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 …

Mary Washington College Veterans

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 …

War Effort

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 …

Thomas Augherton Interview

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 …

Marceline “Marcy” Weatherly Morris Interview

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: …

 Elmer “Juney” Rudolph Morris Interview

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. …