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Full listing > Accession MU2019/56| Accession # | MU2019/56 | | Topic | Women: College Dress | | Keywords | Feminism, Modesty, | | Title | Women's Dress | | Location | MC General File: Women's Dress | | Citation | Women's Dress, MU2019/56, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana. | | Access | Researchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials. | | Provenance | Robert Bowman, grandson of Dulcie Cover | | Scope and Content | One proclamation written circa 1920 describing appropriate dress for College women. Two of the authors had either attended or were attending Manchester College. Standards include: Simplicity, serviceability, shoe top length, careful cut of dress necks, sensible heeled shoes, unratted hair, avoidance of rouge and excessive use of powder.
| | Date of Accession | Unknown | | Bio History Note | This letter was found by Robert Bowman. It was among his grandmother's things. His grandmother was Dulcie Cover. Kathryn Forney graduated from Manchester College with a BA in 1922 (her name is misspelled as Katherine in the Alumni Directory). Mabel Mate graduate from Manchester College with a Normal degree in 1918. | | Archivist Note | Description prepared 18 July 2019 by Jeanine Wine. |
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