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(1962-11-23) unknown

Program for Founder's Day 1962. Note that part of the program is the presentation of the Founder's Daughter candidates and then the winner.

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1915 Ad

(Milligan Light, 1915)

This ad from a 1915 edition of the Milligan paper The Light proudly lists being coeducational as one of the college’s merits.

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1955-1956 Founder's Daughter candidates and their escorts

(1955) unknown

Left to Right: Jerry Hughes, Ruth Eason, Don Williams, Barbara Fisher, James Fisher, Shirley Holthouser, Ronald Spotts, Patsy Masters, Glen Barton, Anne Robinson, Robert Walther, Barbara Smith

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1985 Founder's Daughter Candidates

(1985) unknown

1985 Founder's Daughter Candidates

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Administration Building

(circa 1913-1917) unknown

Old Administration Building, circa 1913-1917

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Administration Building after the fire

(circa 1918) unknown

The old Administration Building after the fire, circa 1918

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Alumni by Gender

(2021) Cornwell, Cindy; Banks, Katherine (Siebenaler)

This graph compares how many men graduated each year to how many women graduated that same year from 1882 to 1917 (the first full 35 years of Milligan’s status as a college). Typically, more men graduated than women. However, some years the graduation numbers were equal or more women graduated than men. Regardless, almost every year, both men and women were graduating with degrees.

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American Literary Society

(1897)

Milligan College, like most other colleges and universities of the time, had literary societies, clubs focused on readings and recitations. Despite Josephus Hopwood’s history of having helped combine literary societies at Abingdon, during this time, all literary societies at Milligan during this time were for one gender only. This did not mean that they did not mix in other ways, such as by giving performances, however. The Annual of 1880-1881 states, “Some of the most entertaining programmes we have ever had at the institution has been by the young ladies of the Tibiserian ranks,” the Tibiserian Society being one of these societies for women.

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Ann Iles

(undated) unknown

Humanities professor; At Milligan 1982-1998

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Anna May Crowder

(undated) unknown

Founding member of the Humanities Program; At Milligan 1966-1977

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Annual Founder's Day: Commemorating the Centennial

(1967-11-24) unknown

Booklet for Founder's Day 1967. A list of that year's Founder's Daughter candidates and a list of former Founder's Daughters is on the last page.

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Annual of Milligan College 1880-1881, p. 15

(Milligan College, 1880-1881) Milligan College

Annual of Milligan College 1880-1881, p. 15

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"Aunt Betty Cox's Class"

(1891-1894)

Despite opportunities for genders to mix in some classes and clubs, there was certainly still gender segregation heavily enforced at Milligan. For example, in the early days of Milligan College, the business institute at the College offered a special women’s business course, as opposed to the regular business course offerings. The two photos Aunt Betty Cox’s Class (1891-1894) and William Johnson Matthews’ Class (1894) show groups strictly segregated by gender. It is unclear why these photos show this segregation – it could be simply for a photo, but seems more likely that they are representative of some kind of group.

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Badge for the 1950 International Convention of Disciples of Christ

(International Convention of Disciples of Christ, 1950-10)

Mildred Welshimer's badge for the 1950 International Convention of Disciples of Christ where she represented Milligan College.

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Buffalo 1949

(Buffalo Yearbook Staff, Milligan College, Tenn., 1949) Buffalo Staff

Photos from "State Week", 1948

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Buffalo 1951 p. 59

(Buffalo Yearbook Staff, Milligan College, Tenn., 1951) Buffalo Staff

This page from the 1951 Buffalo yearbook shows the predecessor to the Founder's Day/Founder's Daughter festivities: Homecoming, complete with a Homecoming Queen.