Columbia Female Institute Diploma
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File Name |
shades_mca_0006.jpg |
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Title |
Columbia Female Institute Diploma |
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Date |
1849 |
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Genre |
Artifacts
Engravings |
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Material/Technique |
Ink on parchment paper with engraved image |
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Description |
This black and white engraved sheet contains a printed message bearing witness to the scholarship and deportment of a student at the Columbia Female Institute. Under the image are the names of artist and engraver: Croome, del. and Frank Pease, sc. |
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Historical note |
Columbia Female Academy, which was affiliated with the Episcopal denomination, was one of Tennessee's most important schools for young women in the antebellum period. This diploma, awarded to Alice Watkins Gee on June 28, 1849, bears the signature of F.G. Smith, Rector, and James H. Otey, Visitor, as well as trustees Lucius, George, and Will Polk, and D. Frierson, all of whom were distinguished citizens of Columbia, Tennessee. |
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Subject |
Gee, Alice Watkins; Columbia Female Institute; Girls' schools; Otey, James Hervey, 1800-1863; Smith, Franklin Gillette, -- 1797-1866 |
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Theme |
Holding Fast to Beauty |
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Story |
Education of Young Women |
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Tags |
Diplomas |
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Geographic Location |
United States--Tennessee--Columbia |
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Time period |
1840-1849 |
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Rights |
Images reproduced on this website are intended for individual, educational use only. For research inquiries about specific objects or requests for high resolution images, contact the Maury County Archives. |
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Type |
Still image |
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Format |
image/jp2 |
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Contributing Institution |
Maury County Archives |
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Digital Publisher |
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University |
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Reference URL |
http://content.mtsu.edu/u?/shades,142 |
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Archival file |
shades11/shades_mca_0006.jpg |
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