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Florida County and City Histories
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:
The materials included in this collection appear to be class papers
done by students at the Florida State College for Women around 1922. Among
the counties covered are Alachua, Clermont Lake, Manatee, Sarasota, Sumter,
Suwanee, Taylor, Walton, Jefferson, Lake, Osceola, Washington, Colulmbia,
and Dade Counties. Among the cities covered are Miami, Jacksonville, Pensacola,
Madison, Orlando, Wildwood, Live Oak, De Funiak Springs, Monticello, and
West Palm Beach. Most of the papers are not dated, but a couple are dated
from 1922.
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