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Eunice Pipkin Barnes Papers, 1921-1922, 1967-1969, 1981-1983

 

Summary

Creator:
Barnes, Eunice Pipkin
Extent:
.25 Linear Feet 1 Archival Container
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains ephemera from Eunice Pipkin Barnes's time at Southern College as well as her work with the Florida Southern College Alumni Association. The collection has been arranged in three series: Biographical, Articles and Clippings and Photographs. The Biographical series, arranged chronologically, includes a scrapbook created by Eunice Pipkin about her time at Southern College that includes photographs from that time period. The Articles and Clippings series contains information on Eunice and her family as well history about Florida Southern College. This series was arranged chronologically. The Photographs Series, also arranged chronologically, includes photographs of Eunice, FSC Alumni Groups, and her sisters.

Biographical / historical:

The fourth child of Levi Nathaniel and Florence Beulah Pipkin, Eunice Inez Pipkin Barnes was born on September 11, 1900. Like her elder sister Juanita, she also attended and graduated from Southern College (now Florida Southern College). While at Southern, Eunice was the assistant editor for The Southern student newspaper. Eunice graduated in 1922. In 1931, President Spivey instituted the Honor Walk tradition, and Eunice was inducted as the 1922 Honor Walk student. Eunice was also part of the last class to graduate from the Clearwater campus, because in the summer of 1922, Southern moved to the Lakeland campus. On June 30, 1924, Eunice married Zerney B. Barnes. Together, they had four children: Zerney B., Jr.; Richard; Elizabeth; and Eunice Barnes. When their son Zerney was a child, the couple lived in a lakefront home right next to the College's new home in Lakeland. In 1934, the family moved to their home in the Park Hill area, which is to the north of campus. Eunice's husband was part of the real estate company developing the area in different parts of Lakeland, including to the west of Lake Hollingsworth. Later on, Eunice would become part of the "Old Guard," an alumni group for those who graduated before the College moved to Lakeland. In 1979, she served as Chairman of the Old Guard and received the Alumni Distinguished Service Award. Eunice Pipkin Barnes died on January 11, 1984. Eunice Pipkin Barnes was a member of the Pipkin family, which has had a close relationship with Florida Southern College since the College's early days in Sutherland, Florida. Her father Levi Nathaniel Pipkin became one of Southern College's trustees in 1910, a few years after the college's arrival in Sutherland. From there, L.N. Pipkin sent all six of his children to the College, with four of his daughters earning degrees. His children were Juanita (Class of 1912), Luther Nathaniel (Attended), Thelma (Attended), Eunice (Class of 1922), Bernice (Class of 1923), and Ruth (Class of 1929). As a trustee and Vice-Chairman of the Board, L.N. Pipkin was crucial to the success of the College after it suffered multiple disasters in the early 1920s. L.N. Pipkin, along with fellow trustees E.E. Edge and E.T. Roux, paved the way for Southern College's move to Lakeland, Florida in 1922.

Acquisition information:
Dr. Zerney B. Barnes, Jr., FACS (Eunice Pipkin Barnes's son) donated the materials in this collection to the McKay Archives Center in September 2014.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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 SPCUA's ability to provide access to unprocessed born digital materials.

Terms of access:

The Eunice Pipkin Barnes Papers are owned by Florida Southern College. This collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Please inquire if you have questions - archives@flsouthern.edu.

Location of this collection:
Florida Southern College
111 Lake Hollingsworth Dr.
Lakeland
FL
33801
USA