Yates Family memorabilia

Collection

Identifier: 90.100-Alumni-2008-Yates

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains a class ring, pledge cap, and photograph. The class ring belonged to Dora Anna Koch McCall and signifies her graduation in 1918. The cap belonged to Patricia Ruth McCall, from when she pledged the Sallie Beretta Literary Society circa 1949. The photograph is a framed panoramic image of Southwest Texas State Normal College community dated, February 17, 1922.

Dates

1917-1950

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restriction.

Biographical note

Dora Anna Koch McCall received a Diploma and State Permanent Teachers Certificate from Southwest Texas State Normal College on June 4, 1918. She earned the Bachelor of Science degree on August 20, 1941 from Southwest Texas State Teachers College. Her daughter, Patricia Ruth McCall Yates, also attended Southwest Texas State Teachers College, receiving a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1951.

Extent

0.75 Linear Feet (1 artifact box. One 1918 class ring in exhibit case, and one 1922 panoramic photograph in reading room.) : 1 pledge cap, 1918 class ring, and 1922 panoramic all in good condition