Maxwell Courtney
Title
Maxwell Courtney
Subject
Courtney, Maxwell.
Florida State University.
Florida State University.
Description
Maxwell Courtney, a Tallahassee native, was admitted to FSU as the first African-American undergraduate student in 1962. He graduated cum laude in 1965 with a degree in mathematics and minors in French and English. Courtney later earned a master's degree from the University of Maryland and worked as a systems management consultant to the Smithsonian Institution before his death in 1975.
Photograph courtesy of the State Archives of Florida.
Photograph courtesy of the State Archives of Florida.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Florida Memory Project: http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/155103
Publisher
Florida Memory Project
Date
mid-1960s
Contributor
EJP
Rights
Materials in the Florida State University Spring 2012 Museum Objects class project site are provided for educational use under fair use as outlined by current U.S. Copyright law and accompanying guidelines. Written permission from The Florida State University Libraries Special Collections Department or the rights holder must be obtained before using an item for publishing or commercial purposes.
Format
1 photonegative - b&w - 5 x 4 in
Coverage
Tallahassee, FL
Geolocation
- Date Added
- March 28, 2012
- Collection
- Politics & Civil Rights
- Item Type
- Still Image
- Tags
- African American, Florida State University, Maxwell Courtney, student, Tallahassee
- Citation
- Unknown, “Maxwell Courtney,” Here Comes the Sun: Florida in the 1960s , accessed May 7, 2024, https://museum2012.omeka.net/items/show/33.