uaparrottcol Inventory of the Virginia Parrott Collection, 1958-1962 Processed by: Josh Larkin Rowley; machine-readable finding aid created by: Josh Larkin Rowley University Archives Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: May 2009Processed by Josh Larkin Rowley, May 2009; finding aid encoded by Josh Larkin Rowley, University Archives, Duke University, May 2009 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and our local Style Guide Inventory of the Virginia Parrott Collection, 1958-1962 University Archives Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

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 Descriptive Summary University Archives, Duke University Parrott, Virginia. Virginia Parrott Collection, 1958-1962 Material in English 0.5 Linear Feet about 400 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Virginia Parrot was a 1962 graduate of the Woman's College and a member of Debate Council and the PreMed Society. Collection contains a disassembled scrapbook and assorted loose memorabilia reflecting student life at the Woman's College in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Virginia Parrott Collection, University Archives, Duke University.

 Provenance

The Virginia Parrott Collection were received by the University Archives as a gift in 1996.

Processing Information

Processed by Josh Larkin Rowley, May 2009

Encoded by Josh Larkin Rowley, May 2009

Accession A1996-98 is described in this finding aid.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

 Biographical Note

Virginia Parrott entered the Woman's College of Duke University in the fall of 1958 and graduated in 1962 with a degree in History. Parrott was a four year member of the Debate Council; a member of the PreMed Society her freshman and sophomore years; and a member of Tau Kappa Alpha.

 Collection Overview

Collection contains a patent Duke scrapbook and additional assorted loose memorabilia. Materials present include a Class of 1962 ribbon, welcoming letters and printed matter from campus organizations to incoming students. Senders include the Judicial Board, the YWCA, and various sororities. Copies of the Cadueceus, the newsletter of the Duke PreMed Society, printed programs, and other material reflective of student life in the late 1950s and early 1960s is also present. Due to wear, items in scrapbook have been foldered in page order and the scrapbook pages discarded.

 Subject Headings

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Duke University. Woman’s College. Duke University. Woman’s College--History. Duke University. Woman’s College--Students. Scrapbooks. Women--Education--North Carolina--Durham--History. Women--Education (Higher)--North Carolina--Durham. Related Material Odessa Massey scrapbook, 1924-1928 University Archives/David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Alice Craven scrapbook, 1915-1924 University Archives/David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Maude Brown scrapbook, 1924-1937 University Archives/David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Virginia Hicks scrapbook, 1921-1925 University Archives/David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Woman’s College Oral History Project Records, 2003-2006 Duke University Archives/David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Woman’s College Records, 1928-1974 Duke University Archives/David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Contents of Collection Virginia Parrott Collection, 1958-1962 (1 box) 1Scrapbook material, page 1-26(23 folders) Loose material