Alpha Kappa Alpha Donation to Florida A&M

Original Title

Correspondence between Shyrlee M. Nims and Wm H. Gray about Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Donation

Devised Title

Alpha Kappa Alpha Donation to Florida A&M

Date

1949-03

Creator

Beta Alpha Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority See all items with this value

Shyrlee M. Nims See all items with this value

William H. Gray See all items with this value

Contributor

William H. Gray

Description

A symbol of Florida A&M, straight down from the Eternal Flame, is the fountain installation before the steps of Coleman Library. In 1949, the Beta Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was the reason for that gift; these correspondences detail the process behind that.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Fraternities and sororities See all items with this value

HBCU institutional history See all items with this value

Landscapes See all items with this value

Location

Tallahassee

Leon County

Florida

United States of America

Type

Textual document

Medium

Paper

Ink

Measurements

L: 28cm x W: 21.5cm

Format

PDF

HBCU Identifier

AR_0007_001_004_B21_F13

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.FAMU.0233

Rights

All rights reserved. The use of any part of these objects and photographs transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of MEBA is an infringement of the copyright law.

Contributing Institution

Florida A&M University

Source

History of FAMU Collection

Collection

President William H. Gray Jr. See all items with this value

Language

English