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Lucy Elizabeth Snyder Higgs scrapbook

 Collection — Box: DC1830
Identifier: MSD-1918-039

Collection Statement

The Lucy Elizabeth Snyder Higgs Scrapbook is contained in a rivet bound, black cardboard memory book, typical of the time. The collection includes: DePauw Student Manual, 1914; letters from home; student receipt and admission ticket to all athletic events, 1914; personal notes, papers, records, and notations; suffrage song and other suffrage materials; university programs, songs, and yells; napkins and other party favors; group and individual photographs, including photographs of Lucy Snyder and Helen Masters DPU '18 and the DeHaff's; clippings of campus buildings; Missionary Conference ribbon, 1917; news and war clippings; tickets to campus activities; Mulberry (Indiana) High School Commencement program, 1914; Mulberry Junior Class Reception program, 1913; Wabash vs. DePauw football program, 1916; Women's Self Government Association Vocational Conference Program, 1918; Old Gold Day programs, 1914 and 1917; Old Gold Day Fresh-Soph Scrap ticket, 1915; other memorabilia. The collection is in good condition, although some of the photographs have faded.

Dates

  • 1913 - 1918

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Usage Restrictions

Copyright interests for this collection are held by DePauw University or the United Methodist Church.

Biographical Sketch

Lucy Elizabeth Snyder Higgs graduated from Mulberry High School in 1914 and DePauw University in 1918.

Extent

0.5 Cubic Feet (1 flat box)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Description

Scrapbook, 9x11x2 inches

Status
Completed
Author
John Riggs
Date
10/06/2015
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Description is in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Archives of DePauw University and Indiana United Methodism Repository

Contact:
Roy O. West Library
405 S. Indiana St.
Greencastle Indiana 46135 United States