LU_398Cora Garland Straughan EphemeraLU.398Benedict ChatelainGreenwood Library Archives and Special Collections

2021/06/11

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-07 13:54:33 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections Cora Garland Straughan Ephemera LU.398 0.7 Linear Feet 1 flat box 12 Folder 1957-1959 English . Multi-Collection Box 03 02 of 02 Biographical / Historical

Cora Garland Straughan of Northumberland County, Virginia was born in 1938 to Howard Randolph and Ann Rice Straughan. From 1957 to 1959, Straughan attended then-Longwood College. While a student at Longwood, she served as Freshman and Sophomore Class Secretary, Secretary of the Northern Neck Club, and was a member of Kappa Delta and the Canterbury Club.

 Custodial History

The items in this collection were accumulated by Cora Straughan while a student at Longwood College. The collection was later acquired by Nancy Shelton during her tenure with the Longwood University Department of Alumni Relations. It is unknown when the collection as transferred to the Greenwood Library Archives.

 Scope and Contents

This collection, which dates from 1957 to 1959, consists of ephemeral items accumulated by Cora Straughan while a student at Longwood College.

 Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions to access or use for research purposes.

 Straughan, Cora Garland Class schedule1 Folder1957Multi-Collection Box 03LU-398List of administration, faculty, and staff1 Folder1957Multi-Collection Box 03LU-398Church bulletins1 Folder19571958Multi-Collection Box 03LU-398Kappa Delta, Annual Banquet, program and menu1 Folder1958Multi-Collection Box 03LU-398Kappa Delta SororityKappa Delta Pi, constitution and by-laws1 Folder1958Multi-Collection Box 03LU-398Dean's List, Longwood College1 Folder1958-1959Multi-Collection Box 03LU-398Sign-out card1 Folder1958-1959Multi-Collection Box 03LU-398Invitation to attend Alpha Kappa Gamma Leadership Conference1 Folder1959Multi-Collection Box 03LU-398Christmas letters from Marvin and Dorothy Schlegel1 Folder1964196519671973Multi-Collection Box 03LU-398Schlegel, Marvin W. (Marvin Wilson), 1910-Schlegel, Dorothy B.Invitation to join Kappa Delta (undated)1 FolderMulti-Collection Box 03LU-398Kappa Delta SororityNote cards (undated)1 FolderMulti-Collection Box 03LU-398Philanthropy bookmark, Kappa Delta (undated)1 FolderMulti-Collection Box 03LU-398Kappa Delta SororityKappa Delta bucket hat0.7 Linear Feet1 flat box02 of 02Kappa Delta Sorority