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Camp Okahahwis collection 13.0 Linear Feet

This collection includes photographs, printed materials, artifacts, scrapbooks, film, and correspondence created and/or acquired by Camp Okahahwis, former campers, and the Camp Okahahwis Scholarship Fund. Subjects include campers, counselors, buildings, traditions, everyday camp activities, and reunions. Four of the photos in the collection are of particular note because they highlight several African American women who served on the kitchen staff. Also significant is a booklet titled "As We Were," created by two former campers. It details the history of the camp by each decade along with important figures.

  1. Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

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