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Anita Harrell to Ambassador Theatre, February 25, 1957

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This thank-you letter was written to Ambassador Theatre, in gratitude of tickets which were given as a prize at a State's Mates party. The winner (apparently a husband) had to drink milk through a baby bottle.

Nan Y. Cobb to the Federal Bakery, April 23, 1958

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This thank-you letter was written to the Federal Bakery, in gratitude of a cake which was donated to State's Mates. It is one of several thank-yous to other bakeries. The cakes were used in State's Mates Cake Walk, which they ran for North Carolina…

"Stairway to the Stars," November 16, 1968

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This document is the program for the 1968 Mrs. North Carolina State University pageant, "Stairway to the Stars," sponsored by State's Mates.

Instructions for Master of Ceremonies, 1963

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This document contains instructions for Mr. Ponton, the Master of Ceremonies at the 1963 Mrs. NC State pageant. It includes hand-written notes and a brief fact sheet on each contestant.

Blank application for Mrs. NC State pageant, 1966

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This blank application, initially created for the 1965 Mrs. NC State beauty pageant, was annotated for revisions for the 1966 pageant. It describes the pageant for potential contestants and requests information such as name, employer, occupation,…

Mrs. NC State Application for Cornelia Lawrence, 1968-1969

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Connie Law's application for the 1968-1969 Mrs. NC State beauty pageant contains personal information about the contestant as well as general information about the pageant. Law was a student at NC State, and her exhibited talent was modeling clothing…

Mrs. NC State Application for Janine Roberts, 1968-1969

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Jan Roberts' application for the 1968-1969 Mrs. NC State beauty pageant contains personal information about the contestant as well as general information about the pageant. Roberts was working as a dental assistant at the time, and her intended…

Mrs. NC State Application for Karen Flake, 1968-1969

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Karen Flake's application for the 1968-1969 Mrs. NC State beauty pageant contains personal information about the contestant as well as general information about the pageant. Flake was a housewife at the time and alumna of Meredith College, and her…

Mrs. NC State Contestant Fact Sheet, November 16, 1968

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This fact sheet, created for the Master of Ceremonies' use, contains information about each of the contestants in the Mrs. NC State beauty pageant for the 1968-1969 academic year.

List of questions for Mrs. NC State Contestants, 1968-1969

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This manuscript contains a handwritten list of questions that the Master of Ceremonies asked contestants at the 1968-1969 Mrs. NC State beauty pageant. The questions reflect current events, such as student protests and the expansion of women's career…