The Harry G. Gault scrapbook and loose materials contain dance cards; post cards; a hand-drawn portrait of what appears to be Gault (artist unknown); photographs of past U-M presidents (Angell and Hutchins), 1911-1912 freshman and sophomore games, Adelphi Club, the Eremites Club, the 1912 CAP Night event-a large gathering in which freshmen transitioned into sophomores by throwing their grey caps into a bonfireth, the Griffins, the Michigamua upper class all-campus honor societies, the Sphinx Fraternity, and the Senior Swing Out exercises which incorporates the first wearing of the cap and gown prior to graduation.
His scrapbook also contains photographs of U-M sporting events, dances, the 1915 Lit Class, the Michigan Daily editorial office, and the Phi Delta Phi House. Of note is a non-descript group photograph including Gault (seated 3rd from left) and what appears to be an unidentified man of color (standing 2nd row, 2nd from right). Additional materials include a May 1, 1913 Griffins initiation certificate; a 1915/1916 poster titled Comparative Standings of Sororities and Fraternities and their House Clubs; newspaper clippings, report cards, wartime correspondence, obituaries, and other memorabilia depicting student life at U-M.
The Alice Wiard Gault scrapbook and loose materials include dance cards; programs (including football programs); menus; ribbons; photographs of dances including the 1916 J-Hop, women students, sorority house interiors; report cards; invitations; personal notes; place cards; and ticket stubs. Other items to note include a November 9, 1912 handwritten speech from the 1915 Sophomore Toast (authored by Alice?); newspaper clippings including one titled Sisters Announce Engagement-announcing Wiard's engagement to Boy Kennnedy. The handwriting beneath reads: "As near as I ever came to the fatal step." The scrapbook contains additional memorabilia depicting her life at U-M.
Harry G. Gault and Alice Wiard Gault met as students at the University of Michigan (U-M), College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA). Both were members of the class of 1915.
Born in Flint, Michigan Harry G. Gault (1892-?) was the president of LSA students in 1915, Vice-President of the Michigan Union, business manager of the Gargoyle college humor magazine, a member of the Adelphi Debate Team, the Commerce Club, Eremites Club, the Cercle Francais French Club, and the Phi Delta Phi legal honor society. Gault also served on the Boat Club Regatta Committee as Chairman of Finances.
He graduated from the U-M Law School in 1917 and later went on to serve as a Lieutenant with the United States Army Sanitary Corps during World War I. After World War I, Gault went on to practice law in Flint where he served as the prosecuting attorney of Genessee County (1921-1924). In 1925 he founded his own law firm Gaulty and Parker. During his legal career, Gault served as the president of the Genessee County Bar Association (1926-1927) as well as the Vice chairman of the Charter Revision Commission in Flint (1928-1929). He was a member of the Michigan State Crime Commission (1928-1943), and served as president of the Board of Commissioners of the Michigan State Bar (1947-1948). After the passing of his first wife Alice in 1949, Gault married Hilda Reava Draws on September 16, 1950. Though Gault lived an active life, little is known about his death.
Alice Wiard Gault (1893-1949), wife of Harry G. Gault, was born in Batavia, NY. As a U-M student, she was the Vice-President of the LSA students, the editor of the women's issue of the Gargoyle, president of the Motar Board, Vice-President of the Women's League, and a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. After graduating from U-M she became active in various civic endeavors including serving on the boards of the Urban League, the Flint Community Chest, the YWCA, United Service Organizations (USO), the Michigan Children's Aid Society, the American Red Cross, and the Michigan Society for Crippled Children. She was also a member of the Junior League of Flint, and president of the local chapter of the Association of University Women. Little else is known about her life after college, yet after a long illness, Alice Wiard Gault passed away in July of 1949 at the age of 55.
