Title

Mary McLeod Bethune presents honorary doctorate

Preview

Studio

Rivers Studio, Daytona Beach, Florida

Description

A black and white image of Mary McLeod Bethune presenting an honorary doctorate to school board member, Dr. Burgenstaler, while President Richard Moore and Charlotte Ford Clark look on. Standing at the left is Richard Vernon Moore, wearing an academic cap, gown, and tassel. To the right of him is Mary McLeod Bethune, wearing a cap, gown, and tassel, and handing an award to Dr. Burgenstaler. He is wearing a suit and an academic gown. To his right is academic dean Charlotte Ford Clark, who is wearing an academic cap, gown, and tassel, and holding a diploma case in her hands. On the back of the photograph is the stamp of the photographer's studio, as well as the note, "Mrs. Bethune presents honorary doctorate to Board Member Burgenstaler while Pres. Moore and Charlotte Ford Clark look during convocational graduation 1950."

Date

1950

Subjects

Black and white photography -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Graduation ceremonies -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Men -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Women -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; College presidents -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; African Americans; Diplomas -- Photographs; College buildings -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Thomas White Hall (Daytona Beach, Fla.) -- Photographs

Subject-Personal Names

Bethune, Mary McLeod (1875-1955); Moore, Richard Vernon, Sr. (1906-1994)

Number of Images

2 images

Side of Image

Back of Postcard

Repository

Bethune-Cookman University

Repository Collection

Bethune-Cookman University Photograph Collection

CFM Storyline

Education

Identifier

DP0001099

Size of Original Image

21 cm. x 25 cm.

Rights Statement

All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact University Archives, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL 32114 (386) 481-2186. http://www.cookman.edu/academics/library/index.html

Digital Publisher

Electronically reproduced by the Digital Services unit of the University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, 2009.

Funding source

LSTA Grant 2008-2009

Digital Reproduction Specifications

Jpeg2000 images were derived from 400 dpi tiffs scanned on a Kodak i200 series flatbed scanner.

Date Digitized

2009-08

Recommended Citation

"Mary McLeod Bethune presents honorary doctorate" (1950). Images of Central Florida. 1494.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-images/1494