Mary Lou Norwood collection, 1941-2007 (inclusive).

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Mary Lou Norwood collection, 1941-2007 (inclusive).

Collection contains memorabilia and ephemera, including a scrapbook and photo album, primarily related to Florida State College for Women/Florida State University but also includes items related to Florida High School in Tallahassee and the University of Iowa. The collection also contains several items from Norwood's involvement in the development of Heritage Protocol at Florida State.

9 boxes

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SNAC Resource ID: 7626897

Florida State University

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Florida State university

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The Florida State College for Women (FSCW) Artist Series began in 1923. Dean Ella Opperman was the first person in charge of organizing the series. The series was intended to bring renowned artists to FSCW. After FSCW became Florida State University (FSU), the FSU School of Music managed the series. However, in 1974 the FSU Artist Series Committee assumed control. Because of financial difficulties in the early 1990s, the Artist Series was briefly discontinued. The series was then entitled the "C...

Florida State University School

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The Florida State University School is a project school created by Florida State University, serving grades K-12. In 1857, it was founded as the Primary Department of The Florida Institute. In 1919, it was dubbed "The Model School." In 1922, High School grades were added. In 1924 it became "The Demonstration School." In 1927, it was accredited by the State Department of Education, and christened "Florida High." From the description of Florida High School papers, 1895-1967. (Florida S...

Junior Minstrels (Florida State College for Women)

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University of Iowa. Interfraternity Council

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Himie Voxman is among UI's most honored faculty and administrators. He earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the UI with high distinction in 1933, and received a master's degree in 1934 in the psychology of music, studying with pioneering researcher Carl Seashore. He taught woodwinds in nearby public schools, then in 1939 became a full-time UI faculty member. He served as director of the School of Music from 1954 until his retirement in 1980. Among many other honors, the UI Mus...

Norwood, Mary Lou

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Tallahassee native Mary Lou Norwood was a Florida State College for Women/Florida State University student, class of 1947 (BA, English). She grew up within a block of the FSCW and the campus was her childhood playground. During her years as a student she served in the Student Senate, wrote for the Florida Flambeau and Distaff, participated heavily in Odd Demonstrations and Junior Minstrels and belonged to Cotillion, Spirogira (Garnet and Gold Key) and Mortified. After leaving FSU she also studie...

Florida State College for Women

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According to Robin Sellers' Femina Perfecta, in 1914 members of the even-year classes of Florida State College for Women (juniors and freshmen) wore their green and yellow class colors to chapel on the Saturday morning before Thanksgiving. A spontaneous pep rally ensued. On the following Wednesday, odd-year class members (seniors, sophomores, and sub-freshmen) carried canes wrapped with ribbons in their individual class colors of red, white, and purple. On Thanksgiving Day the odd-year classes d...

Florida State University. Heritage Protocol

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Odd Team (Sports Team)

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Spirogira (Honor Society)

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