Title

Mary McLeod Bethune receives honorary doctorate

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Photographer

Huntington, Lyman B.

Studio

Lyman B. Huntington, Photographer, 1033 Bonita Dr., Winter Park, Fla.

Description

A black and white image of Mary McLeod Bethune standing with Rollins College president Hamilton Holt after she received an honorary doctorate degree from Rollins. Rollins College administrators are also present in the photograph. The women are wearing elegant dresses, hats, and carrying their handbands. The men are wearing three-piece suits. They are standing outside under a set of palm and oak trees. Mary McLeod Bethune is standing seventh person from the left, in dark-colored dress, pearl necklace, and hat. Rollins College president Hamilton Holt is standing to the immediate right of her in an all-white suit. On the back of the photograph is the stamp of the photographer's studio.

Date

1935

Subjects

Black and white photography -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Women -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Men -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; African Americans; College presidents -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Suits (Clothing) -- Photographs; Dresses -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Hats -- Photographs; Handbags -- Photographs; College administrators -- Photographs

Subject-Personal Names

Bethune, Mary McLeod (1875-1955); Holt, Hamilton (1872-1951)

Number of Images

2 images

Side of Image

Front of Postcard

Repository

Bethune-Cookman University

Repository Collection

Bethune-Cookman University Photograph Collection

CFM Storyline

Education

Identifier

DP0002001

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 receives honorary doctorate" (1935). Images of Central Florida. 1806.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-images/1806