1 10 1 https://memory.richmond.edu/files/original/8d83f99c25861450df976ef1017658f0.jpg 65f880f2d9fb1aab1482b1064665f4b9 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Metadata Creator Irina Rogova Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Article "World's Largest Hat Adorns UR's New Look Spider Uniform" Subject The topic of the resource Alumni and alumnae Alumni and alumnae--Charitable contributions College athletics College fraternity members Confederate Army Greek letter societies Lost Cause ideology School mascots Southern States United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Universities and colleges--Employees Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RichmondCollegianXXXV.12.1-19481210.jpg Description An account of the resource This article describes the creation of a full-size mascot costume modeled after the "new look" Richmond Spider created by Student Shop proprietor Buddy Mayo <a href="http://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/2893" target="_blank">earlier in the fall 1948 semester.</a> The article describes the new look spider as having "called on its Confederate ancestors" in its design. Brothers from Lambda Chi Alpha presented the design to the university community, and the mascot made its first appearance at a football game between the University of Richmond and Washington and Lee. Nelson Weber, presumably a Lambda Chi Alpha brother, was invived to a local clothes manufacturing plant to create the eight-limbed costume. The head was designed by a professional artist on Franklin Street in Richmond City. Hat makers and alumni Holmes and Douglas Britton designed the hat, which required special equipment from New York to accomdate the large size. In total, making a Confederate Spider mascot should have cost over $200, but the labor, time, and materials were donated by Etchison Hat Company and Rockingham Clothes. Buddy Mayo donated the mask. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dodl, Norman Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Dodl, Norman. "World's Largest Hat Adorns UR's New Look Spider Uniform." <em>The Richmond Collegian</em> XXXV, no. 12 (December 10, 1948): 1, 3. <a href="https://collegian.richmond.edu/?a=d&d=COL19481210.2.5&e=------194-en-20--1--txt-txIN-------" target="_blank">https://collegian.richmond.edu/?a=d&d=COL19481210.2.5&e=------194-en-20--1--txt-txIN-------</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Collegian, University of Richmond Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1948-12-10 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource newspapers Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Richmond (Va.)