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SHNI Summer Commencement Invitations and Commencement Sunday Program, August 15, 1920, August 19, 1920

 Item

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The May Dee and Sarah Francis Smith Collection contain original materials from the sisters' time at Sam Houston Normal Institue and Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School. The materials from SHNI include diplomas, a Teachers Permanent Certificate, commencement programs, an official transcript, a song booklet, and a faculty portrait collage. The matriculated certificate is from the Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School.

Dates

  • Creation: August 15, 1920
  • Creation: August 19, 1920

Extent

2 Sheets (Located inside a white file insert in folder 1 of box 1.) : Two commencement invitations in envelopes. Folded Commencement Sunday program and a handwritten note in cursive and blue ink.

Language of Materials

English

Physical Description

There are two Sam Houston Normal Institute Commencement invitations for May Dee Smith's graduation. One invitation is to Allen Oxford in Beaumont, Texas, with a postmark date of August 17, 1920. Inside the invitation is the Commencement Sunday program and a name card with "May Dee Smith." The other invitation has a handwritten note by May Dee Smith in cursive and blue ink.

Repository Details

Part of the Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives Repository

Contact:
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