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Seminary West of the Suwannee Receipts, 1899-1902

 

Summary

Creator:
Seminary West of the Suwannee
Extent:
9.00 items
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Seminary West of the Suwannee Receipts, Heritage & University Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-1996-019

Background

Scope and content:

Consists of drafts from the Seminary West of the Suwanne River. From 1899 to 1901. Includes a draft to the First National Bank of Tallahassee, Florida, an itemized disbursement schedule, and a report of Treasurer of Dormitories, Arthur Williams, to President A. A. Murphree.

Biographical / historical:

Plans for higher education in Florida began in 1823 when the legislative council of the territory set aside for sale one township in East Florida and one in West Florida to support seminaries. In 1851, the State Legislature authorized the all-male Seminary West of the Suwannee. The property of the Florida Institute in Tallahassee (created in 1851) was offered to the state as a site for its new western seminary. The Legislature accepted the offer and the first classes were held in 1857. In 1858 females were admitted in a separate department called the Female Institute which operated, with its own Principal, until 1882 when the Seminary became coeducational. During the Civil War, the 1863 Legislature passed an act changing the institution's name to The Florida Military and Collegiate Institute. Cadets from this institute fought in the Battle of Natural Bridge south of Tallahassee in 1865. As a result of this participation, Florida State University's ROTC unit is entitled to add a battle streamer to its ROTC unit flag. It is one of only three university ROTC units in the U.S. to have this distinction. In summer 1865, Federal troops occupied the Seminary buildings. The Female Department, inactive during the war, resumed activity in 1866. In 1901 the name of The West Florida Seminary was changed to the Florida State College, and the first master's degree was offered the following year.

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Processing information:

Processed August 1996.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

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Preferred citation:

Seminary West of the Suwannee Receipts, Heritage & University Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-1996-019

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