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Annual Report, State's Mates Club, May 9, 1960

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The annual report for 1959-1960 contains reports from State's Mates officers, standing committees, and special committees, as well as club projects and services.

Annual Report of the State's Mates Organization, May 11, 1959

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The annual report for 1958-1959 contains reports from State's Mates officers and standing committees.

Annual Report of the State's Mates Organization, May 12, 1958

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The annual report for 1957-1958 contains reports from State's Mates officers and standing committees.

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…

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.

Anita Harrell to Mitchell's Hairstyling Shop, November 26, 1956

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This thank-you letter was written to Mitchell's Hairstyling Shop in gratitude of the gifts that business had given to State's Mates for its 1956 fashion show. The hair glitter and makeup was used by the models.

Emily Terrell to "New Madam President," May 17, 1955

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This letter was written by the 1954-1955 president of State's Mates, Emily Terrell, to her then-unknown successor. In it, Terrell described some of the tactics she and veteran members had developed to ensure the smooth operation of the club, as well…

Advertisement for first State's Mates meeting of year, September 25, 1954

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This advertisement, printed in the Vetville News, invited student wives to the first meeting of 1954. It encouraged student wives by stressing the work they had in common, in contrast to their husbands' roles as students.

First Constitution of State's Mates, November 1953

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This is the first known draft of the constitution for State's Mates. It was likely created in November of 1953, since the minutes for that month discuss the creation of the constitution as well as the selection of the title, which is hand-written in…

Minutes for November 1953

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These minutes discuss the creation and selection of the name "State's Mates" for what had previously been known as the Student Wives' Club.