Kalamazoo College 1935 May Fete

dc.contributor.author	Unknown	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	1930-1939	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-28T21:50:28Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-28T21:50:28Z
dc.date.issued	1935-05	en_US
dc.identifier.other	G42.02.10	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10920/10020
dc.description.abstract	The 1935 May Fete procession on the Kalamazoo College quadrangle. The May Fete was first held at the College by the women's Eurodelphian Gamma society in 1883, but it did not take off as a tradition until the early 20th century. It consisted of a full day of activities, with music, athletic events, parades, dancing, and banquet meals. In the 1940s, military air shows were part of the festivities. The crowning of the May Queen was a highlight. In 1935, the queen was Laurene McCrimmon, and the pageant theme was "Orpheus and Eurydice." The May Fete faded out of College tradition in the 1960s. The photographer is not identified.	en_US
dc.publisher	Kalamazoo College	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Kalamazoo College Archives Photograph Collection	en_US
dc.rights	U.S. copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior written permission of the copyright holder.	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Kalamazoo College--Students	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Kalamazoo College--Buildings	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Kalamazoo College. Bowen Hall	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Special events	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Festivals	en_US
dc.title	Kalamazoo College 1935 May Fete	en_US
dc.type	Image	en_US

Bowen Hall [44]
Classroom building that opened in 1902.
Eurodelphian Gamma Society [5]
Women's Literary Society (1856-c.1970)
May Fete [11]
May Day event celebrating spring through dance and other festivities
Photographs [989]
Historical photographs from the Kalamazoo College Archives