Collection UWA2009-22 - University of Waterloo Faculty of Arts jacket.

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

University of Waterloo Faculty of Arts jacket.

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  • Source of title proper: Title from content of the collection.

Level of description

Collection

Reference code

SCA422-UWA2009-22

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

  • [between 1960 and 1962] (Creation)

Physical description area

Physical description

1 jacket : leather and polyester satin ; 70 x 51 cm

Archival description area

Name of creator

(1959-Present)

Scope and content

A red melton wool jacket from the University of Waterloo Faculty of Arts worn by an undergraduate student in the early 1960s. The jacket is lined with brown paisley polyester satin. The back of the jacket contains white letter patches that spell out, “... »

Notes area

Immediate source of acquisition

Donated to the University of Waterloo Archives in 2009.

Language of material

  • English

General note

According to the donor, red jackets were briefly made available to students in the Faculty of Arts between 1960-1962. On March 14, 1963, a vote for the University of Waterloo official winter jacket was held in conjunction with the Student Council ... »

Physical description

The jacket was measured along the back length and by the shoulder width.

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Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Described by NM July 2024.

Language of description

  • English

Sources

[1] Davidson, Al. “Sees red on yellow jackets: a tragedy.” The Coryphaeus, Thursday, October 28, 1965 (v.6, n.8), p. 10.

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