Aquilina C. Howell Collection

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The Aquilina C. Howell collection consists of papers of distinguished Leon County educator, Aquilina Howell. Born in Tallahassee, Florida in 1917, Howell graduated from Old Lincoln High School in 1934. She received her B.A. from Florida A&M College in 1938 and a M.A. in Curriculum and Guidance from New York University. Howell then worked in the Leon County School System as a teacher, guidance counselor, supervisor of curriculum and guidance, and Director of Secondary Education. In 1985, she retired as Superintendent for Instruction, the highest ranking black administrator at that time. The collection includes papers, correspondence, photographs, greeting and postcards, and memorabilia.

Physical Location

Thelma T. Gorham Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.

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Griffin Middle School Binder, 1973-1984

A binder of documents related to Griffin Middle School. The documents include staff correspondence, a petition, data about the school and faculty credentials, memorandums, the governor's legislative program for education, a history of the school, textbook information, textbook expenditures, a program for Griffin Middle School's Awards Day, student promotion guidelines, a booklet about the school's programs, staff meeting notes, program planning, a proposal concerning the Leon Job Training Center, class schedules, newspaper clippings, statewide assessment results, and a list of school expenses.
Belle Vue Middle School Binder Part Three, 1973-1980

Part three of a binder of documents related to Belle Vue Middle School. The documents include memorandums, staff meeting notes, staff correspondence, a flyer for the education fair, meeting minutes, time activity logs, class schedules, statewide assessment results, and a list of school expenses.
Belle Vue Middle School Binder Part Two, 1976-1977

Part two of a binder of documents related to Belle Vue Middle School. The documents include Belle Vue Middle School academic content outlines, unified arts content outlines, general description of students by grade level, inservice and module activities, school philosophy and goals, and staff development activity.
Belle Vue Middle School Binder Part One, 1977-1980

Part one of a binder of documents related to Belle Vue Middle School. The documents include memorandums, staff correspondence, a procedural outline, a staffing report, and two volumes of the Belle Vue Bulletin.
Belle Vue Middle School Binder Newspaper Clippings, 1981-1983

Clippings of the Tallahassee Democrat from a binder of documents related to Belle Vue Middle School. The newspaper clippings related to disciplinary tactics in schools and a need for remedial instruction for university students in Florida.
Homecoming Newspaper Vol. 3 No. 1, 1986

The Spring 1986 issue of 'Homecoming,' the historically black college alumni and campus newspaper.
Graduate Certificate Of Madeline Taylor Casanas, November 24, 1947

A graduate certificate from the State of Florida's Department of Education, authorizing Madeline Taylor Casanas to teach elementary school.
Temporary Certificate Of Madeline Taylor Casanas, September 1, 1946

A temporary certificate from the State of Florida's Department of Education, authorizing Madeline Taylor Casanas to teach elementary school.
Graduate State Certificate of Madeline Catherine Casanas, August 9, 1938

Graduate State Certificate certifying that Madeline Catherine Casanas is a graduate of Florida A&M College, with a focus in the Elementary School Course. This certificate authorized Casanas to teach sixth grade in Florida public schools. The back of the certificate contains her college records.
School History Of Dr. Gilbert L. Porter Elementary, February 12, 2004

A brief bio of Florida educator Dr. Gilbert L. Porter, with a handwritten note by Althemese Barnes discussing the naming of Dr. Gilbert L. Porter Elementary School.