Shirley Mae Hauptman Scrapbook

Location of collection:

Longwood University

Archives and Special Collections

Greenwood Library

Longwood University

401 Redford Street

Farmville, VA 23909

Contact for questions and access:

Email: specialcollections@longwood.edu

Phone: (434) 395-2432

Fax: (434) 395-2453

Web: digitalcommons.longwood.edu/special

Restrictions:

There are no restrictions to access or use for research purposes.

Summary

Extent:

1.125 Linear Feet 1 archival flat box

Creator:

Hauptman, Shirley Mae.

Language:

English .

Background

Scope and content:

This collection, which dates from 1954 to 1958, consists of a scrapbook that contains photographs, ephemeral items, and memorabilia.

Biographical / historical:

Shirley Mae Hauptman of Winchester, Virginia was born in 1935 to J. Lantz and Thelma Lewis Hauptman. In 1954, she enrolled in then-Longwood College, and graduated in 1958 with a bachelor's degree in secondary education. While a student at Longwood College, Hauptman served on the Student Standards Committee, was Senior Class President, Business Manager of the Virginian (yearbook), and Secretary of Kappa Delta. Additionally, she was a member of Kappa Delta Pi, Pi Delta Epsilon, Beorc eh Thorn, Chi, Future Teachers of America, Future Business Leaders of America, and the Cotillion Club. In 1959, Hauptman married Hunter M. Gaunt, a physician from Winchester, Virginia.

Custodial history:

This scrapbook, compiled by Shirley Mae Hauptman while a student at Longwood College, was later acquired by Nancy Shelton during her tenure with the Longwood University Department of Alumni Relations. It is unknown when this collection was transferred to the Greenwood Library Archives.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Names:

Hauptman, Shirley Mae.