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Gertrude Nims Bolles '24 - scrapbook, 1920-1923
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Date
1920-1923
Physical Description
44 unnumbered leaves, bound : chiefly illustrations ; 32 x 42 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 primarily Gertrude Nims Bolles’ freshman and sophomore years at (what was then) the Skidmore School of Arts, during which time she was working towards the completion of a Home Economics degree. Comprised of photographic cutouts, programs, notes, grade reports, and various ephemera, the scrapbook provides a glimpse of student life during the time when the Skidmore School of Arts transitioned to Skidmore College.
Local Note
Gertrude Nims Bolles, Class of 1924, was a Home Economics major from Bellows Falls, VT and a member of the Special Chorus for her freshman, sophomore and junior years. In addition, she took various leadership roles in clubs and student government, serving as Skidmore Hall Treasurer her sophomore year, President of the Home Economics Club her junior year and Class Treasurer her senior year. Her yearbook entry reads in part: “We like to call her Trudy rather than Bollesie the second, because she is so true. Like her sister before her, Trudy has proved to be efficient, dependable, athletic, subtly and surprisingly humorous, and very popular. Her gracious manner makes her a haven of refuge for those beset with headaches or troubles of any variety; and when storms rage, she is the calm and quieting influence upon her alley. But if you want to see Trudy in action, just call her ‘Gertie’! Then the fun begins. . .The fame of the Bolles hospitality in Bellows Falls has spread even unto Saratoga as has the hospitality itself, although she draws the line at allowing seven to live in a room at once.”
Archive Location
Scrapbook and Memorabilia Collection ; Box 12 ; Gertrude Bolles, Class of 1924, 1920-1923
Content Type(s)
text
still image
tactile three-dimensional form
still image
tactile three-dimensional form
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NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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