Julia Dorn Heflin papers, 1919-1990, bulk 1950-1970.

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Julia Dorn Heflin papers, 1919-1990, bulk 1950-1970.

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The Julia Dorn Heflin papers consist of material relating to her career at Mount Vernon College and her external work in the theater arts community of Washington, DC. Heflin was Director of the Drama and Speech department at Mount Vernon College and as faculty advisor to the popular "Prep Players" and "Curtain Callers" student theater groups. This collection consists of Heflin's personal and professional correspondence, performance programs and scripts, clippings, material relating to development of classes in speech and drama and her work with theater organizations. The inclusive dates of the collection are 1911-1990, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1950s and 1960s.

1.5 linear feet (3 document boxes).

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Heflin, Julia Dorn

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Julia Dorn Heflin (1911-2007) served in many capacities during her 22 years at Mount Vernon College. She was hired in 1956 as Director of the Speech and Drama Department at Mount Vernon, a position which she held until 1977. She also served as Faculty Advisor to the popular student theater groups "The Prep Players" and "The Curtain Callers." Prior to her arrival at Mount Vernon, Heflin was active in theater production in other cities. Beginning in the 1930s, she acted and worked on Broadway, and...

Mount Vernon College

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Mount Vernon Seminary and Junior College moved from its Nebraska Avenue location in 1942 to make way for the United States Navy, and remained in temporary quarters in the Spring Valley neighborhood until 1946, when it reopened at 2100 Foxhall Road. This collection documents the Foxhall Road campus with photos of students, campus events, and buildings from 1946 to 1999, when the college and its campus became part of The George Washington University. It also includes some documents such as minutes...

Mount Vernon Seminary

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The Mount Vernon Seminary was officially established by Elizabeth Somers in 1875 with classes held at her residence on F Street; she named it after her brother's church in Baltimore, Mount Vernon Place Methodist. The Seminary began as a six year prepatory school, with four years of high school level classes, and two years of post-high school curriculum, calling it a "Family and Day School for Young Ladies." In order to graduate, students had to complete a formal process of "Senior Essays" in whi...