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"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.

"Mrs. NCSU Crowned," November 1968

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Mary Porterfield's article in The Technician, discussing the 1968-1969 Mrs. NC State beauty pageant, described the atmosphere of the pageant and the winner, Shirley Trottier, before criticizing the pageant for limiting itself to married women in an…

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.

Floor plan of Erdahl-Cloyd Union, May 9, 1966

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State's Mates held their monthly meetings for the 1965-1966 academic year in this room. The plans are marked with the setup needs of State's Mates for the month's program.

"Estimated Budget for Program Committee," 1965-1966

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The estimated budget for State's Mates for the 1965-1966 year shows the rising importance of the Mrs. NC State pageant, which was held in January of that year.

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.