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