Between the Covers

Unbound. A collection of 49 black and white or sepia toned gelatin silver photographs most measuring 7.5" x 9.5" with some captions on the verso. All items about fine.

A collection of professional images of women at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania during the late 1930s. The photographs were presumably used for a yearbook and show clubs and sports teams posed in large format images many include captions with names of the women and some have the year of expected graduation. Clubs include music club, choir, yearbook, student council, chemistry club, and French club, among others. The sports photos show the women in their uniforms posed with the equipment for the sport including basketballs and hockey sticks. Other activities are featured such as the Elizabethan Gala, Greek dancers, May Day, and the school play *As You Like*. Group photos of each class are also seen here with the seniors in their cap and gowns. Wilson College was founded by two Presbyterian ministers in 1869 as a liberal arts women’s college on a 300-acre campus. The school was one of the first to accept only women and was named for a donor, Sarah Wilson.

A nice collection of photographs detailing student life at a women’s college in the 1930s.

Item #429451