Maxwell Courtney

Title

Maxwell Courtney

Subject

Courtney, Maxwell.
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.

Creator

Unknown

Source

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

Files

n047195.jpg

Geolocation

Date Added
March 28, 2012
Collection
Politics & Civil Rights
Item Type
Still Image
Tags
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Citation
Unknown, “Maxwell Courtney,” Here Comes the Sun: Florida in the 1960s , accessed May 7, 2024, https://museum2012.omeka.net/items/show/33.