71 items found
Keywords: "Mary McLeod Bethune" (All words)
Graduation ceremony at Bethune-Cookman College

Graduation ceremony at Bethune-Cookman College

Date
1940 (circa)
Collection
Have You Heard of Milwaukee Springs?

Have You Heard of Milwaukee Springs?

Date
2014-06-16
Collection
Learning Unit: Mary McLeod Bethune

Learning Unit: Mary McLeod Bethune

Date
Description
This learning unit uses photographs and documents from the State Library and Archives of Florida to explore the life and legacy of Mary McLeod Bethune.
Collection
Letter from Dorothy C. Guinn to Bernard Lee, May 19, 1960

Letter from Dorothy C. Guinn to Bernard Lee, May 19, 1960

Date
1960-05-19
Description
Letter from Dorothy C. Guinn, executive director of the National Council of Negro Women, to Bernard Lee confirming plans for him to be a guest speaker at the tribute luncheon for student leaders who participated in the sit-ins in the South.
Collection
Letter from Dr. Florence Lovell Roane to Daniel M. Williams, 1946

Letter from Dr. Florence Lovell Roane to Daniel M. Williams, 1946

Date
1946
Description
A letter from Bethune-Cookman College Professor Dr. Florence Lovell Roane to author Daniel M. Williams describing the experience of her son Lovell, who was accepted to the DeVeaux School in Niagara Falls, New York. When Lovell arrived, he was denied admittance due to his race, so he came back to Florida to attend Fessenden Academy in Martin, Florida.
Collection
Letter from Mary McLeod Bethune to George L. Burr Jr., March 27, 1941

Letter from Mary McLeod Bethune to George L. Burr Jr., March 27, 1941

Date
1941-03-27
Description
A letter from Mary McLeod Bethune, president of Bethune-Cookman College, to George L. Burr Jr., executive director of the Florida State Defense Council, stating that African American Floridians would be willing to help with state and national defense during World War II.
Collection
Letter from Mary McLeod Bethune to George L. Burr Jr., September 4, 1941

Letter from Mary McLeod Bethune to George L. Burr Jr., September 4, 1941

Date
1941-09-04
Description
A letter from Mary McLeod Bethune, division director of Negro affairs for the National Youth Administration, to George L. Burr Jr., executive director of the Florida State Defense Council, expressing that she is happy the State Defense Council is developing a program to increase participation of African American Floridians in national defense during World War II.
Collection
Letter from Mary McLeod Bethune to Governor Sholtz Regarding Lynchings in Florida, 1934

Letter from Mary McLeod Bethune to Governor Sholtz Regarding Lynchings in Florida, 1934

Date
1934-10-30
Description
Letter from Mary McLeod Bethune to Governor David Sholtz regarding the lynching of Claude Neal and thanking the governor for the work he has done to stop lynchings.
Collection
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
msc5314Graduation ceremony at Bethune-Cookman CollegeAfrican American women--Florida--Daytona Beach
African American men--Florida--Daytona Beach
Academic costume
Military uniforms
Academic rites and ceremonies
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msc5334Graduation procession at Bethune-Cookman CollegeAcademic costume
African American men--Florida--Daytona Beach
African American women--Florida--Daytona Beach
Academic rites and ceremonies
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have-you-heard-of-milwaukee-springsHave You Heard of Milwaukee Springs?Jim Crow
Recreation areas -- Florida -- Alachua County
Springs -- Florida -- Alachua County
African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc
Discrimination in public accommodations
Segregation
Blacks -- Segregation
African Americans -- Segregation
Race discriminationAfrican-Americans
Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Chestnut, Charles
Colored Businessmen’s Association of Gainesville
United States. National Youth Administration. Office of Negro Affairs
Getzen, J. C. (James Culbreath), 1904-1970
Florida. State Defense Council
World War II (1939-1945)
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COM07627Historic home of Mary McLeod Bethune in Daytona Beach, Florida.National Historic Landmarks
Landmark buildings
Houses--Florida--Volusia County--Daytona Beach
Publicity
Architecture, Domestic--Florida--Volusia County--Daytona Beach
Dwellings--Florida--Volusia County--Daytona Beach
Historic buildings--Florida--Volusia County--Daytona Beach
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Learning Unit: Mary McLeod BethuneLearning Unit: Mary McLeod BethuneMary McLeod Bethune/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/classroom.png
n2015-1_b001_f09_25Letter from Dorothy C. Guinn to Bernard Lee, May 19, 1960TextCivil defense
Public speaking
College students--Political activity
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m95-2_b001_f02_x05Letter from Dr. Florence Lovell Roane to Daniel M. Williams, 1946TextAfrican American schools--Florida
Discrimination in education
African Americans--Civil rights
African American children--Education
Race relations
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s419_b033_f12_x02Letter from Mary McLeod Bethune to George L. Burr Jr., March 27, 1941TextCommittees
Civil defense
Emergency preparedness
Advisory board
|World War (1939-1945)
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s419_b033_f12_x03Letter from Mary McLeod Bethune to George L. Burr Jr., September 4, 1941TextCommittees
Civil defense
Emergency preparedness
Advisory boards
World War (1939-1945)
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s278_b073_f07_x01Letter from Mary McLeod Bethune to Governor Sholtz Regarding Lynchings in Florida, 1934TextLynching
African Americans--Civil rights
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