Sockwell, Mary Jane Wharton, 1990 March 8
Scope and Contents
Subjects: Divorcing her first husband and moving back to Greensboro after WWII and remarrying, student life (dances, marshals, clubs, drama society), Pine Needles, Coraddi, wearing bloomers for gym, madrigal singers, college orchestra, red leather jackets with college seal, May Day, commencement, May Queen, daisy chain, and chapel with assigned seats), Dr. Foust revising the setup of the Student Government into three branches (executive, judicial and legislative), her 50th reunion, the great Depression, Curry School, teachers (Leonard Hurley, A.C. Hall, Alice Abbott, and others), Harriet Elliott, Lillian Killingsworth, Chancellor Jackson, Dr. Foust, the Alumnae Association giving Chancellor Jackson a car when he retired in 1950, Alumni Association/Chancellor Moran controversy, Barbara Parrish, Betty Brown Jester, Chancellor Graham controversy.
Dates
- 1990 March 8
Creator
- From the Collection: History, Department of (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Class of 1931, Biology; received Weil Scholarship for graduate work at Yale University and got PhD in Zoology
Extent
From the Collection: 8.00 Linear Feet (17 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Repository