Roxie Irene Bentley Yearbooks, 1945-1947
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- .25 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
This collection contains three annual Interlachen yearbooks owned by Roxie Bentley that include messages from her fellow students.
- Biographical / historical:
Roxie Irene Bentley graduated from Florida Southern College in 1952. While at the College, she was a member of Independent Women and the Intramural Board. After earning her master's degree from Western Carolina University, she later became a teacher and helped to set up programs for exceptional student education in Hardee, DeSoto, and Highlands County. She was also a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma society alongside fellow Florida Southern alumna Marianne Spears. Roxie Irene Bentley passed away on June 11, 2022 at the age of 95.
Additional Source: "Roxie Irene Bentley." Ponger-Kays-Grady Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, June 11, 2022. https://www.pongerkaysgrady.com/obituary/roxie-bentley.
- Acquisition information:
- These yearbooks were donated by Levic Bentley, brother of Roxie Irene Bentley, to the Florida Southern College Development Office in January 2023 and were then subsequently moved to the McKay Archives. Also included in the donation was the Marianne Spears Yearbook collection.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Bentley, Roxie Irene
Florida Southern College--Student life--20th century
Florida Southern College--History--20th century.
College yearbooks--Florida
College students--Florida--History--20th century
Women college students--Florida--History--20th century
Student organizations--Florida--History--20th century
Interlachen (Lakeland, Fla.)
Access and use
- Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Researchers must contact McKay Archives in advance for access to unprocessed born digital materials in this collection. Collection restrictions, copyright limitations, or technical complications may hinder the archive's ability to provide access to unprocessed born digital materials.
- Terms of access:
Permission to publish material from the Roxie Irene Bentley Yearbooks collection must be obtained from Sarah D. and L. Kirk McKay, Jr. Archives Center or the appropriate copyright holder. Please inquire if you have questions at 863-680-4453.
- Location of this collection:
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Florida Southern College111 Lake Hollingsworth Dr.LakelandFL33801USA
