Marion Emerett Colman Collection
Title
Marion Emerett Colman Collection
Subject
Florida State College for Women
Description
Scrapbook and journal of Florida State College for Women student Marion Emerett Colman, class of 1918 (BA, English). Encompasses two volumes. Includes journal entries, photographs, autographs, and programs related to her sophomore, junior year, and senior year.
Creator
Colman, Marion Emerett
Source
Marion Emerett Colman Collection
Heritage Protocol & University Archives
HP 2007-130
Heritage Protocol & University Archives
HP 2007-130
Publisher
Heritage Protocol, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
Date
1915-1918
Rights
This collection is the property of Florida State University. Its use is governed by U.S. and international copyright laws. To obtain a high-resolution copy of an image from this collection for a fee, please contact Florida State University Heritage Protocol.
Language
English
Type
Scrapbook
Journal
Journal
Identifier
HP 2007-130
Collection Items
Introduction
First page to the sophomore year scrapbook of Florida State College for Women student Marion Emerett Colman. Contains a peacock feather on one page; text written in pencil on opposite page.
Monday, January 31
Journal entry from January 31, 1916. Contains text and captioned photographs of Marion Emerett Colman and friends hiking at Lake Bradford
January 4
Journal entry, text written around four photographs. Two photographs on left side, the top photograph is Marion Emerett Colman and an unknown woman, the bottom photograph is of two women, captioned "Positions are everything in Tallahassee." On…
Ghosts of the friends who helped me celebrate my twentieth birthday
Dated March 31, 1917, pages contain eight autographs from Marion Emerett Colman's friends, folded over to give the appearance of ink blots
The jolly junior baseball nine
Contains a photograph with the caption, "The jolly junior baseball nine," assorted newspaper clippings, program from April 9, 1917 music recital and April 12, 1917 music recital
Monday, June 5
Contains two journal entries, Monday, June 5 followed by Tuesday, June 6. The June 5 entry is partly covered by the program for Department of Home Economics Annual Exhibition, dated Monday, June 5, 1916
Foreward
First page of the senior year scrapbook and journal of Florida State College for Women student, Marion Emerett Colman. Contains a photograph of two Florida State College for Women students in graduation regalia, followed by a poem (written by Marion…
During the first few days of school
Contains two photographs of the Florida State College for Women campus, with text captions describing locations.
The favorite offspring of a would-be author's brain
Contains proof plate of hymn, "O Father, Whose All-Seeing Eye," written by Marion E. Colman, advertisement for Anderson Brothers, Music Typographers and Litographers and Printers, publisher of the hymn. Adjacent page contains certificate of…
October 27, 1917
The journal entry for October 27, 1917; the text describes the Florida State College for Women's Halloween party. Includes two photographs of students dressed as gypsies, and an autograph with address.