Felt pillow with "W" design, undated
Scope and Contents
Series V. Textiles and clothing (circa 1884-2000) consists of reunion clothing (class caps, a parasol, a muff), clothing and textiles from travels (fans and a silk hanging from China), and Wellesley-branded pillow cases, a handkerchief, and a banner from the 125th Anniversary of the college. Also includes a fire hat worn by Pomeroy Fire Chiefs for four decades, and a net lace collar worn at Commencement.
Dates
- Creation: undated
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.
Extent
From the Collection: 54.6 Linear Feet (24 boxes, 45 oversize boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Chinese
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
From the Collection: German
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received in 2011 November from Edie Plimpton Fleeman, granddaughter of Nellie Brown (Class of 1898) and daughter of Ruth Stevenson (Class of 1934, HPE 1936).
Physical Description
Felt. Pillow is faded.
Dimensions
19 x 12 x 2 (Length x Width x Height in inches)
Repository Details
Part of the Wellesley College Archives Repository