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Lula Myrtle Teague SHNI Diploma, May 29, 1906

 Item

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection is made up of twenty-five black and white photographs, a Sam Houston Normal Institute Diploma, a Sam Houston Normal Institute Commencement program, and a signed pillow cover from Lula Myrtle Teague Cox's childhood.

Dates

  • Creation: May 29, 1906

Biographical / Historical

Henry Carr Pritchett was the principal (president) at Sam Houston Normal Institute at the time of Lula Myrtle Teague's commencement.

Extent

1 Sheets (In box 1.) : Rolled-up white diploma with black text and a graphic. Faded black handwriting.

Language of Materials

English

Physical Description

Lula Myrtle Teague's Sam Houston Normal Institute Diploma was awarded on May 29, 1906.

At the top of the diploma, "Sam Houston Normal Institute" is stylized in a design with a drawing of General Sam Houston. Underneath General Sam Houston is a motto in Latin and the year the Institute was founded (1879).

The diploma is rolled-up and has a piece missing on the bottom left. The handwriting on the diploma provides Lula's name, the date, and signatures from the Principal of SHNI, the Superintendent of Public Instruction and ex officio Secretary of the State Board of Education, and the Governor ex officio President of the State Board of Education.

Repository Details

Part of the Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives Repository

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