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The Florida State University Heritage Protocol Newsletter
Spring 2012 / Page One
FSU History: A New Look Back
Seminary, only a few photographs that
show student/cadets of that era are known
to exist. That said, outside of numerous
student
and
campus
organization
photographs, or various representations of
the main administration building, College
Hall, almost every available photograph
was used to document the West Florida
Seminary and Florida State College era. If
you are aware of other photos (or
artifacts) from these two institutions,
please contact Heritage Protocol.
Heritage Protocol and University Libraries
are happy to announce the publication of a
new book on Florida State University
history. With the support of University
Libraries, Heritage Protocol archivist Eddie
Woodward has authored a Florida State
University edition in the Arcadia Publishing
Campus History Series. The images used in
the book are from the Heritage Protocol
Photograph Collection, the Historic
Photograph
Collection
in
Special
Collections and Archives at Strozier Library,
and a variety of other sources.
Selecting the photographs for the book
presented different sets of challenges for
each era in FSU’s history. The photo
narrative for the West Florida Seminary
and Florida State College years (18511905) was driven by the photographs
available—or lack thereof. It is no secret
that there are relatively few images from
those early years. As important as the
cadet corps and the military experience
were in the history of West Florida
The Florida Female College and Florida
State College for Women eras (1905-1947)
were easier to document. At least by
modern standards, the college was still
small, and its history moved at a much
slower pace. That slowness (amplified by
Depression-era funding constraints) made
it
easier
to
document
campus
development during that time.
The
challenge for those years was selecting
which aspects of the FSCW students’ social,
cultural, and educational experiences
should be showcased--not an easy task.
Those students led extremely active lives,
making it difficult to determine which
activities and traditions should be selected.
It is hoped that the book will help to
convey how important the Florida State
College for Women was in its time, and
how it shaped the development of FSU
after the transition in 1947.
The Florida State University years were the
most difficult to chronicle for a number of
reasons. First of all, with the transition to
FSU, history started to move at lightning
speed (at least relative to previous years).
So many things were happening,
sometimes all at once, that it was
impossible to select everything that would
be needed to tell the story of FSU in
photographs in the remaining pages. With
activities, events, and the explosion in
building construction and the western
campus expansion, it was difficult to whittle
down to the images that would be most
representative; adding to the difficulty,
there were many more images to choose
from.
In some cases important
achievements were noted, and in other
instances, interesting or unique aspects of
FSU’s history were featured. This will be
the era that most alumni are familiar with,
and they will also have their own
perspectives on what should be featured
and what was overlooked. However, it is
hoped that most will find a reasonable
balance of important information and
anecdotal history. This book may offer a
little more about FSU history, outside of the
mainstream narrative.
The book will be available in bookstores, at
online retailers, and from FSU University
Libraries on February 20. All of the
author’s royalties generated from the sale
of the book in bookstores and online will go
to support University Libraries. However,
obtaining the book directly from University
Libraries is strongly encouraged. For a
minimum donation of $35 to FSU University
Libraries, the book will be mailed out as a
gift. (University Libraries’ supporters will
receive a receipt for their donation, less the
cost of the book to University Libraries.)
While it is true that the donation is above
the suggested retail price, in this way FSU
alumni can show their support for
University Libraries and its mission. To
obtain a copy of the book please visit the
University Libraries website at http://
www.lib.fsu.edu/. For more information,
contact
Elizabeth
Johnson
at
[email protected] or 850-645-8925.
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Heritage Protocol Football Game
To help in our constant efforts to raise awareness of the Heritage Protocol program,
the Florida State University Athletic Department officially designated the September 25, 2010, FSU vs. Wake Forest football game as the Heritage Protocol Football
Game. The event included Heritage Protocol banners, a write-up in the football
program, and commemorative Heritage Protocol drinking cups. The halftime performance included video testimonials by Heritage Protocol supporters Janet Wells
(‘42), Mel Pope II (‘57), Mike Pate (‘68), and FSU President Eric Barron (‘73) encouraging alumni to donate their FSU- related artifacts to Heritage Protocol. Many
thanks to FSU Director of Athletics Randy Spetman, and Assistant Director of Athletics for Media and Public Relations Rob Wilson (‘83) for supporting Heritage Protocol and its efforts.
