Yesterday, a wonderful box of artifacts came to the archives. The daughter of Burton Hayes, class of 1929, made our day by sharing several of his pennants, part of a football uniform, photographs and something I’ve wanted for our collections for a long time– a senior class blazer.
First the pennants – one is for the class of 1929. Today’s students have t-shirts to proclaim their status, but in the 19-teens and twenties, these banners were popular.
The second banner was made especially for the 1926 football season – that’s the year that the Davidson College team became the North Carolina state champions! This pennant reflects a particular rivalry from that time:
During the 1920s, Davidson seniors did not wear class rings, instead the entire class purchased blazers –in special colors and with the class year embroidered on it. The class of 1929 chose a black blazer with Carolina blue trim:
Pennants and blazers may not be what many people think of when they think of archival research but they are a part of student culture and bring an immediate connection to the spirit of the times. We offer our thanks to the donor and if any of you have the purple and gold class blazer, we’d be happy to give it a home in the archives!
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