Class ring, gold, diamond shape, blue enamel background, "Wellesley" written on upper left corner, with inscription "H.B. Mortz", 1920

File — Box: 23, item: 3

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Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Series I. Jewelry (1880-2005) includes pins, rings, a necklace, a West African Baule mask pendant, a Wellesley College seal pendant, and political campaign buttons from Bill Clinton’s 1992 Presidential campaign. Pins and rings show affiliation to various class years, societies (Phi Sigma, Zeta Alpha, Alpha Kappa Chi, Tau Zeta Epsilon, Shakespeare Society, Agora organizations (Wellesley Cheer, Wellesley College Choir, Colorado Club, Association of Collegiate Alumnae), and Wellesley College at large. Also includes pins with slogans related to various departments and movements at Wellesley, regarding racism, wellness, the Honor Code, and the Slater International Center. Of note is a ring given to President Alice Freeman Palmer (1881-1887) by George Herbert Palmer.

Dates

Creation: 1920

Creator

From the Collection: Wellesley College (Organization)
From the Collection: Durant, H. F. (Henry Fowle), 1822-1881 (Person)
From the Collection: Durant, Pauline Adeline Fowle, 1832-1917 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research, but contains some material which has been restricted as per the Wellesley College Archives Access Policy: https://www.wellesley.edu/lts/policies/archivesaccess. To make an appointment to view unrestricted materials, please contact the Archives staff by email at archives@wellesley.edu or by phone at (781) 283-3745.