Corinne DeLuca Hawkins Scrapbook collection

The Corinne DeLuca Hawkins (CDH) Scrapbook collection consists of two flat boxes of scrapbooks compiled by CDH while she was a student at Ohio University (OU). The collection spans from 1945 to 1949. The first box contains her freshman and sophomore scrapbooks and the second box has her junior and senior scrapbooks. The materials include cards, event programs, newspaper articles, wedding invitations and pictures of CDH and her friends. They are organized in chronological order, many times with names and dates listed on the pages.

CDH's freshman year scrapbook has a red leather cover with gold boarder and in the middle it has a bobcat face and says "Ohio University." It contains her official acceptance letter, freshman week pamphlet, OU postcards, student registration cards, dance cards, birthday cards and programs from Honors Day Convocation, the Spring Concert, theater productions, etc. There were many pictures of CDH posing around campus, at athletic events, parties and she also has pictures of friends "from yonder" in their military uniforms. The final pages of the scrapbook is labeled "Summer time" and has a wedding invitation, postcards, vacation pictures, a Dean's list announcement, etc.

The sophomore year scrapbook has a black leather cover with gold boarder and in the middle it has a hissing bobcat with the words "Ohio University" on its body. It includes registration cards, dance cards, athletic tickets, notes received from flowers deliveries, Christmas cards, birthday cards, get-well cards, newspaper articles to summarize the year and programs from community concerts, theater productions, etc. The pictures show CDH posing in front of Howard Hall and other areas around campus. She also has pictures, newspaper engagement announcements and postcards from friends and family members. The final pages of the scrapbook are labeled "Summer Vacation" and include a wedding invitation, vacation pictures, and pictures with information on them about the places she visited.

The junior year scrapbook has a brown leather cover with gold boarder and in the middle there is a bobcat with the word "Ohio" on his shirt. It contains newspaper clips, bus tickets, dance cards, Christmas cards, birthday cards and programs from community concerts, theater productions, OU band and choir concerts. There are many pictures of CDH at Lake Hope, posing around OU with friends and other pictures containing her friends, and OU buildings. Of special interest, are pictures of a flood in Athens and a newspaper article about a tornado close to OU. The final pages of the scrapbook are labeled "Summer Vacation" and contain a help wanted ad and slips of paper from her job as a bank "calculator operator," tickets, a wedding invitation, pictures of the Cleveland Indians team and stadium and programs from the Cleveland Ski Club picnic and the Festival of Freedom.

The senior year scrapbook has a green leather cover with flower imprints that run horizontal on the top and bottom of the cover. It includes programs and newspaper clips from athletic events, The Ohioan magazine, Christmas cards, dance cards, graduation announcement and programs of community concerts, theater productions. CDH includes pictures of friends, Athens, the homecoming parade, the homecoming queen and herself with friends, family and their children. Of special interest, is a letter from Dean Gamertsfelder appointing CDH as a student assistant in the Psychology department.