23 unnumbered leaves, bound : chiefly illustrations ; 37 x 31 cm. (scrapbook) ; [scrapbook was disbound for digitization and is first presented as a whole within the viewer – each leaf digitized as it appears ; all relevant details were captured and follow at the end]
Description
This scrapbook documents Genevie Wyckoff’s freshman through junior years at Skidmore College, and contains dozens of programs, ephemera, cards, newspaper clippings and notes. A keen interest in music and drama is visible throughout, as evidenced by the number of programs (many with annotations) present in the scrapbook.
Local Note
Genevie Wyckoff, Class of 1941, was a Home Economics major from Oxford, NY, and a member of the College Chorus and Home Economics Club while a student. Upon completion of her degree, she taught Home Economics for several years in the state, first at Rhinebeck High School and later at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School. As noted in her obituary she was “a fabulous cook…well known for her Apple Pie Festival pies, her lemon squares and her cucumber sandwiches” as well as “an outstanding bridge player and golfer, [who] had the distinction of scoring a hole-in-one not once, but twice.” She was “fondly referred to amongst family members as the ‘Admiral,’ [as] she was a woman of action, extremely organized and always ready to take charge or give direction.” Her yearbook entry reads: "Gen’s crazy about rings, and has beautiful hands to wear them on. ‘Don’t go to sleep ’till I get back, Joyce!’ Letters from North Carolina and always mail in her box. Gen has a grand disposition and a passion for perfume, ‘Please have some Chanel.’ A dignified entrance at Vespers.”
Archive Location
Scrapbook and Memorabilia Collection ; Box 32 ; Genevie Wyckoff, Class of 1941