FSU Yearbooks OnLine
FSU University Libraries and Heritage Protocol are happy to announce that the entire run of
yearbooks, stretching from the West Florida Seminary’s The Argo, through to the most recently
published Renegades, have been digitized and are now available on the internet. This project
was made possible through a LYRASIS Mass Digitization Collaborative – a Sloan Foundation grant
-subsidized program that has made digitization easy and affordable for libraries and cultural
institutions nationwide. In partnership with the Internet Archive, all items were scanned from
cover-to-cover and in full color. Users can choose from a variety of formats, page through a
book choosing the “read online” option, download the PDF or search the full text version. To
view the yearbooks, please direct your web browser to:
http://www.archive.org/details/floridastateuniversity
The same grant is helping University Libraries and Heritage Protocol digitize the student newspaper, the Florida Flambeau, from 1915 to 1996, which should be available online in the coming
months.
Florida State University Heritage Protocol Online Resources
Heritage Protocol Website - http://heritage.fsu.edu/
Heritage Protocol Inventory Database - http://fsuarchon.fcla.edu/
Heritage Protocol Photograph Database - http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/lib/heritage/photo_collection/
Heritage Protocol Facebook Group - http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=12483664063
Heritage Protocol YouTube Site - http://www.youtube.com/user/FSUHeritageProtocol
Old Campus In Action: A 1929 photograph of Florida State College for Women botany professor Herman Kurz was featured on the cover of the June 2011 edition of the American Library Association’s
College and Research Libraries News. The photograph, from the Herman Kurz Collection in the Heritage Protocol archive, shows the professor in the convict uniform that the faculty wore for the annual
Faculty-Senior baseball game that year. In 1922, the same year that he earned his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago, Kurz was hired onto the faculty and soon took a leadership role in the development of
FSCW. He as full of life, friendly and highly regarded by students and faculty alike. The botany professor named his two daughters, Rose and Flora, and his fun-loving good nature was legendary. Kurz
remained on the faculty through the transition to FSU, retiring in 1956. Photographs of the popular
professor appear in numerous collections in the Heritage Protocol archive. To see more photographs
of Herman Kurz or the Faculty-Senior baseball games, please visit the Heritage Protocol Photograph
Database at: http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/lib/heritage/photo_collection/
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Spring 2012 / Page Three
Support Heritage Protocol! FSU Retro Heritage Protocol T-Shirts!
In the fall of 1947 the student body of the recently established Florida State University
voted that the athletic symbol of the new school should be the Seminole Indian. Not long
after that the first FSU Seminole design was created and, from 1948 until the late 1950s,
this image served as the athletic identity for the university. The original interpretation is
unique and differentiated from modern imagery in that it is a more authentic representation of a member of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. In 2009 Heritage Protocol was given
special permission by FSU NCAA licensing to reproduce this rarely used “vaulted” design
on a special Heritage Protocol retro t-shirt. Until recently, the shirts were only available
through local retailers; however, today the shirts can be obtained directly from Heritage
Protocol. For a minimum donation of $22 you can receive one of these shirts as a gift for
your generous support for Heritage Protocol. (Heritage Protocol supporters will receive a
receipt acknowledging their donation of $22, less the cost of the shirt to Heritage Protocol.) To make a donation and obtain one of these unique replicas from FSU history please
contact Heritage Protocol archivist Eddie Woodward at [email protected] or 850-6457988. Special thanks to the manufacturer of the shirts, FSU alumnus Mike Rupp, owner of
RagZ of Tallahassee, for making this shirt possible. Show your support for documenting
and preserving Florida State University’s history by wearing one of these unique T-shirts!
