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Eveleen Foster Scrapbook

An inventory of her scrapbook at the Syracuse University Archives

Summary

Creator: Foster, Eveleen.
Title: Eveleen Foster Scrapbook
Dates: 1913-1920
Size: 1.75 linear feet
Abstract: Scrapbook of materials collected during Eveleen Foster's time as a student at Syracuse University
Language: English
Repository: University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600
Syracuse, NY 13244-2010
https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives

Biography

Cora Foster (1899-1970), known primarily by her middle name, Eveleen, was a student at Syracuse University and graduated in 1920 with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts. While a student, Foster was a member of the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority, the Classical Club, the Historical Association, the Women’s Glee Club and the Patriotic Club, a student organization that sewed garments and made knitted items for soldiers fighting overseas in World War I. Foster was also part of the Silver Bay Club, members of which served as delegates to Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) Student Conferences held in Silver Bay, New York. After graduating, Foster moved to Greenwich, New York and became a homemaker.

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Scope and Content Note

The Eveleen Foster Scrapbook contains materials documenting Foster’s time as a student at Syracuse University. These include photographs of students, events, and traditions such as commencement, as well as programs, ticket stubs, dance cards and other materials concerning student social life. Also included is a typescript of a 1917 University Christmas program and postcards and photographs from a 1918 YWCA Student Conference attended by Foster and other Syracuse University student delegates.

This collection contains materials that users may find objectionable due to racist imagery. The representations contained in this collection were conventional at the time of their creation, although no less harmful and inaccurate than they are today. The collection is preserved and presented for its historic and research value.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.

Use Restrictions

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

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Related Material

Further information on Eveleen Foster can be found in the Syracuse University Yearbook Collection.

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Selected Search Terms

Names

Foster, Eveleen.
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.

Subjects

Greek letter societies.
Silver Bay (N.Y.)
Student activities.
Higher education.

Types of material

Dance cards.
Memorabilia.
Menus.
Newspaper clippings.
Photographs.
Picture postcards.
Programs (documents)
Scrapbooks.
Ticket stubs.
Typescripts.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Eveleen Foster Scrapbook,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of Eleanor Knoll in 2011.

Processing Information

Scrapbook was placed in an acid-free box. Pages were interleaved with acid-free paper as necessary. Loose photographs were placed in mylar sleeves, then placed in folded paper and kept within the scrapbook.

Finding Aid Information

Created by: Anna E. Shuff
Date: 2025
Revision history:

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Arrangement

Materials remain in their original order. Loose materials within the scrapbook were kept between the pages where they were found after rehousing.

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Inventory

Memorabilia
Box 1 Scrapbook 1913-1920

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