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File Name	shades_mca_0006.jpg
Title	Columbia Female Institute Diploma
Date	1849
Genre	Artifacts Engravings
Material/Technique	Ink on parchment paper with engraved image
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.
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.
Subject	Gee, Alice Watkins; Columbia Female Institute; Girls' schools; Otey, James Hervey, 1800-1863; Smith, Franklin Gillette, -- 1797-1866
Theme	Holding Fast to Beauty
Story	Education of Young Women
Tags	Diplomas
Geographic Location	United States--Tennessee--Columbia
Time period	1840-1849
Contributing Institution	Maury County Archives
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.
Type	Still image
Format	image/jp2
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Reference URL	http://content.mtsu.edu/u?/shades,142
Archival file	shades11/shades_mca_0006.jpg