Morgan Literary Society c. 1904 Member Collage 21

Creation Date

1904

Decade

1900

Photographer

Russell Brothers Studio

Subject

Jacksonville State University -- History, State Normal School (Jacksonville Ala.) -- History, Literature -- Societies etc.

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Description

The Calhoun Literary Society was organized at the State Normal School in 1884, named for South Carolina senator John C. Calhoun. The society grew in enrollment and divided membership into two societies. The Morgan Literary Society was then organized, named for former Alabama Senator, John T. Morgan. Shown is "Morgan Literary Society Motto: Do mihi scire quod sciendum est."

Date Digitized

July 2017

Source

Alabama Gallery Special Collections

Is Part Of

Historical Image Collection

Rights

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Location

The original printed photograph is housed in the Houston Cole Library Alabama Gallery, Box 6, Item 88.

Identifier

http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/rpc/cat/Imaging/photocollection/psp/psp1900/psp1900_5/PSP1900morganlitsociety_00088-21.tif

Technical Metadata

Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 1000 dpi. The file name is PSP1900morganlitsociety_00088-21.tif; file size is 58.6 MB. Original image is 2.5 by 3.5 on poster board