Minnie Burns Fugate Collection, 1937-1940

Collection Title:

Minnie Burns Fugate Collection, 1937-1940

Repository:

The Holloway Archives at Milligan University

P. H. Welshimer Memorial Library

200 Blowers Blvd.

Milligan, TN 37682

Email: archives@milligan.edu

Creator:

Minnie Burns Fugate

Title:

Minnie Burns Fugate Collection, 1937-1940

Collection No.

C0004

Extent

1 box

Language(s):

English

Abstract:

Minnie Burns Fugate, Milligan College (now MIlligan University) class of 1940, was the daughter of former Milligan College professor and president Charles E. Burns. The Minnie Burns Fugate Collection contains a dress worn in the 1940 May Day Court at Milligan and a color copy of a program from a concert held at Milligan.

Biographical Note:

Minnie Burns Fugate, Milligan College class of 1940, was the daughter of former Milligan College professor and president Charles E. Burns. She was born in 1919. Minnie was married to John Fugate, Milligan College class of 1939. Minnie passed away in 2013.

Arrangement:

The collection was processed by media type, clothing and paper. The collection is divided into two series: I. Series: May Day dress, 1940 and II. Series: Spring Concert Program, 1937.

Scope and Content Note:

The Minnie Burns Fugate Collection is divided into two series: May Day dress and Spring Concert Program.

I. Series: May Day dress, 1940 contains the blue cotton dress worn by Minnie Burns (Fugate) in the 1940 May Day Court.

II. Series: Spring Concert Program, 1937 contains a printout of a program from the 1937 Annual Spring Concert at Milligan College. The program names several students as performers: Burk, Frances; Burns, Minnie; Carroll, Grace; Johnson, Marjorie C. (music director); Lodter, Edward G.; Lodter, Juliette; Long, Eleanor; Norton, George; Rice Beatrice; Smith, Laura May; Turner, Elaine; White, W.A., Jr.; Willis, Jack.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information:

Accession 001-052005; 001-052005.1

The Minnie Burns Fugate Collection was donated to the Milligan College Archives and Special Collections by Minnie Fugate on May 10, 2005. Additional material was given to the collection by Minnie Burns Fugate on May 17, 2005.

Access Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

The archivist reserves the right to determine on a case-by-case basis if certain folders within the collection that have been requested for viewing cannot be made available due to various restriction compliance, including but not limited to student information, private personal information, and organizational information of a restricted nature.

Preferred Citation:

[Item], Minnie Burns Fugate Collection, Collection C0004, The Holloway Archives at Milligan University, Milligan, TN.

Processing Information:

Processed by: Ginger Dillon

Completed in 2005

Folder List

Box 1

I. Series: May Day dress, 1940

• May Day dress, 1940

II. Series: Spring Concert Program, 1937

• Spring Concert Program, 1937