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RARE ANTIQUE 1904 BELHAVEN COLLEGE FOR YOUNG LADIES JACKSON MISSISSIPPI DIPLOMA FITZHUGHAmazing condition for the age. Please see all photos and ask if in doubt.
Passed down in the family, this has been in storage for many years.Signed by President Lewis T. Fitzhugh, the first president of Belhaven from 1894-1904. He had previously been President of Whitworth Female College in Brookhaven, Mississippi.Since he died in 1904 before the end of the term, his wife signed for him as her name is underneath his name in the same hand.Note Belhaven was originally known as Belhaven College for Young Ladies.
The degree is for Mistress of English Literature.This will be shipped rolled, as found. Please see last photo.Stored in a pet and smoke free homeDimensions: 16" x 19 1/2"Thanks for stopping by!FRBX
