State Normal School 1886 Diploma Returned to JSU 3

Creation Date

9-7-1966

Decade

1960

Photographer

Opal R. Lovett

Subject

Jacksonville State University -- History, State Normal School (Jacksonville Ala.) -- History, Diplomas, Jacksonville State University -- Alumni and alumnae

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Description

Lemuel Jesse Bishop was presented the first diploma by Jacksonville State Normal School in 1886. Some 80 years later his granddaughter, Mrs. Ethel C. Harris, returned the diploma for framing and placement in Alumni Hall at Jacksonville State College (now Jacksonville State University). An unidentified male looks at the sheep skin as Mrs. Ethel C. Harris holds the diplomas inside an office. (circa September 7, 1966)

Date Digitized

November 2015

Names of Persons Pictured

Ethel C. Harris

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 37, Sleeve 82.

Identifier

http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/rpc/cat/Imaging/photocollection/psn/psn1960/psn1960_69/PSN1960statenormalschool_20527.tif

Technical Metadata

Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 300 dpi. The file name is PSN1960statenormalschool_20527.tif; file size is 624 KB. Original image is 2 by 3 on celluloid diacetate/triacetate film stock