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Metadata
Title |
M. Irene Sanderson Beahm, Bridgewater College class of 1944, collection, 1941 - 1984, bulk 1941 - 1944 |
Catalog Number |
15.07.001 |
Object Name |
Manuscript Collection |
Donor |
Beahm, Michael W. |
Scope & Content |
Materials collected and created by M. Irene "Sandy" Sanderson, later M. Irene Sanderson Beahm, Bridgewater College (Bridgewater, Va.), Class of 1944. Many of the materials give a primary source view of life at Bridgewater College during the early 1940s. Other materials were likely from Sanderson's mother, Myra Dove Layman Sanderson, Daleville College Class of 1913. Sanderson was involved in a number of activities at Bridgewater College including The Student Christian Movement, Glee Club, Mu Epsilon Mu (the home economics society), and Societas Orphea (a musical honor society.) She also served as vice-president of her senior class. She sang in the choir in the Class of 1944 senior play. Contents of her papers include the following: Sanderson's scrapbook of her life at Bridgewater College 1941 - 1944. Sanderson's Bridgewater College photograph album, 1940-1944 and box of loose photographs and letter. Photograph album chronicles her time at Bridgewater College and shows many of her friends. Places shown are Yount Hall, Cole Hall, Flory Hall, Rebecca Hall, Rawley Springs, and Bridgewater Church of the Brethren. Themes of the photographs include dormitory life, chapel life, theatrical and musical performances, friendship, May Day, later newspaper clippings regarding Hazel Earle Wright's marriage, intramural sports, a flood, a beach trip, studying, classes, the junior camping trip to Rawley Springs, Scarlet Fever quarantine, trip to Hardenia Click's home and farm in Weyer's Cave, Virginia, and a Sadie Hawkins Day. People shown in the album include the following: Irene "Sandy" Beahm; Elsie Beam; Hardenia Click; Jane Coffman; Mary Joe Conley; Dorothy Crist; Leona Dodge; Hazel Earle; Lorraine "Tex" Fike; Doris Finks; Samuel Flora; Doris Flory; Dorothy Jones; Elsie Jones; Nancy "P.Q." Littlepage; Myron Miller; Miriam Rohrer; Betty Scrogrum; Betty Showalter; Mary Joe Smith; Carrie Lee Swift; Ruth Weybright Stauffer; Lorraine "Tex" Texiere, Ruth Weybright; Jane Wilhide; Hazel Wright; and Hardeina Zigler. [list includes maiden and married names.] Sanderson's autograph book, 1941. Bridgewater College's Ripples yearbooks 1941 - 1944. Panoramic photograph of Daleville College student body circa 1913. Panoramic photograph of Daleville College campus circa 1913. '44' EAGLES.... and how they grew, Bridgewater College Class of 1944 40th reunion booklet, 1984. Bridgewater-Daleville College Bulletin. Vol. 8. No. 6. April, 1938. Special Report on the Daleville Problem. Daleville Leader, June 1918, a periodical edited by the senior class of Daleville College (Daleville, Va.) A History of the Church of the Brethren Midland, Virginia, 1883 - 1973 booklet. Brandt, H. A. Christopher Sower and Son. The Story of Two Pioneers in American Printing Who lived Up to Their Motto: "'To the Honor of God and My Neighbors Good". Elgin (Ill.): Brethren Publishing House, 1938. Bridgewater College Alumni Directories, Centennial Edition (1980), 1986-87, 1991-92, 1995-96, 2000 (2 copies), and 2005. Myers, Oscar R., Ottilie K. Grauber and Robert V. Cram. The Juniata College Song Book. New York: Hinds, Noble & Eldredge, 1912. Sappington, Roger E. Reuel B. Pritchett: Churchman and Antiquarian. Harrisonburg (Va.): Park View Press, 1972. Wayland, John, Editor-In-Chief, Bridgewater College: Its Past and Present. A Tribute of the Alumni. Elgin (Ill.): The Brethren Publishing House, 1905. Bridgewater College Class of 1944 Reunion mug with photograph of class in reunion, April 17, 2004 Bridgewater College Class of 1944 Reunion mug with photograph of class in reunion, April 18, 2009 The 1942 - 1944 yearbooks are signed and contain ephemera from class reunions. |
Collection |
Alexander Mack Memorial Library Special Collections |
People |
Beahm, M. Irene "Sandy" Beam, Elsie Click, Hardenia Coffman, Jane Conley, Mary Joe Crist, Dorothy Dodge, Leona Earle, Hazel Fike, Lorraine "Tex" Finks, Doris Flora, Samuel Flory, Doris Jones, Dorothy Jones, Elsie Jones, Leona King, Audrey M. Littlepage, Nancy "P.Q." Martin, John W. Miller, Myron Miller, Nancy P. "P.Q." Rohrer, Miriam Sanderson, M. Irene "Sandy" Scrogrum, Betty Showalter, Mary Jo Smith, Carrie Lee Smith, Miriam Stauffer, Ruth Swift, Carrie Lee Texiere, Lorraine "Tex" Weybright, Ruth Wilhide, Jane Wright, Hazel Zigler, Hardeina |