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Toy-size, blue plastic footballs (3) with lettering, "MWC'S Undefeated Football Team."
Homecoming Weekend was designed to be a reunion celebration for alumni who graduated within the last ten years. Various dorms sponsored a variety of activities.

10 k gold ring with green jewel inlay, etching of college seal and the words "Fredericksburg State Teachers College" engraved around the stone. Initials inside the ring, "E.G."

Carved gavel from the wood of a Chestnut tree on Fauquier Street that by legend is said to have been planted by George Washington. This gavel was presented to Dr. Edward Alvey Jr., for use in conducting faculty meetings, by Miss Mildred B.…

Ivory gavel with brass ring circulating the width of the head. Inscription reads, "Presented to the Honorable Daniel F. Cohalan Supreme Court of the State of New York by the Napper Tandy Club."

Black gown with purple, velvet trim down the center and on the sleeves. The hood is white with light blue satin lining. The hood was presented to President Simpson from Mary Washington College to complete his regalia for the institution's 1st…

One piece blue gym suit with short sleeves and button-up front. Elastic hem on the legs.

Bronze colored key-chain with the Mary Washington College Seal of Spinning Wheel and Torch etched in the center. The back is plain.

The Silver Betty Lamp is a symbol of learning. The design is of Dutch origin and was used as late as 1790 for lighting spaces. The dangling hook is made to straighten for hanging on nails or rope. This lamp was presented to the E. Lee Trinkle Library…

Fifty-six individual figures made of photographs on paper attached to wooden sticks. Sticks are stapled to small blocks of wood for standing stability.
The All-Girl Marching Band was a distinct novelty for the times, complete with majorettes and…

Four pocket patches of assorted sizes each with the Mary Washington College Seal of a Spinning Wheel and Torch. The symbolism is among Mary Washington's oldest icons. "Pro Deo Domo Patria" or "For God, Home, and Country" is the College's motto. In…