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Finding aid created by: Emily Banach
Date: 2021
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| Mar 2025 | Materials added and transferred from a small collections folder to their own box. Dates, extent, and scope and content updated to reflect collection additions and stylistic changes made. (AES) |
Summary |
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| Creator: | Spear, Ruby. |
| Title: | Ruby Spear Papers |
| Dates: | 1912-1916 |
| Size: | 0.25 linear feet |
| Abstract: | Printed materials, memorabilia, correspondence, and photographs from Ruby Spear's experience as an undergraduate 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 |
Ruby Spear (later Page) (1891-1983) was an alumna of Syracuse University from Brocton, New York. She graduated from the Teacher's College at Syracuse University in 1916 with a specialization in art. Spear was a member of the Women's League and the Y.W.C.A. during her time on campus. After graduation, she went on to work as an art teacher at Mayville Central School in Mayville, New York.
The Ruby Spear Papers consist of materials collected by Spear during her time as a student at Syracuse University from 1912-1916. These materials include items concerning social life and student activities, such as invitations, programs, dance cards, and ticket stubs, as well as souvenir materials from student traditions such as novelty spoons from “Baby Parties” thrown by the sophomore class for the incoming freshmen. The collection also includes documents concerning student life such as invoices and applications for student room and board, a student handbook, a Women's League rules and regulations pamphlet, and advertising material for the campus bookstore.
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.
The Syracuse University Archives has more materials related to the Women's League in the Syracuse University Student Government Collection. More information on Ruby Spear can be found in the Syracuse University Yearbook Collection.
Names
Spear, Ruby.
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.
Subjects
Student activities.
Higher education.
Types of Material
Admission tickets.
Application forms.
Dance cards.
Handbooks.
Invitations.
Menus.
Photographs.
Picture postcards.
Programs (documents)
Spoons.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Ruby Spear Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Kelly Weidman in 2021. Additional materials gift of Kim Czepiga in 2025.
Processing Information
Photographs and small materials were placed in Mylar sleeves and all materials were placed in acid-free folders in an acid-free box.
Materials are arranged alphabetically.
Printed materials and ephemera
| Printed materials and ephemera | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Dance cards 1912-1916 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Invitations 1915, undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Photographs 1915-1916 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Programs and menus 1913-1916 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Student materials 1913-1915 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Tickets 1913-1916 | ||||||||||