This is an editorial piece written in the late 1960s for the Daily Nebraskan by Don Sutton about the AWS. It discusses the Constitutional Convention and the struggle to insure that the AWS did not become a separate entity from the ASUN, which was the supposed view of Dean Snyder, described as "the virtual dictator over the undergraduate women students".
This is a page from the AWS Handbook of 1968 introducing Dean of Women, Helen A. Snyder. As the Dean of Women, she was the faculty adviser for the AWS. Dean Snyder served as the Dean of Women from 1958-1970.
This is a flyer for an AWS Workshop that was held every spring from 1953 to 1964. At the AWS Workshop Nebraska Coeds were allowed to speak their views about the organization. Topics included Rules and Regulations, Coed Follies and the Activities Mart.
This is the Ideal Nebraska Coed application for the 1965 winner, Vicki Dowling. Along with her application, she went through an interview process to be voted by the judges as a finalist in the competition. On the night of the Coed Follies the winner of the title was announced.
This is a list of sample questions to ask the finalists for the Ideal Nebraska Coed and Outstanding Collegiate Man titles. Along with an application, answers to these questions helped the judges to select the winners.
This is a letter written by Kathryn Vollmer, the Activities Mart Chairman for the AWS, to the presidents of various campus organizations to find out if they were interested in occupying a booth at the Spring Semester Activities Mart. 1962 was the first year that the AWS held a second semester Activities Mart and proved to be a success in aiding undergraduate women learn more about campus organizations.
This image is of a diagonally folded, cord-bound flyer that has printed in it songs from that were sung by the ladies of the Tri-Delta house. These songs could have been performed at a philanthropic event or any other event.
Here are two pages from the program for the 1953 AWS Coed Follies. This was the second annual year of the Coed Follies allowing men to join the female audience members. It contained 5 skits and 3 curtain acts and also included the announcement of the Typical Nebraska Coed, as well as Cornhusker Beauty Queens.
Included is an image of the AWS Board for 1953-1954.
This is the introductory page for the 1966 AWS Coed Follies program. It includes an image of the AWS Board for 1966.
"Welcome to the fourteenth annual Coed Follies! The Associated Women Students of the University of Nebraska hope you enjoy this presentation of "No Men Allowed," consisting of skits and traveler acts originated and produced by the most feminine, most talented, most delectable coeds at our university!
The highlight of the evening and one of breathless anticipation, is the announcement of our Ideal Nebraska Coed and Outstanding Collegiate Man, each selected from seven carefully chosen candidates. Winners of the evening entertainment will also be honored at this time...
And so, on to our gay, gay presentation, "No Men Allowed"!
Bound by string with a thin leather cover, these dance cards were often used at dances held by the university or fraternal organizations. In this particular case, a fraternal organization put on the formal, as can be seen by the mens name behind the dance, with their Greek letters following their name.
