May Court

Dublin Core

Title

May Court

Subject

College students -- Social life and customs
May Day
Portraits
Spring festivals -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee
Student activities
Western Carolina Teachers College -- Students
Western Carolina University

Description

This 1941 group photograph taken by W. Newton Turner (1910-1995) shows that year's May Court. Members of the court who are identified on the back from left to right, unknown, Frances Allison, Maggie Dillard, unknown, Mary Delle Davis, Ruth Coggins, and Juanita Porter as May Queen. Other attendees pictured here, but not identified are Mary Grant as Maid of Honor, Alwayne DeLozier, Betty Pendland, Katherine Brown Wells, Lorene Browning, Maggie Dillard, and Kate Gray. Turner began teaching as an assistant professor of geology and geography in 1937 and filled a variety of roles before retiring on December 29, 1971 as Vice President of Western Carolina University.

Creator

Turner, W. Newton (William Newton), 1910-1995

Source

Dr. W. Newton Turner Collection

Publisher

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Date

1941

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

jpg;
photographs

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

35236
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/35236

Date Created

2020-12-16

Rights Holder

All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723;

Spatial Coverage

Jackson County (N.C.)
Cullowhee (N.C.)

Extent

5" x 7"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Western Carolina University: Making Memories

Citation

Turner, W. Newton (William Newton), 1910-1995, “May Court,” OAI, accessed May 9, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/35236.