Uniform, Military skirt

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Uniform, Military skirt

Entry/Object ID

109.98.11

Description

Material: textile, plastic and metal. Size: 12" W. at waistline x 24 1/2" L. Description: Uniform Skirt. Navy blue fabric - 6-gore skirt - 1 1/4" W. waistband - closure on left side with a 7" L. zipper and two missing waistband buttons - one slash pocket on each side - label inside right pocket: "U.S.Coast Guard" - label in waistband: "Dorothy Grace Hodgkins". Entire SPAR uniform is accessioned as #109.98.5-13, 17-18) and includes a cap, a garrison cap, blouse, shirts, skirt, slacks, belt and service crests.

Context

Waseca County Military - U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, SPAR. Dorothy Hodgkins was a SPAR, a member of the women's reserve of the U.S. Coast Guard from 1943-1945. The name "SPAR" derives from S(emper) PAR (atus) or "always ready", the motto of the U.S. Coast Guard. Hodgkins worked with public health doctors and nurses in sick bay and in the dental clinic in St. Augustine, Florida at a Coast Guard training station. Later she was located in Washington, D.C. at Coast Guard headquarters. See donor gift agreement for more biographical information on Dorothy Hodgkins Gigeay.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Uniform, Military skirt

Class

Clothing, Outerwear

Category

Personal Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

January 4, 1999

Update Date

July 16, 2025