25 unnumbered leaves, bound : chiefly illustrations ; 31 x 23 cm. (scrapbook) ; [scrapbook 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 Katie Natalie Straight’s “Junior” and “Senior” year at the Skidmore School of Arts, during which time she completed a two-year Domestic Science course. Comprised of programs, notes, dance cards, newspaper clippings, extensive ephemera and captioning, the scrapbook (or “Stunt Book” as she refers to it) captures the social life of a student during the early years of the Skidmore School of Arts. (Note: There are several references in the scrapbook to her friends: “Betty” [Elizabeth K. Wood]; “Erma” [Erma Baker]; “Esther” or “Ripples” [Esther M. Ripley]; “May” [May P. Tyrell]; and “Olive” [Olive Saunders], all of whom were fellow [Class of 1915] Domestic Science students.)
Local Note
Katie Natalie Straight, Class of 1915, was a Domestic Science major from Hornell, NY. Upon graduation, she returned to her hometown and began private instruction in domestic science, working until 1917 when she married Merrill A. Mosher (Cornell U. ’16) and moved to New Jersey. (Several items of ephemera connected to their courtship can be found within the scrapbook.)
Archive Location
Scrapbook and Memorabilia Collection ; Box 2 ; Katie N. Straight, Class of 1915, 1913-1915
