Etta Colclough Whelchel papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Etta Colclough Whelchel papers
Creator: Whelchel, Etta Colclough, 1892-1972
Inclusive Dates: 1913-1968
Language(s): English
Extent: 4.5 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Collection Number: UA0142
Repository: University of Georgia Archives

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Collection Description

Biographical/historical note

Etta Colclough Whelchel graduated from Georgia Normal and Industrical College in 1912 and was in the first class of women to graduate from the University of Georgia in 1920. She was instrumental in helping to found the first Y.W.C.A. branch at the University in 1920 and served as its first president. She also was a well-respected Cooperative Extension representative and after her husband became ill early in their marriage, Etta almost single-handedly ran the family farm in Greene County for a number of years.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of academic and personal material related to Etta Colclough Whelchel. Her diplomas from both the Georgia Normal and Industrical College (1912) and the University of Georgia (1920) are found in the collection. There is also information relating the the early years of women students at UGA and Etta's founding, in 1920, of the first Y.W.C.A. on campus. In addition, Etta's 1924 wedding gown, shoes and gloves are in the collection along with early photographs of both Etta and her husband, R.F. Whelchel.

Organization and Arrangement

The collection is arranged into two series: Academic and Personal.

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Administrative Information

Preferred citation note

Etta Colclough Whelchel collection, UA0142, University Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

General Notes

RG 2-1

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Academic

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Memory Book (Georgia Normal and Technical College), 1912

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Diploma from the Georgia Normal and Industrial College , 1912 June

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Photograph (Home Economics students in UGA Dairy course), 1919

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Program dedication for the Woman's Building, 1920 June 11

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Program for the UGA Commencement activites, 1920 June

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Handbook of the UGA affiliated Y.W.C.A., 1920-1921

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Diploma from the University of Georgia, 1920

 

2. Personal
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3	5	Photograph (Mary Russell?), early 20th century
3	6	Correspondence, 1913, 1922
3	7	Photographs of Etta and her future husband R.F. Whelchel, circa 1915-1920s
3	8	Photograph of Etta, 1920
3	9	News clippings (Etta's engagement/wedding announcements and R.F. Whelchel's obituary), 1924, 1954
3	10	Photographs of Etta and her future husband (R.F. Whelchel) in wedding attire, 1924
3	11	Etta/s journal/farm log, 1930s
3	12	Photographs of Colclough family home , 1940s, 1980s
3	13	Photocopies of the key to the map of Penfield and Estelle Colclough's (Ella's sister) obituary, 1957
3	14	Letter to Etta from Richard B. Russell, 1968
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4		Wedding gown, 1924
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5		Fred Welchel's World War I uniform