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Inventory of the Odessa Massey scrapbook, 1924-1928

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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University Archives, Duke University
Creator
Massey, Clara Odessa.
Title
Odessa Massey scrapbook, 1924-1928
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
1.3 Linear Feet

4 Items
Abstract
Odessa Massey was an undergraduate student at Trinity College (Duke University) from 1924 to 1928.
The topics of her scrapbook include social and academic life at Duke, women at Duke, dormitory housing, the Woman's College and the Y.W.C.A. The scrapbooks range in date from 1924-1929.
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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Odessa Massey scrapbook, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The Odessa Massey scrapbook was received by the University Archives as a gift in 1996.
Processing Information
Processed by Jessica Wood, August 2006
Encoded by Kimberly Sims, December 2006
Accession A96-118 is described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
            

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Biographical Note

Originally from Wilson Mills, NC, Clara Odessa Massey attended Smithfield High School in Smithfield, NC, where she was active in theater. She graduated in the spring of 1924 and enrolled at Duke that fall. She was a member of the Y.W.C.A. and the Athena Literary Society, and had an active social and dating life. She received multiple reprimands, including from the Women's Student Government Association for failure to meet with dating protocol. She remained at Duke until 1928, although she did not graduate.

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Collection Overview

Contains photographs, correspondence, news clippings, telegrams, class schedules, courtship letters, autograph pages, holiday cards, programs, sports schedules and event memorabilia. The scrapbook ranges in date from 1924-1928.

Collection Arrangement

These items were originally included in a scrapbook created by Odessa Massey. The scrapbook is 71 pages long and contains general items which reflected her academic and social life at Duke University from 1924 to 1928. Loose items were placed in envelopes, and protective sheets were placed between pages with three-dimensional or acidic content.

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Subject Headings

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
  • Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)--Students.
  • Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)--History--20th century.
  • Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)--Sports.
  • YWCA of the U.S.A.
  • Women college students--North Carolina--Durham.
  • Scrapbooks.
List of Series in Collection
Correspondence, circa 1926-1928
Scrapbook, 1924-1928
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Detailed Description of Collection

Correspondence, circa 1926-1928

This folder contains several reprimand letters from the W.S.G.A. regarding failure to report dates with men, and a personal letter from a fellow student.

Scrapbook, 1924-1928

This scrapbook contains memorabilia from social and academic events at Duke University from 1924 to 1928. Included are: photographs, correspondence, class schedules, event programs, Y.W.C.A. memorabilia, campus photographs and clippings. Not arranged chronologically.