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Freshman Class Scrapbooks 0.12 cubic feet 8 folders

The Freshman Class Scrapbooks are comprised of four disassembled scrapbooks, containing correspondence, programs, invitations, telegrams and ephemera that document class elections and campus activities of the Madison College freshman class, from 1945-1949.
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Harriet Shackelford Thomas Papers 0.08 cubic feet 1 folder

Thomas, Harriet King Shackelford
The Harriet Shackelford Papers, 1964-1970, are comprised of 30 photographs of Madison College students and campus scenes, as well as a letter written by Julie Fry regarding the Madison College Big Sister Little Sister program.
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Harrisonburg Chapter of the Alumni Association Records 0.29 cubic feet 2 boxes

The Harrisonburg Chapter of the Madison College Alumni Association Records is comprised of two meeting minute books; a scrapbook containing photographs, newspaper clippings and paper; and administrative papers that document the Alumni Association (formerly known as the Alumnae Association) from 1945-1964.
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Harrisonburg menus 0.1 cubic feet 1 folder

Dolly Madison Tea Room
Two menus for Dolly Madison Tea Room and The Valley Candy Kitchen, defunct Harrisonburg restaurants.
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Irene Munson Rouse Papers 0.16 cubic feet 2 folders

Rouse, Irene Florence Munson, 1928-2017
The Irene Munson Rouse Papers, 1947-1948, comprise printed ephemera and photographs documenting Rouse's time as a student at Madison College.
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Iris Alina Ruiz Williams papers 1.32 cubic feet 2 boxes, 1 rolled storage container

Williams, Iris Alina Ruiz, 1921-2010
The Iris Alina Ruiz Williams Papers, 1939-1965, comprise photographs, drawings, a scrapbook, and a fencing foil from Williams' time as a student at Madison College and as an alumna.
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Jack Gaines Letter 0.06 cubic feet 1 letter folder

The Jack Gaines Letter, 1948, is an official notice from Hope Vandever, Madison College Dean of Women, notifying Jack Gaines of Harrisonburg that he has been placed on the "Approved List of Local Men."
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James Madison University Historic Photographs 2.07 cubic feet 5 boxes, 1 flat file

The James Madison University Historic Photographs, 1909-circa 2000, comprises approximately 1700 photographs that depict notable events, activities, faculty, students, students groups, places, and everyday life at James Madison University and the surrounding community between 1909-ca. 2000.
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Jay G. Rainey Papers 0.1 cubic feet 5 legal folders

Rainey, Jay Garland, 1946-
The Jay G. Rainey Papers, 1970-1996, bulk 1970-1977, consist of five legal folders (.1 cubic feet). The collection is comprised of materials relating to Rainey's role in the April 1970 protest of three faculty members' non-reappointment. Additional materials are related to The Fixer, a student-run newspaper of which Rainey was an editor, and political brochures and newsletters from the AFL-CIO.
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Julia Smith Martin Papers 0.12 cubic feet 2 letter folders

Martin, Julia Lewis Smith
The Julia Smith Martin Papers, 1945-1948, contain event programs, disciplinary slips, and papers collected by Julia Lewis Smith Martin during her time as a student at Madison College.
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