Fifth Avenue School Photograph Collection
Scope and Contents
The 5th Avenue School Photograph Collection comprises .20 linear feet of material and contains only photographs, which include PTA meetings, individuals and school events.
1948-1967 1 box (.2 l.f.)
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1948 - 1967
Biographical / Historical
According to the Columbus Public Library's original description of this collection, the Fifth Avenue School opened in 1908 in Columbus, Ga, at 627 5th Avenue. The school was built to fill the void in local education for non-white students beyond the 6th grade. Mr. William Spencer was the first principal of what is considered the first municipally owned vocational school for the education of the African-American population beyond the 6th grade. The 5th Ave School was one of three schools in Columbus that were open to African-American students until the 1930's. Fifth Avenue was converted to an elementary school once Spencer High School was opened. The school was closed by the Muscogee County School Board in 1978.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
This collection was donated to the Columbus State University Archives in October 2013 by the director of the Columbus Public Library when it closed its archival collections. The collection was originally numbered MC 037.
Source
- Columbus Public Library (Organization)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Columbus State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
4225 University Ave
Columbus Georgia 31907 United States