Campus Defense Council, Florida State College for Women (FSCW)

Agency History:
In 1905, through the Buckman Act, the State Legislature reorganized higher education in Florida, establishing a school for male students in Gainesville, and a school for female students in Tallahassee. Florida State College in Tallahassee became the female school and was named the Florida Female College. This name was objectionable to friends and supporters of the college, thus in 1909 it was renamed the Florida State College for Women (FSCW). In 1946, a flood of applicants seeking admission to the University of Florida created a crisis situation as the number desiring admission was one-third more than could be accommodated. As a result, a branch accommodating 500 men was opened in Tallahassee at Dale Mabry Field, a deactivated army installation. In 1947, the Legislature took further action and designated both the University of Florida and the Florida State College for Women as coeducational, at the same time changing the name of FSCW to The Florida State University.

Scope and Content:
These papers, dated from 1940 to 1944, include correspondence, memorabilia, photographs, publications and working files of the Campus Defence Council of the Florida State College for Women (FSCW).

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