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| Creator: | Sheffer, Nola. |
| Title: | Nola Sheffer Papers |
| Dates: | 1956-1960 |
| Size: | 3 folders |
| Abstract: | Materials related to Nola Sheffer's experience as an undergraduate student at Syracuse University in the 1950s |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives |
Biography
Nola Sheffer (1938-) graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1960. While at the University, she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi and was part of the first group of students that participated in the Semester in Italy Program in fall 1959. She went on to receive a Master of Science degree from Harvard University in 1965.
Scope and Content Note
The Nola Sheffer Papers contain materials from Sheffer’s undergraduate experience at Syracuse University. The collection is divided into three series:
Correspondence includes letters from Diane Harris, Sheffer’s “Big Chum" at Syracuse University who was responsible for writing to Sheffer to offer advice and answer questions about student life before her arrival on campus. The other letters are from Joyce Carol Oates, who lived with Sheffer and others in Walker Cottage, one of the houses for women students owned by the University at the time.
Photographs consists of group pictures of the residents of Walker Cottage during the 1956-1957 academic year and a portrait of Sheffer taken for her sorority composite.
Printed materials include Sheffer's monthly meal tickets for campus dining halls, a menu from the Savoy restaurant on Marshall Street, a clipping from the University yearbook, and an invitation to the 1960 graduation ceremony.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions.
There are no restrictions for this collection.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Related Material
Special Collections Research Center of Syracuse University holds more materials related to Joyce Carol Oates in the Joyce Carol Oates Papers.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Nola Sheffer Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Nola Sheffer in 2020, 2021, and 2023.
Processing Information
Photographs were housed in mylar sleeves and all materials were placed in acid-free folders.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Emily Banach
Date: 2021
Revision history: Oct 2021 - Three items added; scope and content note updated (EMB);
January 2024 - Seven items added; biography and scope and content note updated
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Inventory
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| ASC 130 | Harris, Diane 1956 | ||||||||||
| ASC 130 | Oates, Joyce Carol 1956-1960 | ||||||||||
| Photographs | |||||||||||
| ASC 130 | Portrait circa 1959 | ||||||||||
| ASC 130 | Walker College residents 1956 - Sheet of donor's notes identifying individuals in the photographs also included | ||||||||||