FSU Men’s Gymnastics – 1951 & 1952 NCAA National Champions
Throughout the course of my five years as Heritage Protocol archivist, I have had the honor to interact with numerous members of the famed 1950s-era FSU men’s gymnastics teams. These gentlemen, under the leadership of Coach Hartley Price, won
their first NCAA national championship in 1951, the first national championship ever awarded to a college or university in the
state of Florida. The men’s squad repeated as national champions the following year (1952), and went on to earn three AAU
championships (1951, 1953, and 1955), and a number of other honors as well. Those who have been instrumental in Heritage
Protocol’s attempts to document the teams’ historical achievements include Bill Beavers (‘61), Dick Gutting (‘55), Mike Mann
(‘63), Jack Miles (‘54), and Carmine Regna (‘54). With their help, Heritage Protocol will work to ensure that the teams’ legacy
will not be forgotten. Of particular significance are the items donated by Carmine Regna, which include his two (first and second year) letterman’s sweaters, and (third year) letterman’s jacket. It is worth noting that gymnastics alumni are currently
collecting funds to commemorate their historical achievements through the creation of a stained glass window for the FSU
Heritage Museum. Anyone interested in supporting these efforts to bring this well-deserved recognition to these outstanding
alumni should contact Bill Beavers at [email protected] or 404-266-2587.—Eddie Woodward
Florida State University Heritage Museum
On April 8, 2011, Florida State University, in what was billed as a “soft opening,”
invited visitors to see the progress that has been made in the new FSU Heritage Museum in Dodd Hall. The well-attended event, held in conjunction with the annual
Heritage Day festivities, was used to unveil the unique stained glass windows in the
room, created by the university’s own Master Craftsman Program. The windows, all
funded through donations, celebrate historical aspects of FSU’s history and heritage.
The FSU Heritage Museum, in which Heritage Protocol is a committed partner, is
being spearheaded by Assistant Vice President for University Relations Donna
McHugh, who has made it her mission to transform the former library reading room,
one of the most beautiful and historic spaces on the FSU campus, into a museum
that celebrates the history of the university. Although, still a work in progress, the
museum officially opened its doors to visitors in the Fall of 2011, and is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 to 5:00. On May 20, 2011, the architectural firm responsible for the renovation of the reading room, Architects: Lewis+Whitlock, was
recognized for outstanding achievement in the field of restoration/rehabilitation by
the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation. To find out how to create a customcrafted window in the museum, dedicated to a unique aspect of FSU history, contact
Donna McHugh at [email protected] or 850-644-3568. To donate your personal FSU materials for possible inclusion in the FSU Heritage Museum, please contact Heritage Protocol Archivist Eddie Woodward at [email protected] or 850645-7988.
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Never Forget: Documenting the History of FSU
The mission of Heritage Protocol is to
identify, acquire, catalog, and preserve
items related to the institutional history
and cultural heritage of Florida State
University and its predecessor institutions. One important ancillary purpose
of the mission is so that we are better
able to document the history of the
university. Hopefully it has not gone
unnoticed that Heritage Protocol has
mounted a more intensive campaign for
the donation of artifacts and memorabilia, especially three dimensional objects and materials from our earliest
incarnations, West Florida Seminary
and Florida State College. This renewed
push was a result of the pending completion of the museum, where we will
have no West Florida Seminary artifacts
for display. It is through the donation
of photographs, scrapbooks, programs,
and other materials that that we are
better able to tell the story of our
school. Many photographs that were
donated to Heritage Protocol were used
in the production of the newly published book. Artifacts and other memorabilia that are donated to Heritage
Protocol might be used in the exhibits
in the new FSU Heritage Museum.
Without the materials that are donated
by friends, former faculty and staff, and
especially alumni, there would be little
need for the archive to exist. It is important that everyone know that Florida State University wants FSU related
stuff, regardless of how trivial, personal,
or inconsequential it may seem. The
fact of the matter is that prior to the
establishment of Heritage Protocol, FSU
had not done an adequate job of documenting its history. (It was because of
this that Heritage Protocol was established.) With that in mind, we must do
all that we can to insure that what remains finds its way back to our University’s archives. We must make sure that
everyone knows what Heritage Protocol
is, and that it is the repository for FSU
related materials.
Please consider donating your FSU related items to Heritage Protocol. No item is too small, trivial or insignificant. And don’t assume that
Heritage Protocol already has something that you could donate. We have lost a lot of our history over the years and we must redouble our
efforts to capture what we can. Please contact the Heritage Protocol Archivist Eddie Woodward <[email protected]> at 850-645-7988.
Donations
 John & Sarah Jane Alexander ('58): Hazel Mary Grace Alexander
('31) published biography and list of accomplishments.
