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This scrapbook, created by Emily Herring Wilson between 1959 and 1960, contains materials relating to Wilson's student experience at Woman's College of the University of North Carolina (now The University of North Carolina at Greensboro). This scrapbook contains photographs of campus views, dorm interiors, snow on campus (including Foust Fountain frozen), the 1961 beanie, and 1960 Rat Day.

This scrapbook, created by Marjorie Craig between 1915 and 1919, contains material relating to Craig's student experience at the State Normal and Industrial College (now The University of North Carolina at Greensboro). This commercially-produced scrapbook is annotated throughout, and contains many items relating to campus life, including photographs, class song lyrics from 1919, suffrage song lyrics, ephemera relating to the Adelphian Literary society, toasts for the Senior Farewell Banquet, a State Normal and Industrial College meal ticket, a 1917 Field Day ribbon, and programs for "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "Patriotic Demonstration." Further contents include ephemera related to the Patriotic League, which was promoted by the Junior War Work Council. Photographs depict the 1918 May Day pageant, students in their class sweaters, and Luther Hodges.

This scrapbook, created by Mary Jane Sockwell between 1927 and 1931, documents Sockwell's experience as a student at the North Carolina College for Women (now The University of North Carolina at Greensboro). The scrapbook contains ephemera, invitations, and programs related to the Dikean Society, including an initiation program; information related to Sockwell's position as the chairman of Freshman Chapel Committee; materials related to the 1927 Freshman-Junior wedding; programs and ephemera related to Camp Taukeetah in Franklin, NC; a Class of 1927 Reunion program; and materials relating to Sockwell's membership in the French Club and the YWCA.

Letters from several individuals written to Lewis Puckett who was serving in the US Navy in the Pacific Theatre. Topics include willingness to enlist (personally and observing others' attitudes), medical examinations, fire insurance records, updates on friends and acquaintances, school stories, inquiries into how Lewis was faring, encouragement, stories of life in the Army at Camp Campbell, golfing, and going to the movies. One of the accompanying envelopes features several nautical-themed doodles and drawings.

Sherry Pucket posing in the yard of the family house.

Sherry and Stephen Puckett play outside in their yard with a tea cup and tray.

A closer view of Stephen sitting on his bicycle.

Letters written by Beth Puckett to her husband Lewis Puckett who was serving in the US Navy in the Pacific Theatre. The letters include several expressions of affection, loneliness, and longing. Other topics include the inconsistency of mail delivery, care packages, Lewis' gifts (including shell necklaces and grass skirts), improving her cooking, considering taking a job, sending valentines, traveling arrangements and experiences, plumbing issues, having to cut a permanent out of her hair, updates on acquaintances having babies, an annoying boarder's birthday, the misery of having a bad cold, stupid acquaintances, songs playing on the radio as she wrote, the morality of women whose husbands were abroad, immunization shots, a baby abandoned at the railroad station, going to a ballet and opera performance, housework, weighing the children, going to the movies, and updates on friends and family.

Letters written by Beth Puckett to her husband Lewis Puckett who was serving in the US Navy in the Pacific Theatre. Topics include their children Steven and Sherry enjoying gifts sent home by Lewis (a Japanese sword and slippers, respectively), yard work, the price of tomatoes, managing money, Beth putting herself on an orange juice and cream diet to make herself gain weight, and a family vacation to a cabin in Boone.

Lewis and Beth Puckett pose sitting together on a blanket on the beach.

Stephen Puckett posing on his bicycle wearing an oversized coat.

Letters written by Beth Puckett to her husband Lewis Puckett who was serving in the US Navy in the Pacific Theatre. The letters include several expressions of affection, loneliness, and longing. Other topics include the events of Christmas day, war news, Christmas presents, rationing, memories of previous Christmases, waxing chairs, piano lessons, cold weather, visiting relatives, cleaning and running errands, social interactions, annoying acquaintances, financial matters, learning independence, the maturing of their relationship, the lady roomer staying with them at the time, updates on the children's behavior, and frustration over the inconsistency of mail delivery.

A photograph of Beth Pucket wearing a striped dress seated in a wicker chair in the yard.

Letters written by Beth Puckett to her husband Lewis Puckett who was serving in the US Navy in the Pacific Theatre. Topics include the arrival of photograph portraits of Lewis, an open forum for peace plans held in Sunday School, doctor's bills for scarlet fever and tonsilitis, daughter Sherry's first piano recital, son Steven getting into poison ivy and learning to tie his own shoes, a heat wave in Greensboro, blowing a tire in the heat, and local gossip.

Letters written by Beth Puckett to her husband Lewis Puckett who was serving in the US Navy in the Pacific Theatre. Topics include the permanence of marriage, loyalty and doubts, friends and family working towards being prepared for Lewis' eventual return, visits to a local pool, frustrations with a boarder, food shortages, relatives visiting, and housework.