Title	Dromgoole literary society, 1916
Description	Dromgoole Literary Society, one of the earliest organizations on campus, reportedly named for a local writer
Contextual note	The Dromgoole Literary Society may have been named for Will Allen Dromgoole, who was born in Murfreesboro and began her writing career after returning to the area to care for her aging father. Amongst her varied career, Dromgoole worked for the Nashville Banner, served in the Navy during World War I, and edited literary publications. Her many literary achievements include books, stories, thousands of poems, thousands of newspaper columns, an operetta, and plays. In her work she depicts a diversity of residents of East and Middle Tennessee--hill folk and the poor and wealthy, black and white of Nashville. Dromgoole is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Murfreesboro.
Subject-LCSH	Literature--Societies, etc. College students Middle Tennessee State Normal School Dromgoole, Will Allen, 1860-1934
Subject-TGM	Group portraits
Geographic Location	Murfreesboro, TN
Type	Still image
Format	image/jpeg
Genre	Photograph
Copyright status	Not protected by copyright
Conditions for use	Credit to Special Collections, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Collection Name	University collection
Contributing Institution	Special Collections, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Date created	2009-05-21