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creator: |
Marcia Berd Sontag |
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title: |
Papers |
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dates: |
1953 |
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extent: |
0.21 linear feet (1
half-document box) |
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collection number: |
RS 21/7/139
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repository: |
University Archives, Special
Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative
information
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access: |
Open for research |
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publication rights |
Consult Head, Special
Collections Department
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preferred citation: |
Marcia Berd Sontag Papers, RS
21/7/139, University Archives, Special Collections Department,
Iowa State University Library. |
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Biographical note
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Marcia Berd Sontag of Newton, Iowa, attended Iowa State College
(University) for the Fall quarter of 1953.
While majoring in home economics, Marcia lived in Birch
Hall and went through the formal sorority rushing process in the Fall of
1953. After leaving
Iowa State College, Berd attended Drake University in Des
Moines and married Jon Sontag.
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Collection
description
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The collection contains pamphlets and ephemera that an incoming
Iowa State College freshman co-ed would have received in the
early 1950s, including information and handbooks for Freshman
Days and Formal Rush as well as dormitory assignments and an
area business guide. There
is an extensive group of sorority leaflets given out to rushees,
the fall (1953) issue of “Green Gander,” and the
back-to-school (1953) issue of “The Iowa Homemaker.”
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Organization
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The collection is organized topically.
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Box
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Folder
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Title
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Dates
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1
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5
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“Clues
for Coeds” Iowa State College
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1953
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1
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12
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“College
Preview: Iowa State College Bulletin”
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1949
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1
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7
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“Guide
to Iowa State Campus”
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ca.
1950
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1
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4
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“Hints
on How to Study”
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1946
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1
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9
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“Memorial
Union” informational booklet
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ca.1950
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1
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15
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“Supplementary
Rushing information for Rushees”
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1953
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1
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8
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“The
Bulletin Board: a guide to Ames”
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1953
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1
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17
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Brown
envelope folder printed with welcome message from the Ward
System
|
1953
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1
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16
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Correspondence
(Iowa State College to Marcia Berd)
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1953
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1
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2
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Freshman
Handbook, Iowa State College
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1953
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1
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11
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Green Gander,
fall issue
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1953
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1
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14
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Handouts
for freshmen (4-H, Ward System)
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1953
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1
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13
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Iowa State Scientist, v.6,
no.2
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1953
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1
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6
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Program,
Freshman Days
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1953
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1
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3
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Rushing
Handbook, Iowa State College
|
1953
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1
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1
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Sorority
Leaflets
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1953
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1
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10
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The Iowa Homemaker,
back-to-school issue
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1953
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