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Indian Club from Montgomery Gym.

Scope and Contents This collection relates to the Florida State College for Women (FSCW) during the World War II period. The collection consists of newspaper articles, photographs, letters and documents concerning faculty, staff, and alumnae. These materials include a series of letters discussing plans for the installation of a plaque honoring alumnae in the military service and the American Red Cross. There are a series of index cards of a speech to the Alumnae Association of Pensacola announcing the installation. ) In addition, there is a testimonial from Admiral George D. Murray in honor of the WAVES, two Western Union telegrams, from president Doak S. Campbell, and Governor Spessard L....

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These are the minutes for Pi Kappa Sigma by Julia Pelot in 1927.

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Historical marker constructed by the city of Tallahassee to designate the site of the Florida State College for Women.

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The Student Record Books contain information about each student who attended the State Seminary West of the Suwanee River from 1890-1899, the Florida State College, from 1905-1909, and Florida State College for Women, from 1913-1927. Data includes student name, name of parent or guardian, city of residence, date of admittance and graduation, courses taken, and grades.

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A small pennant celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Florida State College for Women.

Scope and Contents The Florida State College for Women/Florida State University Executive Council Minutes are significant to researchers because they document the organizational and academic changes in these institutions during the administrations of Drs. Edward Conradi and Doak S. Campbell. Student activities during this period are documented as well.The 1930-1931 FSCW Executive Council records include the minutes of the Administrative Committee from October 21, 1930 through July 17, 1931, with some gaps. Major topics discussed include academic probation, building operations, grades, and student activity fees, behavior, and workloads. Among the prominent topics discussed by Council...

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"Odd Team" or Freshman Beanies, worn either by students on the Florida State College for Women "Odd Team," or by freshmen in the early days of Florida State University.

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These statistical reports give enrollment, attendance, withdrawal and entrance reports first monthly and later per semester. They also report numbers of employees of various categories. The reports were sent to the Board of Control from Florida State College for Women and later from Florida State University.

Scope and Contents This small collection documents the history of the Florida extension service program from its beginnings at the Florida State College for Women (FSCW) / Florida State University (FSU) School of Home Economics. The collection includes reference materials about other statewide agricultural extension service agencies and home economics, articles about Florida 4-H Clubs and the history of Florida home demonstration work, and publicity brochures about Florida home demonstration work published by the Florida State Home Demonstration Office at FSU. It is historically significant to researchers studying the cooperative extension movement in Florida and the United States and its relationship to...

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Minute Books of the Florida State College for Women's Recreation Association starting October 3, 1925 to February 19, 1947. Earlier years included minutes of the Executive Board of the Women's Athletic Association, Florida State College for Women.

Originally cataloged under MSS 93-5.

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Correspondence, indexes to minutes, lists of committee members, minutes, and reports to the Florida State University Faculty Senate documenting the discussions of the Florida State College for Women and Florida State University Curriculum Committee.

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Minutes of the Florida State University Faculty Senate and its predecessor organizations, including reports of standing committees, special committees, and sub-committees.

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The collection consists of minutes from General Faculty meetings, recommendations of candidates for graduation, related memoranda, and faculty members' obituaries. The collection will be of interest to those researching issues of broad concern to the University in the time period covered, which includes the transition period of Florida State College for Women to the Florida State University.

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The collection contains two photographs of campus buildings and a program for a theatrical play.

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The Francis Montague Wells collection, consisting of seventy-one letters, offers the insight and perspective of an enlisted Private First Class with the 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, in the European campaign during World War II.  The collection also contains two photographs of Francis Wells and a letter from his daughter Peggy Wells Hughes.

Scope and Contents The Free Tattler was a newsletter documenting the activities among a group of friends at the Florida State College for Women between 1928-29. The group referred to themselves as the "Tattlerettes" and published the newsletter "every two weeks" for "five (5) cents [a] copy." Among the activities described are the group attending church, recitals, and lecture series; having picnics and eating in the dining hall; studying for exams; and visiting with eachother on the weekends. The newsletter also included satirical columns, puzzle activities, and gossip about fellow Tattlerettes. This collection includes 3 issues of The Free Tattler and a group...

