Head Librarian Doris Bennett and Guest Speaker Fannie Schmitt inside Ramona Wood Library with High School Students Attending Meeting

Creation Date

4-28-1963

Decade

1960

Photographer

Opal R. Lovett

Subject

Jacksonville State University -- History, College teachers -- Alabama, Jacksonville State University -- Faculty, College students -- Alabama, Jacksonville State University -- Students

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Description

In observance of National Library Week, high school and college students interested in librarianship were invited to Jacksonville State College (now Jacksonville State University) to hear Fannie Schmitt, chairman of the library science department at Florence State College, speak on "Librarianship as a Profession." Students also visited the Ramona Wood Library. Shown from left inside the library are Doris Bennett, Fannie Schmitt, Martha Holcombe of Oxford High School, Bruce Pickett of Jacksonville High School, and Priscilla Fowler of Southside High School. (circa April 28, 1963)

Date Digitized

October 2015

Names of Persons Pictured

Doris Bennett, Fannie Schmitt, Martha Holcombe, Bruce Pickett, Priscilla Fowler

Source

JSU Photographic Services Negative Project

Is Part Of

Historical Image Collection

Rights

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Location

The original negative is housed at JSU McClellan Technical Information Center, Binder 42, Sleeve 80.

Identifier

http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/rpc/cat/Imaging/photocollection/psn/psn1960/psn1960_61/PSN1960ramonawoodlibrary_18225.tif

Technical Metadata

Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 300 dpi. The file name is PSN1960ramonawoodlibrary_18225.tif; file size is 1.4 MB. Original image is 4 by 5 on celluloid diacetate/triacetate film stock