Columbum W. Mitchell Philomathic Society Diploma
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3412
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the diploma awarded to Columbum W. Mitchell in 1835, by the Philomathic Society of The University of Alabama.
Dates
- 1835 August 6
Conditions Governing Access
None
Biographical / Historical
The Philomathic Society of The University of Alabama was formed in 1832, when a number of students saw the need for a literary society. The students declared their love of learning and devotion to virtue and their country by naming their new organization the Philomathic Society, with the motto - Pro Virtute et Patria. All records and archives of the Society were destroyed when the University was burned to the ground in April 1865 during the last days of the Civil War.
Source: "The Philomathic Society," Corolla '93. The University of Alabama, 1893. http://content.lib.ua.edu/cgi-bin/showfile.exe?CISOROOT=/ua&CISOPTR=3149&CISOMODE=print [accessed 10 June 2011]
Source: "The Philomathic Society," Corolla '93. The University of Alabama, 1893. http://content.lib.ua.edu/cgi-bin/showfile.exe?CISOROOT=/ua&CISOPTR=3149&CISOMODE=print [accessed 10 June 2011]
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Diploma awarded to Columbum W. Mitchell in 1835, by the Philomathic Society of The University of Alabama.
Provenance
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Harold Hagler, 2005
Processed by
Martha Bace, 2011
- Title
- Guide to the Columbum W. Mitchell Philomathic Society Diploma
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- June 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository