Mary Margaret Hall Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
James Madison University
Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tiffany Cole
Phone: (540) 568-3444
Phone: (540) 568-3612
Fax: (540) 568-3405
Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.

Terms of access:

The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collection Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Mary Margaret Hall Papers, 1958-1963, SC 0187, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Summary

Extent:
0.06 cubic feet 1 folder
Creator:
Hall, Mary Margaret
Abstract:
This collection includes Madison College related letters and receipts, class schedules, programs and laboratory directions.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Mary Margaret Hall Papers, 1958-1963, SC 0187, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Background

Scope and content:

This collection offers a glimpse into one physical education major's campus life during the late 1950s/early 1960s. Included are a letter of acceptance and room deposit receipt, 1958-1959; class schedules, appointments, testing schedules for freshmen, and laboratory directions for human physiology class; forms for a day trip and date, invitations to campus events and a 1963 commencement announcement.

Biographical / historical:

Mary Margaret Hall was a 1963 graduate of Madison College and a 1959 graduate of Washington and Lee High School in northern Virginia. She majored in Physical Education and was a member of the Athletic Association. An avid swimmer, she was a member of the "Porpoise Club" and obtained certification in water safety from the American Red Cross in 1960.

Acquisition information:
Received from Alumni Relations, May 2003.
Processing information:

In order to streamline the process of applying collection numbers, Special Collections staff completed a large-scale renumbering campaign in 2017-2018. This collection was previously cataloged as SC 5009.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in one folder.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard