LU_424Carol Wolfe ScrapbookLU.424Benedict ChatelainGreenwood Library Archives and Special Collections

2021/06/23

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-07 13:53:55 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections Carol Wolfe Scrapbook LU.424 1.0 Linear Feet 1 flat box and 1 photograph binder 1954-1958 English . 01 of 01 15 Biographical / Historical

Patricia Carol Wolfe of Arlington, Virginia was born in 1933 to Reginald K. and Marie M. Wolfe. In 1954, she enrolled as a student at then-Longwood College and graduated in 1958 with a bachelor's degree in Physical and Health Education. While a student at Longwood College, Wolfe served as a class representative to the SGA and was a member of Alpha Kappa Gamma, Chi, the Wesley Foundation, Longwood Players, Choir, and Cotillion Club. She was also on the field hockey, basketball, and tennis teams. In 1958, due to her extraordinary contributions to Longwood athletics, Wolfe was awarded the Athletic Association's highest honor, a white blazer.

 Custodial History

This scrapbook, compiled by Patricia Carol Wolfe 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.

 Scope and Contents

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

 Wolfe, Patricia Carol Longwood University -- Athletic Association Scrapbooks Memorabilia & ScrapbookChristmas pageant, program1 Sheets195601 of 01Small yarn doll with pipe cleaner field hockey stick. Attached note reads: "Annual Tidewater Field Hockey Tournament, November 1956, Longwood College"1 Object195601 of 01Peter Pan, May Day Pageant, program1 Sheets195801 of 01Senior Serenade, song list1 Sheets195801 of 01Snow Dream, dance program1 Sheets195801 of 01Paper craft, red & white graduation cap, undated.1 Object01 of 01Skit scripts and song sheets, undated.1 Sheets01 of 01Scrapbook1 Volumes1954-195801 of 01PhotographsPatricia Carol Wolfe, portrait photograph (appears in 1958 Virginian)424.0011 Photographic Printsb&w photograph3.25"x2.25"195815Unknown play/skit. Inscribed on reverse: "12/7/1957"424.0021 Photographic Printsb&w photograph3.5"x5.0"15M.A. Ward, Anne Snyder, & Carol Wolfe standing on stairs, wearing tennis outfits, holding tennis rackets (appears in 1955 Virginian)424.0031 Photographic Printsb&w photograph9.5"x7.0"195515Blazer award winners, 1958. (L to R) front row, Carol Wolfe, Margaret Dowdy, back row, Nancy Richardson (appears in 1958 Virginian).424.0041 Photographic Printsb&w photograph8.0"x10.0"195815Nativity play, Jarman Hall424.0051 Photographic Slides15Women on unidentified beach424.0061 Photographic Slides15(10) women in caps & gowns. Carol Wolfe, back row, far left424.0071 Photographic Slides195815(8) women in caps & gowns. Carol Wolfe, front row, far right424.0081 Photographic Slides195815(2) women, in caps & gowns, standing in front of Main Cunningham Dormitory. Carol Wolfe on right424.0091 Photographic Slides195815(2) women, in caps & gowns, standing on lawn outside South Cunningham Dormitory. Carol Wolfe on right424.0101 Photographic Slides195815Commencement procession. Willard Leeper, head of procession, followed by Eleanor Weddle (Bobbitt), Lora Bernard, and Jimmy Helms424.0111 Photographic Slides195815Commencement procession. Carol Wolfe, foreground middle.424.0121 Photographic Slides195815