Western College: Exhibits; 2000-2015; Box 1

The exhibit author, place and year of the exhibit's initial display are noted. Labels are kept with their pictures.





"The Muu-Muu: Western's New Black Dress?" Amy Bergseth, Archive Billboard in the Peabody hallway, 2005-2006.

*Title banner (in pieces), "The Muu-Muu: Western's New Black Dress?" *Small article from The Press, "Snowy Notes Scraped Up While Shoveling the Walk". *School photo from 1958 where every student is wearing the newest fashion trend- the Muu-Muu *Info on Barbara Anne Konheim, the "Catalyst of the Craze" *Article with pictures, "A To-Do Over MuuMuu" (Life Magazine, December 2, 1957) *Photographs from Life Magazine.

-Girl on phone -Girls reading -Girls on the stairs -Girls with bicycles -By the Duck Pond -Girl by a fountain -Girl on a bicycle -Girls in science class -Girl and boy walking under a bridge



"The Women of Western College." Amy Bergseth, Front Case of King Library, 2005.

*Large banner, dark blue on white, reading: "The Women of Western College." *"Helen Peabody 1855-1888": Short biography and a photograph of Helen Peabody and friend at Mount Holyoke. *Photograph of Helen Peabody *"Leila McKee 1888-1904": Short biography and a photograph. *"In October of 1896 Miss McKee dressed up as the Czarina of Russia."

-Photograph -Scan of the writing on the back of the photograph

*"Lilian Wyckoff Johnson 1904-1906": Short biography and an article (with photograph) "mentioning that Dr. Lilian Johnson chaperoned her Western students to Cincinnati for a visit." *Portrait of Lilian Johnson, 1907 *"Mary Moore Dabney Thomson 1941-1945": Short biography and photograph. *"An article explaining that Mary Moore Thomson was elected Mother of the Year in 1943 by the American Mother's Committee of the Golden Rule Foundation." Not in Box

*Notes from Nannie Mills, class of 1862, entitled "76 Wishes of Miss Peabody." *Article entitled "Women Educators of America." Miss Lilian W. Johnson pictured. *Transcript of the speech "Women Hold the Ballot Front" or "Vote, Women, Vote" that Mary Moore Dabney Thomson read while President.



"Western Then and Now: 1853-1974." Amy Bergseth, Front Case of King Library, 2005.

*Large banner, dark blue on white, reading: "Western Then and Now: 1853-1974; The Western College Memorial Archives." *Scanned image of a Western Flag. *The Duck Pond, 19th Century *The Duck Pond, 20th Century *Basketball, 1912 *Basketball, 1936 *19th century dorm room with double bed *20th century dorm room with bunked beds *Horse and Carriage *Station Wagon, World War II Era *Anatomy Class, 19th Century *Science Class, 20th Century *Quote from the 1953 Multifaria, "The Best of the Past is Part of our Present." *All the classes prior to 1879 outside Peabody Hall *The class of 1968 outside Peabody Hall

Western College: Exhibits; 2000-2015; Box 2

"The Western Spirit: An Introspective Look at Class Tradition." Maggie Shell, Peabody Gallery 120, 2006.

Folder 1 *Unused, unidentified images

-Small 1764 Class Motto -Small 1760 Class Motto -Small image of girls posing by lamp -Small image of girls doing their nails. -Small image of an early class -Small image of field hockey -Small image of '69 flag -Small image of old class -Small image of girls outside on the front steps of Peabody -Small image of girls outside talking by the duck pond -Small image of girls celebrating and wearing beanines -Small image of a girl using a typewriter at her desk in her dorm room -Small image of a girl coming out of the bathroom with a towel on her head -Small image of girls wearing beanies and dancing in a line -Small image of balloons coming down from the ceiling at a dance -Small image of a girl sitting at the duck pond -Small image of girls in a dorm room with a bunkbed -Small image of girls sitting in window seats -Small image of girls at the lodge -Small image of people horseback riding -Small image of girls playing in the leaves -Small image of girls walking barefoot -Small image of girls playing tug of war in the mud -Small image of the class of 1923 with their flag -Small image of the class of 1919 with their flag -Small image of the Tree Day lantern drill, "W" formation -Image of a girl using a typewriter at her desk in her dorm room -Image of field Hockey -1769 Class Motto -1756 Class Motto -Image of balloons coming down from the ceiling at a dance -1765 Class Motto -1759 Class Motto -Image of girls outside on the front steps of Peabody

Intro Banner (behind Folder 1)

Frames, objects and mounted photos (In order of setup; Frames are on the shelf near the Box)

*Introduction Label (Small black frame, blue background)

*Class mottos (Large Black frame, blue and black background)

-Small 1856 class motto -Large 1860 class motto -Large 1870 class motto -Label -Large 1864 class motto -Large 1862 class motto -Small 1865 class motto -Large 1874 class motto

*Senior Class Tradition- The Howl (Small silver frame, black background)

-Picture from Cumberland Falls, Ky. -Picture on a Riverboat -Label -Picture of girls with suitcases

*Junior Class Tradition- The Junior Garb (Small black frame, blue background)

-Label -Image of girls in their Garb -Image of girls in their Garb -Label

*Sophomore Class Tradition- The Sophomore Stunt (Small silver frame, black background)

-Image of girls performing in the 1945 Sophomore Stunt -Label -Image of girls performing in the 1945 Sophomore Stunt -Label

*Freshmen Class Traditions- Hell Day and College Day (Small black frame, blue background)

-Label on Hell Day -Image from a Hell Day -Image from a College Day -Label on College Day

*Flag/Tree Day (Large black frame, blue and black background)

-16 images of various class flags -Label

*Flag/Tree Day Part II (Large silver frame, black and blue background

-Label and four images about the longevity of the Flag Day -Label and image from the 1918 Tree Day -'Did You Know?' Label about the missing flags and two images of flags hanging in the trees -Label and three images of Freshmen performing 'Drill' during early Tree Days.

*Objects in a case (Not kept in this record group!)

- -Tree Day program (housed in College Events and Traditions) -Letters between "Big Sister" and "Little Sister" (housed in Students) -Class songs (Housed in College Events and Traditions) -Beanie (Housed at Patterson Place)

*Class flag (Black frame, gray background; Housed at Patterson Place)

Labels from the case (behind the wall banner in the box)

*Images and labels on the blue and black wall partition, which was borrowed from King Library. At the back of Box 2.

-Label about the progression of the years and the maintenance of traditions (mounted on matboard with tacks on the back). -Images, in no particular order (mounted on matboard with tacks on the back)

*Girls in beanies dancing in a row *Four girls posing by a lamp post *Girl climbing a tree *Girls talking by the duck pond *Girls posing by a fence *Girls in a circle on the ground under a tree *Girls posing by an old building with a "Do Not Enter" sign *Girls playing tug-o-war in the mud *Girls doing their nails

-"The Best of the Past is Part of our Present" quote Label (mounted on matboard with tacks on the back.)