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By Abigail Sholes '23
Collection Overview
Title: Carroll and Linda Ayres College Mementos, 1962-1967
ID: MSS/MSS-0028
Extent: 1.0 Linear Feet
Arrangement: Boxed with Elizabethtown College Frosh berets, beanie, felt hat, and beret.
Date Acquired: 00/00/2014
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection contains items acquired by Carroll and Linda Ayres during their times at Elizabethtown College between 1962-1967. Foldered materials include name signs for Carroll and Linda Ayres, with their names printed on the front and the signatures of various classmates on the back. A series of photographs, some annotated, taken by Linda Ayres while touring the College are included in the collection. Two Elizabethtown College hats are part of the collection, including a white cap with a short brim and a blue and gray bucket hat with a wide brim.
Collection Historical Note
Carroll Ayres attended Elizabethtown College from 1962-1966. While enrolled in the College, he met Linda Ayres, and the pair would get married sometime after completing their undergraduate education. Linda Ayres attended Elizabethtown College from 1963-1967.
Administrative Information
Repository:
Earl H. and Anita F. Hess Archives and Special Collections
Acquisition Source:
donated by Linda Ayres
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
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Box 1],
[All]
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Name Signs, 1962-1963
- Folder 2: Linda Ayres Campus Visit Photographs, 1962
- Item 1: Carroll Ayres White College Cap, c. 1962-1966
- Item 2: Linda Ayres College Bucket Hat, c. 1963-1967
