MenuInventory of the Virginia Hicks scrapbook, 1921-1925
Abstract
Virginia Hicks was an undergraduate student at Trinity College/Duke University from 1921-1925.
The topics of the scrapbook include social and academic life at Duke, with a focus on female students. The scrapbook ranges in date from 1921-1925.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- University Archives, Duke University
- Creator
- Hicks, Henrietta Virginia.
- Title
- Virginia Hicks scrapbook, 1921-1925
- Language of Material
- English
- Extent
- 1.3 Linear Feet, 1 Item
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
Contains autographs, photographs, correspondence, invitations, cards, programs, tickets, Duke football and baseball memorabilia, demerit cards, clippings and issues of the Carolina Buccaneer.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
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.
Contents of the Collection
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Expand AllThe scrapbook contains pages of autographs from Class of 1925 seniors, demerit cards (for tardiness, lateness and smoking), clippings, personal notes, dried flowers, ribbons, postage stamps, Trinity College's "Regulations Pertaining to the Social Conduct of Women" and list of "Senior Privileges." It also includes commencement programs for Duke University and North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC.)
Historical Note
Virginia Hicks was born in Durham, NC. She attended Trinity College/Duke University from 1921-1925. She was a member of the Y.W.C.A., Brooks Literary Society, Glee Club, Junior Big Sisters and the sorority Delta Phi Rho Alpha. She was known for her love of athletics and kept photographs and statistics of Duke's football and baseball teams. She lived in Southgate dorm and graduated in 1925.
Subject Headings
Related Material
- Caviness Hector Brown scrapbook, 1918-1921 (Duke University Archives)
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Virginia Hicks scrapbook, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Virginia Hicks scrapbook was received by the University Archives as a gift in 1994.
Processing Information
Processed by Jessica Wood, July 2006
Encoded by Kimberly Sims, December 2006
Accession A94-79 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.