Archival Collections

Minutes of the Florida State University Faculty Senate and its predecessor organizations, including reports of standing committees, special committees, and sub-committees.

Handwritten accession records kept by the Florida State University Libraries and its predecessor, the Florida State College for Women Library.

The Florida State University Planning Committee Minutes contains not only the minutes of this organization for the March 26, 1948 through March 28, 1949 period, but also related items, such as reports from the Functions Sub-Committee and the Sub-Committees on Housing, Committees, and General Education. Two letters from Chairman Hogarth to President Campbell are also included, as well as a questionnaire from civil engineering company Bail, Horton and Associates regarding future University facility functions and needs, and two memoranda from the Library staff, signed by Director Louise Richardson, to the Planning Committee regarding current and future library facility needs. Among topics covered in the items of the collection are facilities, curricula, and housing issues.

This collection consists of correspondence received in response to a letter dated March 12, 1963 announcing the death of Louise Richardson, former director of the florida State University Library.

This collection consists of an unbound manuscript about Louise Richardson and her contribution to the Florida State University Library. Florence Bethea appears to be the author of the manuscript.

The Mary Alice Hunt Collection includes materials related to her years as a student and alumnae at Florida State College for Women / Florida State University, and later items related to her professional career as a librarian and library science professor. The collection includes a student notebooks, photographs, and ephemeral items.

The Olga Larson Collection contains items related to her years as a student and a mathematics professor at Florida State College for Women including correspondences, certificates, and personal documents.