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Indians as mascots

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Colonel Ebirt t-shirts

 Collection
Identifier: UA 423
Content Description

Two Colonel Ebirt T-shirts, with an illustration of William and Mary's unofficial mascot, Colonel Ebirt. Colonel Ebirt is tribe spelled backwards and was the unofficial mascot for William & Mary from 2001-2006.

Dates: Circa 2001-2006

Elaine Bixiones collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.346
Content Description

The Elaine Bixiones collection contains one navy blue turtleneck t-shirt with gold William & Mary logo owned by Elaine Bixiones. The shirt depicts the former William & Mary logo which consisted of an image of a Native American man.

Dates: Circa 1968-1969

Gamma Phi Beta (Alpha Chi Chapter) records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 7.109
Content Description

Collection includes materials documenting the daily activities of Gamma Phi Beta (Alpha Chi Chapter). Materials include pages from a scrapbook that contain stereotypical caricatures of east Asian and Native American people as well as derogatory language regarding race, gender, sexual orientation, and ethnicity. Collection also includes photographs of culturally insensitive events held in Sorority Court.

Dates: 1951-2006

Joan Showalter collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.358
Content Description

The Joan Showalter collection contains a duc cap, gavel, William & Mary Tribe logo lights, handbook and awards related to student life at William & Mary.

Dates: Circa 1951-1990

William and Mary ashtray

 Collection
Identifier: UA 428
Content Description

1 William and Mary ashtray. Ashtray bears the artistic interpretation of a Native America. Image of Native American is colored orange, green, and off-white.

Dates: Undated

William & Mary letter holder

 Collection
Identifier: UA 416
Content Description

Contains one vintage wooden napkin holder. The napkin portrays a painted image of a Native American and the name of the college on its front side. On its back, the napkin holder lists the founding dates of Jamestown, Virginia; Yorktown, Virginia; and the Virginia colony.

Dates: Circa 1940