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Items related to Florida State University student (BS, Physical Education, 1918) and professor (1918-1958) Dr. Katherine W. Montgomery. Items include her mortar board and tassel, two photographs (1918 and later undated), coin award (to "Miss Kate"), Red Cross award, unidentified award ("Lingiaden, 27/7-13/8, 1949"), a necklace with AAHPER ("American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation") charm, FSU Garnet Key and ribbon, and number "28" arm band. The mortar board and tassel were later worn by FSU professor, Dr. Frances "Frankie" Hall (BS, Physical Education, 1946) in academic processions until the end of her association with FSU in 1969. In 2007, Dr. Hall passed the mortar board on to Mary Lou Norwood (BA, English, 1947) to be worn the ceremony awarding her an honorary doctorate in humane letters on 13 April 2007.

Gladys Martin Black (formerly Gladys Martin) was a Florida State College for Women student, class of 1918 (BS, Home Economics).  The Items in the collection include scrapbook pages and other student ephemera and memorabilia, as well as items related to her 50 year reunion. (See box list.)

The collection consists of three pins and 17 pages from a photograph album.  The three pins are the L.I. (Licentiate of Instruction) pin of Harriett Smith Seymour (LI, Education, 1918) and the Sophomore Council and Mortar Board pins of Harriett Kirk Crago (BA, Arts & Sciences, 1947). The photograph album pages are those of Harriett Smith Seymour.  Harriett Smith Seymour was the Mother of Harriett Kirk Crago (or Harriett Vance Kirk).