 Kristy Andrews ('88): Her mother, Virginia L. Croft's FSCW Suitcase.
 Pat Arrants ('58): Four yearbooks and numerous photographs.
 Tony Avitable ('57): Letterman's jacket, letterman's sweater, FSU
warm-up jacket, two baseball uniform belts, and ephemera.
 A.J. Bassett ('56): 1953 F Club Goat scrapbook and diary of Constance "Connie" Bassett Amos ('56).
 Ken Beattie ('69): Records documenting his audio production at
2009 campus events.
 Jane Parkman Bowles ('54): Pi Beta Phi Sorority Pin.
 Janette Campbell ('65): Gladys Folsom Harrington ('35) yearbooks
and a large scrapbook.
 Patricia & Roy F. Carter ('56, '60): Home Demonstration Club Circular and postcard.
 William W. Clark: Mary Cobb Nelson ('29) scrapbook.
 Charles Conaway ('65): College of Information T-Shirts.
 Joan Cunningham ('58, '67, '74): More photographs to add to her
collection.
 Nell Gray Cunningham ('48): Graduation Collar.
 Margaret Miller Curtis ('56): Ephemera, including Artist Series
programs.
 Norman Boling ('81): Football Programs.
 Deanna Dorvillier ('61): Bound 1961 Flambeaus.
 Jo Bowman ('67): Rat Cap and photographs from FSU.
 Sara P. Eoff ('59): Distaffs, yearbooks, photographs and other
 Marion Buford ('37): Freshman Week Schedule (1933), Dining Hall
General Policies (1933-1934), and Student Handbook (1933-1934).
 Evelyn M. Burry ('57): FSCW Ephemera and FSCW Memoirs by
Ellen McConnell Moll ('27).
items that belonged to Pearl Tyner.
 Joanne Farley ('65): FSCW silverware, and three photos from her
Camp Keystone years (including Burt Reynolds).
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 Katherine Moore Morse ('47): Handmade graduation collar, catalogs, 1947 FSCW graduation invitation and program.
 Claudette French: Two photographs of her mother, Ethel Henry
('24).
 Pat & John Goldinger: Postcards and map.
 JoAnn Graf ('75, '92): Patricia Graf's timeline of the history of the
property FSU London campus.
 Frankie Hall ('46): Large collection of personal FSCU/early FSU
photographs.
 Scott & Barbara Heck: Ruth Atkinson ('39) Three yearbooks and
some other items.
 Rebekah Henderson ('02) & Sarah Halsey ('07): 1948-1949 student
activity ticket booklet.
 Myrtis E. Herndon ('54): Hand made Camp Flastacowo map, books,
assorted ephemera and a bio/scrapbook.
 David G. Hortin ('59): Rat Cap and FSU "freshman team" basketball
uniform.
 Donald Horward: History department faculty minutes.
 Sally Hughes: Photographs from her mother, Sara Yearty Hughes
years at FSCW (ca. 1938-1940).
 Jo Irving ('64): Scrapbook pages relating to Lois Knowles ('44) years
at FSCW.
 Jim Joanos ('56) & Betty Lou Joanos ('57, '76, '85): Variety of materials, including FSCW silverware, FSCW creamer, FSCW postcards
and Betty Lou's scrapbook.
 Jim Kearce ('61): Florida State: A Little Garnet… A Lot of Gold
(vinyl LP).
 Lyle Lazear ('56): Programs and other ephemera from late 1940searly 1950s.
 David Lee ('58): FSU Football Memorabilia.
 William G. Lee: FSU Flying High Circus related drawing.
 J.J. Miller ('67) & Caroline Miller ('67): Theta Chi publication and
two FSU football pinbacks.
 Maxwell & Ola Jane Miller: Garnet and gold clothing, FSU memorabilia, and FSCW ephemera belonging to Mary Ola Reynolds Miller
('37).
 Bill Mills ('58) & Eloise Mills ('59): Five Smoke Signals magazines,
circa 1955-1959.
 J. Barry Mittan ('71, '76): Collection of over 20,000 FSU related
photograph negatives, ca. 1967-1971.
 Mary Mock ('50): 1948 Doak Campbell letter.
