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Foldered & Finished: Abilene Christian College Faculty Wives Records

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The Abilene Christian College Faculty Wives Records are ready for researchers. The finding aid for the Abilene Christian College Faculty Records is now available on DigitalCommons@ACU and the digitized scrapbook is also available on DigitalCommons@ACU in its entirety.

Scrapbook [page 7], Abilene Christian
College Faculty Wives Records, 1924-1961. Center for Restoration Studies MS #121.
Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene
Christian University, Abilene, TX.

These records include a scrapbook that recounts and details the history of the Abilene Christian College Faculty Wives (1924-1961). The scrapbook includes historical notes, lists of members, by-laws, and relevant newspaper clippings.

Scrapbook [page 37], Abilene Christian
College Faculty Wives Records, 1924-1961. Center for Restoration Studies MS #121.
Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene
Christian University, Abilene, TX.

The Abilene Christian College Faculty Wives began in 1924 as the Dames Club. Wanda Baxter, wife of Abilene Christian College president Batsell Barrett Baxter, organized the group. Early on the group focused on assisting with the social affairs of the college and on doing personal work with the female students. Vera Sikes presented a history of the group during a meeting celebrating its twentieth anniversary in 1945. This sparked interest in preserving the group’s history, which led to the creation of the scrapbook.

Scrapbook [page 195], Abilene Christian
College Faculty Wives Records, 1924-1961. Center for Restoration Studies MS #121.
Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene
Christian University, Abilene, TX.

Foldered & Finished: Ora Mae Curry Papers

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The Ora Mae Curry Papers are ready for researchers. An updated finding aid and digitized selections from the collection are now available on DigitalCommons@ACU.

Title page of scrapbook, box 1, Ora Mae Curry Papers, 1917-1921. Center for Restoration Studies MS #435. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

Ora Mae Curry graduated from Thorp Spring Christian College in 1920. She taught history at Central High School (San Angelo, Texas), and attended Johnson Street Church of Christ (San Angelo, Texas).

1917 Thorp Spring Christian College commencement program, Page 23 of scrapbook, box 1, Ora Mae Curry Papers, 1917-1921. Center for Restoration Studies MS #435. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

This collection includes one scrapbook from Ora Mae Curry’s time as a student at Thorp Spring Christian College (Thorp Spring, Texas).

Note from Don Morris to Ora Mae Curry dated 5 May 1920, page 39 of scrapbook, box 1, Ora Mae Curry Papers, 1917-1921. Center for Restoration Studies MS #435. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.

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