"Colored girl gets honors at SUI," June 20, 1919

COLORED GIRL GETS HONORS AT S. U. I. Iowa City, Ia., June 17. — Highest honors in United States history, symbolized by the medal given annually by the Daughters of the American Revolution are to be awarded this year to Miss Emily Elizabeth Gross, a young colored woman who graduates from the university today. Miss Gross is the only daughter of W. W. Gross, Grand Master of Iowa Masons, and who has many friends in Des Moines and throughout the state, who rejoice with him over this signal honor won by his daughter. State Historical Society of Iowa (Des Moines)

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Title: "Colored girl gets honors at SUI," June 20, 1919
Creator: unknown
Date Created: 1919-06-20
Publisher: Bystander (Des Moines, Iowa)
Notes: Scanned from microfilm held at the State Historical Society of Iowa (Des Moines).
Language: English
Subjects: Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: Awards
Students
African Americans
Subjects: Persons: Gross, Emily Elizabeth
Subjects: Corporate Bodies: University of Iowa
Subject: Time: 1910-1920
Subject: Place: United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City
Archival Collection: Iowa Federation of Colored Women's Clubs Records
Collection Identifier: IWA0430
Collection Guide: http://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/4/resources/3050
Host institution: State Historical Society of Iowa (Des Moines)
Rights Management: Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Contact Information: Contact the State Historical Society of Iowa: https://iowaculture.gov/about-us/contact-list
File name: bystander003.jpg
Item Type (DCMI): Text
Item Type (AAT): Clippings (Information artifacts)
Microfilms
Item Type (IMT): jpeg