 Trey Morgan: Executive Secretaryship Certificate, Letter, and Student Grade Report of his mother, Pickens Talley Morgan ('56).
 Sammie Morris: "Seminole" Indian Earrings.
 Mary Pat Peacock ('49): Photos, and FSU ID card belonging to
James William Peacock ('49).
 Russell Pfost ('77): Football scrapbook, programs, and videos.
 Esther K. Porter Philipp ('48): Iris Miller Talethorpe 1926 FSCW
Class Ring
 Carmine Regna ('54): Two letterman's sweaters, one letterman's
jacket, and four trophies.
 Jordan Rosenberg: Skeleton keys from Magnolia Hall.
 Brad Rovetta: Dean Charles Rovetta portrait and materials from
the dedication of the Rovetta Business School Building.
 Cay Russ ('66): FSCW silverware.
 Sandra Sammons: Linda Jean Sammons ('88) hand made FSU rug.
 Robin Giddens Sheppard: Photograph Album, bulletins, and yearbooks belonging to her mother, Lois Strickland Giddens ('52).
 Nancy Smilowitz: Annie Sue Hughey Rowell Scrapbook, circa 19311934.
 Sharon Stearns: Philomene Asher Gates ('38) scrapbook.
 David Thayer ('11): Florida State University Map, circa 1966-1969.
 Nancy Stone Thompson ('69, 75): Assorted materials related to
Dean of College of Education Mode Stone.
 Jean Bennett Underwood ('48) and A.J. Bassett ('56): Materials
related to Sarah Bennett's ('46) F Club participation.
 Carl Van Ness ('88) / University of Florida: Numerous FSC/FSCW
documents from the Philip Keyes Yonge collection at the UF.
 Madge Alexander Vining ('53): Class of 1921 Reunion booklet and
1950 Sandspur program.
 Tommy Warren ('70, '73) and Kris Knab ('72, 78): Materials related
to Calvin Patterson, loaned for digitization.
 Huel Wheeler: Handmade FSU football gameday shirt.
 Robert E. & Juliette H. White: Assorted FSU and professional materials related to Gertie Lou Peak's ('36, 54) education and career as
a teacher.
 Polly Marks Whitley ('48): Yearbooks, ephemera, 1948 graduation
program and diploma.
 Fred Williams ('62): Athletic programs and media guides.
 Douglas Windham ('64, '67, '69) & Jeannette Windham ('69): Stadium seatback, framed award (for Prof. Douglas Windham), and two
photographs.
 Jean Yothers ('45): Six FSCW related photographs.
Heritage Protocol
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E-mail: [email protected]
Writer: Eddie Woodward, et al.
Editor: Fran Conaway
Visit us on the web:
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D i d Yo u K n o w ? K a p p a A l p h a F ra t e r n i t y
When the Alpha Psi chapter of Kappa Alpha fraternity was installed
at Florida State College in January 1903, it was the first Greek letter
fraternity formally established at any college or university in the
state of Florida. President Albert A. Murphree was instrumental in
the establishment of the new fraternity and, as a result, he was
initiated as a charter member. The chapter was installed at the
Knights of Pythias Hall by Tallahassee resident and West Florida
Seminary alumnus William B. Crawford. Crawford had attended
Washington and Lee, where he joined the Alpha chapter of Kappa
Alpha Order. KA members William N. Sheats, State Superintendent
of Public Instruction, State Senator Fred T. Myers, and William B.
Lamar assisted Crawford with the chapter instillation ceremonies.
President Murphree was initiated first, and then initiated the rest of
the members. Benjamin A. McGinniss of Tallahassee was the first president of the new chapter. Kappa Alpha brothers were
represented in literary societies, debates, student publications, and were on the college’s football team. For their “fraternity
house,” they rented a suite of rooms over the Capital City Bank. Because of its status as first in the state—giving Kappa Alpha a
chapter in every southern state—the chapter was viewed with approval at the national level. As a result of the Buckman Act,
which designated Florida State College as Florida Female College, and on Saturday, June 3, 1905, the fraternity held its final
banquet in the spacious dining hall of the Leon Hotel. Kappa Alpha would return later in the century after the school returned to
coeducational status.