urn:taro:twu:00015 Josephine Jane Rice Papers An Inventory to the Collection Finding aid prepared by Ann Barton, 2007 Texas Woman's University, The Woman's Collection
PO. Box 425528 Denton, TX 76204-5528 Phone: 940-898-3752 Email: Womansc@twu.edu
Finding aid encoded by Ranu Singhvi 2007 Finding aid written in English Description based on DACS Overview Rice, Josephine Jane, 1922 - 1989. Josephine Jane Rice Papers Mss. 834 1941 - 1950 1.5 linear feet. Photographs, news clippings and artifacts from Texas State College for Women (TSCW, now Texas Woman’s University) graduate and female gunnery instructor in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. Texas Woman's University, the Woman's Collection Biographical Note

Josephine Jane Rice grew up in Dallas and attended Highland Park High School where she graduated valedictorian of her class in 1941. She obtained a degree in music at TSCW and also participated in the Rifle Team. After college, she joined the Marine Corps and became the first woman machine gun instructor. In 1950, she married in the Little Chapel in-the-Woods on the TSCW campus in Denton.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

Photographs and news clippings of her wedding and Marine Corps career including a March 27, 1944 Life magazine article. Also includes a framed montage of photographs and insignia from the Cherry Point, N.C. Marine Training Base, a glass with WMA (Women Marine Association) logo, and a Highland Park High School War Veterans Memorial video.

 Arrangement of the Collection Series 1:Photographs Series 2: News clippings Series 3: Audiovisual Series 4: Artifacts Topics Texas State College for Women/Texas Woman’s University Women – World War II Women – U.S. Marine Corps Access to Collection:

Researchers may access the Mamie Frances King Hansen Papers Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in the Woman's Collection. The Woman's Collection is located on the second floor of the Blagg-Huey Library. All materials are viewed in the Catherine Merchant Reading Room, and photocopies are provided at the discretion of the Woman's Collection.

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Provenance

Donated by her daughter, Ellen Gee, 2007.

 Processed by:

Ann Barton, 2007

 Detailed Description of the Collection Series 1: Photographs (5) 1 1 Description

Wedding photograph inside Little Chapel

Wedding photograph outside Little Chapel

Rice in Marine uniform

Rice with her mother, Jane Rice

Rice with Training Class, Cherry Point, N.C.

 Series 2: Press Clippings 1 2 News articles regarding TSCW Rifle Team, Rice’s marriage, her military service, And career as a music teacher 1 3 Life magazine, March 27, 1944, which included layout on women in the Marine Corp and photograph of Pfc. Rice demonstrating assembly of a Browning .50-calibre machine gun. Series 3: Audiovisual 1 Highland Park High School War Veterans Memorial Video (DVD). Series 4: Artifacts 1 Framed montage of photographs and insignia from Marine Training Class at Cherry Point, N.C. Drinking glass with WMA (Women Marines Association) logo