Messages Between Ms. Ruby Pearl Diamond and President Gore: Founding FAMU’s First Scholarship

Original Title

Messages Between Ms. Ruby Pearl Diamond and President Gore: Founding FAMU’s First Scholarship

Devised Title

Messages Between Ms. Ruby Pearl Diamond and President Gore: Founding FAMU’s First Scholarship

Date

1950--1953

Creator

Ruby Pearl Diamond See all items with this value

George W. Gore See all items with this value

Contributor

George W. Gore

Description

Devoted to expanding educational access, FSU alumnae Ms. Ruby Pearl Diamond corresponded with President George W. Gore to establish FAMU’s first scholarship of $200.00. Aimed at supporting a Black woman in Leon County, this scholarship marked a milestone for academic opportunity and empowerment at FAMU.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

HBCU institutional history See all items with this value

Education See all items with this value

Organization See all items with this value

Location

Tallahassee

Leon County

Florida

United States of America

Type

Textual document

Medium

Paper

Ink

Measurements

L:22cm x W: 28cm

Format

PDF

HBCU Identifier

AR_0007_001_005_B10_F23

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.FAMU.0264

Rights

All rights reserved. The use of any part of these objects and photographs transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of MEBA is an infringement of the copyright law.

Contributing Institution

Florida A&M University

Source

History of FAMU Collection

Collection

President George W. Gore See all items with this value

Language

English

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