Mamie Basler, 1931/1940

Containers:

Box 5

Scope and content:

Contents include photographs, newspaper clippings, cards, programs for theater and dance performances, ribbons, medals, postcards, correspondence, tickets, and grade sheets. Mamie carefully documented her activities and achievements from her late high school career at Suffolk High School through her transition to a State Teachers College student. Materials show that she was involved in the Y.W.C.A, at one point serving as the secretary, and was selected for Alpha Phi Sigma, a scholarship fraternity. She documented attending many musical and dramatic performances, enjoyed campus activities like Devil Goat Day and May Day, and recorded the acheivements of her friends.

Physical description:

Black cover with a faint embossed floral design and "Scrap Book" stamped on the front; some loose media and brittle pages throughout.

Dimensions:

16" x 11.25"

Other descriptive data:

Note that this scrapbook contains racist imagery and language, including programs and tickets to minstrel shows, a birthday card depicting "baby Sambo," and an illustration of an auction taking place at the "Old Slave Block" in downtown Fredericksburg. Special Collections and Archives makes these materials available to researchers to provide an accurate and transparent record of the University's history.

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