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Katherine Moore Morse Collection, 1891 - 2007, bulk 1943 - 1947

 

Summary

Extent:
2.50 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Katherine Moore Morse Collection, Heritage & University Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-2007-027

Background

Scope and content:

The Katherine Moore Morse Collection includes several playbills and photographs from productions at Florida State College for Women (FSCW); mementos from Miss Sarah Thomson, an FSCW distinguished faculty member; class work from her Speech and Theater classes; various scripts; newspaper clippings related to Morse herself or FSCW; general memorabilia from Zeta Phi Eta, an honorary fraternity related to the Speech and Communication Arts; general memorabilia from FSCW during the 1940s; and correspondence from one of her aunts.

Biographical / historical:

Katherine Moore Morse attended Florida State College for Women from 1943 to 1947, where she was a major presence in the Speech Department. During her time at FSCW, she was involved in many theatrical productions, acting as director, make-up artist, and actor. After graduation in 1947, she lived in Saudi Arabia for 8 years with her husband before returning to Florida. Upon her return, she worked in the Hillsborough County (FL) school system as a teacher and speech therapist.

Acquisition information:
Collection given by Katherine Moore Morse on October 24, 2007 and November 6, 2008.
Processing information:

Collection processed by Sara Duff in January, 2009.

Arrangement:

Organized by record type.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.

Terms of access:

To request permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from the archives, please contact Heritage & University Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. Researchers must obtain separate permission from the copyright holders of material held within University Archives collections for which the institution does not hold copyright.

Preferred citation:

Katherine Moore Morse Collection, Heritage & University Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-2007-027

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA