Diploma and Tassel, 1943

Object/Artifact

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2021.97.07

Description

Saugatuck High School diploma and 13-inch long orange tassel. The diploma has an beige, onionskin paper dust jacket embossed with a cloud-like pattern. The diploma presentation cover has a dark blue suede-like cover with an embossed seal and the text "Saugatuck High School Jeannette E. Hacklander Class of 1943" The inside of the cover is lined with orange moire taffeta fabric. The beige paper diploma is bound to the cover with a 1/4" navy ribbon, tied in a bow. The diploma certifies that Jeannette E. Hacklander has completed her high school educations and was given the document in Saugatuck on June 10, 1943. The diploma is signed by trustees Edwin House and S.L. Newnham, and superintendent L.H. Waugh. The back of the diploma lists the class flower as dark, red rose; color as maroon and silver-gray; motto as "Climb as you were to live forever; live as you were to die tomorrow" and, on the other side, a class roll [list of graduating students].

Acquisition

Accession

2021.97

Source or Donor

Bekken, Joe

Acquisition Method

Donation

Dimensions

Dimension Description

folded

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Location

Box

083 Bekken Family

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

tassel is a bit tangled

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Anderson, Bob, Church, Edna Jeanette, Olson, Edward Charles 1926-2014, Campbell, Frances Ann, Monique, Laurence Rufus "Ruf" 1926-1991, Sessions, Donald Douglas c1926-, Waugh, Lloyd Hall "Doc" 1897-1955, Rasmussen, Gerald R., Hoffman, Richard "Dick", Newnham, Stephen Lynne 1854-1945, Brady, Irene Margie, Hall, Don, McDermott, J.T., VanLeuwen, Andrew Francis, Bekken, Gerald 1924-2021, Hamlin, LaVerna, Engel, Theodore A., VanLeuwen, Gene Dale, Olsen, Mary, House, Edwin Harvey 1875-1958, Bekken, Jeanette (Hacklander), Whipple, Harriet

Create Date

December 18, 2021

Update Date

February 6, 2023