Title: Shenandoah National Park Mary Washington College Cavalry Troop Subject: Mary Washington College Cavalry Troop Description: A scrapbook of the MWC cavalry troop consisting of photos and newspaper clippings. Type: Still Image Source: Simpson Library Special Collections Citation:Stallings, Elizabeth B. 1944. Shenandoah National Park, Mary Washington College. “Cavalry Troop.” Scrapbook. University of Mary Washington …