Nancy Jane Henry Dameron scrapbook

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
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Restrictions:

Collection open to 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:

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Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Nancy Jane Henry Dameron, 1944-1945, SC 0406, James Madison University Special Collections, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.32 cubic feet One bound volume in one flat box
Creator:
Dameron, Nancy Jane Henry, 1926-2018 and Dameron, Rebecca
Abstract:
One bound scrapbook documenting Nancy Jane Henry's time as a student at Madison College from 1944 to 1945. The scrapbook contains ephemera, photographs, cards, telegrams, newspaper clippings, tickets, overnight trip slips, and handwritten annotations.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Nancy Jane Henry Dameron, 1944-1945, SC 0406, James Madison University Special Collections, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

One bound scrapbook documenting Nancy Jane Henry's time as a student at Madison College from 1944 to 1945. The scrapbook contains ephemera, photographs, cards, telegrams, newspaper clippings, tickets, overnight trip slips, handwritten annotations, and locks of hair.

Numerous Madison College-issued receipts, grade reports, notices, and sign-out slips document Henry's overnight trips to Richmond and Roanoke, requests for dates, class absences, and disciplinary call downs. Multiple letters and cards from clubs invite Henry to become a member. Tipped-in correspondence confirms that Henry was a patron of the Miles Music Company (35 Court Square) and had her radio serviced there. Several pages contain ephemera related to sorority rush activities.

Photographs, ephemera, and annotations reference a presumed boyfriend named Joe Ward who was a student at Duke University.

Biographical / historical:

Nancy Jane Henry (1926-2018), of Richmond, Virginia, attended Madison College from 1944 to 1945. While a student, Henry was involved in multiple organizations and clubs including the Cotillion Club, Porpoise Club, and YWCA. Henry transferred to Duke University after one year and received a bachelor's degree in psychology. In 1949, she married Thomas Barker Dameron, whom she met while he was attending Duke Medical School.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Rebecca Dameron, daughter of Nancy Jane Henry Dameron.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard