Name/Title
NRHS Diploma: Skelton 1944Entry/Object ID
28.25.3Scope and Content
Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". The image shows a document holder with a red textured surface featuring an embossed design at its center. The design includes a geometric octagonal shape with symbols and letters integrated within it: "NR HS." (a) The image is a certificate from New Richland High School, certifying that an individual named Betty Mae Skelton has completed the course of study prescribed by the Board of Education and is entitled to the diploma, with a bold, decorative header and an illustration depicting the school building, followed by official signatures including those of Superintendent G. T. Norswing, Principal M. P. Edman, President C. Virnig, and Secretary Bernard Rotegard, dated the second day of June, A.D. 1944, in New Richland, Minnesota, and printed by Welch, Chicago. (b) The image is a class announcement from New Richland High School in New Richland, Minnesota, for the Class of 1944. It details the class flower as the red rose and the class colors as maroon and gold. The class motto emblazoned is "With the ropes of the past we'll ring the bells of the future." Below these details is the class roll, listing the names of students in alphabetical order.Context
Betty Skelton was the mother of the donor. Betty married Harvey Bluhm in 1947.Collection
This diploma is included in a scrapbook kept by Betty Skelton located in this collection.Cataloged By
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Object Name
Diploma, GraduationClass
Documentary ArtifactCategory
Communication ArtifactsArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
circa 1944Create Date
August 26, 2025Update Date
August 26, 2025
