Object Type

 

 Appointment Card, Office of the Registrar, 1911
An appointment card from the Office of the Registrar at Simmons College. It is a blue card with a Simmons College heading. It reads: The Registrar wishes to see Miss Ruby at the earliest opportunity. It also says "Office of the Registrar" in the lower left-hand corner. Ruby and the date are both handwritten on the card. The card is approximately 13 cm wide by 8 cm tall.

 
 

 Blank notecard with Dartmouth College seal
Light brown note card with Dartmouth College seal printed on the center of the cover in green ink. The note card is approximately 11 cm tall and 8 cm wide.

 
 

 Card, "Don't Put Your Wish-bone Where Your Back-bone Ought to Be"
A card with a written saying and a 1 cm border. The card reads: Do Not Put Your Wish-Bone Where Your Back-Bone Ought to Be. It is approximately 13 cm wide by 8 cm tall.

 
 

 Card, "If you owe a debt, pay it; if you owe a grudge, forget it"
A card with a saying on it with a 1 cm border. It reads: "If you owe a debt, pay it; if you owe a grudge, forget it." It is approximately 13 cm wide by 9 cm tall.

 
 

 Card, "OCR 5 years with joy on our humble fare, and take good cheer from the candle's flare"
The card reads, "OCR 5 ys with joy on our humble fare, and take good cheer from the candle's flare". The left edge of the card has a purple ink stain. The item is 8 cm wide by 4 cm tall.

 
 

 Card, "Olive Ruby 1911" with drawing of black cat
This is a white card bearing the handwritten inscription "Olive Ruby 1911." The card is illustrated in the upper left-hand corner with a small drawing of a black cat wearing a red bow. The card is approximately 10 cm wide and 6 cm tall.

 
 

 Card, "Olive Ruby," with drawing of flower
A green rectangular card, approximately 5 cm tall and 9 cm wide, with a white and blue drawing of two petals of a flower on the left side and the name "Olive Ruby" written in light blue ink on the right side. The far right area is faded brown.

 
 

 Card, stating Olive Ruby's advisor for 1911-1912
This is a form, printed on white cardstock, stating that Miss Olive C. Ruby's academic advisor for the year 1911-1912 is Alice F. Blood, located in room 205. The names "Olive C. Ruby" and "Alice F. Blood," and the room number, are handwritten on the printed card. The form is approximately 8 cm tall and 10 cm wide.

 
 

 Card with Rhode Island Coat of Arms and State Seal with envelope
Small white envelope containing a manila card of the same size. The card has the Rhode Island Coat of Arms and State Seal on it. The objects are both approximately 15 cm tall and 9 cm wide.

 
 

 Card, "You'd better not know so much, than know so many things that ain't so"
A decorative card bearing the quotation, "You'd better not know so much, than know so many things that ain't so." The quotation is attributed on the card to Josh Billings. The card is approximately 16 cm wide and 8 cm tall.

 
 

 Fortune
Fortune card with the fortune "You have an attractive personality and should be very popular." Dimensions are approximately 5 cm wide by 3 cm tall.

 
 

 Printed poem
This is a poem printed on white card stock with red and green ink. The top of the page reads, "Compliments of Bert Fitzsimmons Daffodil Kid" in red ink. An illustration occupies the middle of the page; it depicts two children, a boy and a girl, facing each other. The boy, dressed in overalls, is noticeably shorter than the girl, and has an apple sticking out of his pocket; he is pointing his finger into the face of the girl. The girl, sporting a red dress and a red bow in her hair, has her hands behind her back and is looking downward at the boy. The poem, printed in green ink, is at the bottom of the page, and is titled, "When I get you alone to-night!" A copyright statement, "Published and Copyrighted by Leo. Feist, Inc., N.Y.," is below the poem. The item is approximately 9 cm wide by 15 cm tall.