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This collection includes Florida State College for Women Alumnae News Bulletin Vol. IV No. 4 from 1933. Also included is correspondence from 2007 between Talbot D'Alemberte and Donna McHugh regarding the bulletin.

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Metal (bronze?) sign with the inscription "F.S.C.W. Building No. 6" mounted on a wooden plaque with the inscription, "Once Stood Near This Spot," beneath it.  A note that accompanied the plaque stated that the "new psychology building was built on the site of the old FSCW Building No. 6, where Park Avenue runs into the campus." The sign may have been for the old gymnasium which, after it was moved to the campus side at corner of Copeland Street and Park Avenue, served for a time as the location of the Social Welfare Department. 

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Includes photographs, faculty records, school publications, scrapbooks, correspondence, dance scores, and other material produced and collected by the FSU School of Dance, documenting its pedagogy and performances.

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Select materials from the FSU School of Dance Records have been digitized and are available through the FSU Digital Library.

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The collection contains photographs of the campus of Florida State College for Women.

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Select materials from this collection have been digitized and are available through the FSU Digital Library as part of a larger photograph collection.

Scope and Contents Photographs, ephemera and other personal items of Tallahassee Branch of the University of Florida/Florida State University student Giles O. Lofton (BS, Business, 1950) and his wife, Florida State College for Women/Florida State University student Anicia Aleman Lofton (BS, Commerce, 1949). This is a virtual collection. These photographs and other items are in the possession of Mr. B.J. Develle, Tallahassee, Florida. Materials Online Materials from this collection are digitized and available through the FSU Digital Library as part of a...

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The Gladys Janette Folsom Harrington Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, programs, correspondence, and other items related to her years as a student at Florida State College for Women.

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Gladys Martin Black (formerly Gladys Martin) was a Florida State College for Women student, class of 1918 (BS, Home Economics).  The Items in the collection include scrapbook pages and other student ephemera and memorabilia, as well as items related to her 50 year reunion. (See box list.)

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Select materials from this collection have been digitized and are available through the FSU Digital Library as part of a larger photograph collection.

Scope and Contents The Grace I. Fox and Mary Jane Martin-Vegue Collection consists of a variety of materials relating to their involvement with Florida State University and their leadership in physical education in the state of Florida, as well as nationally. The Physical Education and Athletics Papers consist of documents relating to the physical education curriculum at Florida State University and materials concerning the involvement of Grace Fox, Mary Jane Martin-Vegue, and Katherine W. Montgomery in national and state-wide physical education and athletics organizations and associations.The collection includes official correspondence of Grace Imogene Fox, Mary Jane Martin-Vegue,...

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The collection consists of three pins and 17 pages from a photograph album.  The three pins are the L.I. (Licentiate of Instruction) pin of Harriett Smith Seymour (LI, Education, 1918) and the Sophomore Council and Mortar Board pins of Harriett Kirk Crago (BA, Arts & Sciences, 1947). The photograph album pages are those of Harriett Smith Seymour.  Harriett Smith Seymour was the Mother of Harriett Kirk Crago (or Harriett Vance Kirk).

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The collection contains photographs and memorabilia related to Florida State College for Women, 1927-1930.

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Select materials from this collection have been digitized and are available through the FSU Digital Library as part of a larger photograph collection.

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Heritage Protocol Miscellaneous Documents, Publications, & Ephemera Collection. Collection of documents pertaining to Florida State University and its predecessor institutions.

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Select materials from this collection have been digitized and are available through the FSU Digital Library as part of a larger university publication collection.

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The collection contains multimedia related to the history of Florida State University and its predecessor institutions.

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Select materials from this collection have been digitized and are available through the FSU Digital Library.