Read, Florence Matilda
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Florence Matilda Read (b. 1886 d. 1973) served as Acting President of Atlanta University from 1936 to 1937 during the interim period between the death of John Hope and the election of his successor. She was President of Spelman College from 1927 to 1953 and also served as Secretary of Atlanta University from 1929 to 1953. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1909 and served as Alumnae Secretary of her alma mater for two years. She became secretary of Reed College in 1911. Before arriving at Spelman, she worked on the International Board of the Rockefeller Foundation for seven years. Upon her retirement from Spelman she was named President Emeritus, and in 1961 she authored The Spelman Story. She died in 1973.
From the description of Florence M. Read Records. 1927-1947. (Australian National University). WorldCat record id: 51865463
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Hench, Philip S., 1896-1965. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection, 1806-1995, bulk 1863-1974 | Historical Collections, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia | |
| referencedIn | Horace Mann Bond Papers, 1830-1979, 1926-1972 | Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Hudson, Manley Ottmer, 1886-1960. Papers, 1894-1960 | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| creatorOf | John Hope Memorial Fund Committee. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1937. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| creatorOf | Read, Florence M. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1955. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| creatorOf | Read, Florence M. Florence M. Read Records. | Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library | |
| creatorOf | Vehanen, Kosti, 1887-1957. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1934-1959. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library |
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| associatedWith | Atlanta University Center (Ga.) |
| associatedWith | Atlanta University. Office of the President. |
| associatedWith | Bond, Horace Mann, 1904-1972 |
| associatedWith | Carter, Henry Rose, 1852-1925 |
| associatedWith | Hench, Philip S. (Philip Showalter), 1896-1965 |
| associatedWith | Hudson, Manley Ottmer, 1886- |
| associatedWith | John Hope Memorial Fund Committee. |
| associatedWith | Kean, Jefferson Randolph, 1860-1950 |
| associatedWith | Lazear, Jesse William, 1866-1900 |
| associatedWith | Reed, Walter, 1851-1902 |
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Birth 1885-11-12
Death 1973-04-29
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