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Accession #MU2013/32 D
TopicMay Day Celebrations: The 1950's
TitleMay Day Queens and Courts
LocationPhotograph File Folder Section in Order of Accession Number
CitationMay Day Queens and Courts, MU2013/32 D, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana.
AccessResearchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials.
ProvenanceCollection of the Archives, Photograph Box 54, May Day Courts
Scope and Content

May Day Celebrations During the 1950’s

 

1951 Queen of May - Photographs of Mary Alice Bagwell.

1952 photograph of Queen and attendants on float.  Included as an attendant is Jean Childs (Jean Childs Young).  See Aurora, pg. 61.

May Day Celebration, 1953

·         Queen Jean Childs  (Jean Childs Young) and friend, Andrew Young.

·         Maid of Honor, Phyllis Heeter (Phyllis Heeter Hunn) and friend, Art Hunn (Alumnus).

·         Donna Krieg and Myron Kennedy, Jr.

·         Mrs. Neher’s  May Day Breakfast for Queen and her Court.

·         Some photographs by Hoff Photo Lab.

1954 May Day Queen, Marvel McClurg, and court.  Jean Childs as outgoing May Day Queen. Many pictures, including indoor reception and vehicles carrying attendants to football field where an elaborate music score serves as backdrop.

1956 May Day Celebration with Queen Wordie Younis and her Court.

1957 May Day Celebration with Queen Joyce Rust Joyce Rust Snider) and Maid of Honor, Lois Cosner.  The crowning of Ms. Rust was crowned by outgoing queen Wordie Younis.  Pictures of parade and floats.

1958 May Day Celebration with Queen Phyllis George (Phyllis George Darrow) and Court.   Maid of Honor, Janet Hilleary.   A theme of Roman columns on the football field.

1959 May Day Queen  Gayle Dickson and Maid of Honor, Barbara Bender.  Pictures show procession of cars with Court and a female photographer.  A photograph of the Queen with a woman, possibly her mother.

 

See Also MU2013/32 A  - for unidentified pictures that might be from this time period.

Date of Accession02 May 2013
Archivist NoteStudent Archivist, Kelley Brenneman, and Archivist, Jeanine Wine, identified and organized images for this collection. Photographs from MC2012/8 were asembled and incorporated by date with this collection so as to have all like images at one location. Description prepared 2 May 2013 by Jeanine M. Wine.
 


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