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Elephant on Parade, Mock Convention Parade, 1980In this photograph, an elephant walks down Main Street in the 1980 Mock Convention parade.
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Bernie SandersPortrait of Bernie Sanders
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George WashingtonPortrait of George Washington
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Robert E. LeePortrait of Robert E. Lee
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Mock Convention Floor, 1972 - Flag WavingPhotograph from the 1972 Mock Convention. Students await the results of the vote
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Evy VerbinnenCo-Creator of Exhibit
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Agnes KingCo-Creator of Exhibit
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Kit HamillCo-Creator of Exhibit
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Washington Delegation Float Preparations, 2020Members of the Washington State Delegation prepare signs for their parade float
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Enthusiastic State Chairs Speak Up (Ring-tum Phi article)Ring-tum Phi article describing West Virginia, Michigan, Alaska and Hawaii delegations involvement in the 2008 Washington and Lee University Mock Convention
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Capsule History of W&L Mock ConventionsThe document contains the nominations made by Washington and Lee's Mock Convention from the year 1908 through 1948, including whether the decision was correct.
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Mock Convention Parade Preparations, 2008Preparations for the Mock Convention Parade on the morning of the parade: Friday, January 25, 2008.
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Letter from Frank A. Parsons to Joel Barnett, January 26, 1956 (correspondence)Parsons writes as Director of Publicity to the President of one of the fraternities, Beta Theta Pi, to encourage student participation in the upcoming 1956 Mock Convention. He mentions enclosing flyers for distribution and he mentions "mass media" coverage of the event, both past and future. There is an notation that this letter was also sent to "the sixteen other fraternities."
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Interview with Speakers Committee Member Caitlin Reardon '20Brief Interview with Caitlin Reardon '20, who participated in Mock Convention 2020 as a member of the Speakers Committee
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Student Organizers, 1952 (photograph)In this photograph, members of a committee appear to be receiving information and writing copy to be circulated. The Sigma Delta Chi bulletin board in the background suggests that fraternities offices were being used.
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Washington and Lee Mock Convention Financial Documents, 1976Includes a financial statement, a report of financial status as of February 27, an expense budget and an income statement which are both dated March 12.
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Interview with Memorabilia Team member Sydney McGrew '20Brief Interview with Sydney McGrew '20, who participated in Mock Convention 2020 as a member of the Memorabilia Team and the Washington Delegation.
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Mock Convention 2020 Balloon DropPhotograph taken by student at 2020 Mock Convention nomination announcement
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Richard Nixon with Students at 1968 Mock Convention (photograph)In this photograph, future U.S. President Richard M. Nixon mingles with students. Nixon was on campus to address a W&L assembly sponsored by Omicron Delta Kappa on January 11, 1968. Nixon was a member of ODK.
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Students Work Backstage at 1960 Mock Convention (photograph)This photograph shows two students comparing notes at the 1960 Mock Convention. They appear to be beside the speaker's platform.
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Application for Participation, Convention Parade, 1956This is a standard typed form, filled out by the Halifax County High School's Comet Marching Band. The second page is clearly a history and description of the band, intended for publication or for reading during the parade which was scheduled for April 30, 1956.
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Confidential: Partial Breakdown of How States Are Expected to Go on First Ballot (1956)This is a typed list of 30 states with predictions on how their first ballots are expected to be cast. Two additional states are added in a hand-written note.