Wilhelmina White Colston
Dublin Core
Title
Wilhelmina White Colston
Alternative Title
Wilhelmina Colston
Subject
Colleges
Daytona Beach (Fla.)
Education--Florida
Teachers--Florida
Description
A portrait of Wilhelmina White Colston, which is housed at the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, located at 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard in Daytona Beach, Florida. She was a student and later teacher at Bethune-Cookman College (BCC). In 1935, Wilhelmina White married James Allen Colston, who would later serve as the second president of Bethune-Cookman College from 1942 to 1944. After marrying, Wilhelmina retired from teaching. She also attended Talladega College in Talladega, Alabama, and then Howard University in Washington, D.C., where she earned a master's degree. Together, the couple had one daughter, Jean Allie Colston Foster, and three grandchildren.
Source
Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photographic print: Sun room, image 89, Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Daytona Beach, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 1920-1955
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 8 x 10 inch black and white photographic print.
Is Part Of
Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Daytona Beach, Florida.
Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation Collection, Daytona Beach Collection, Volusia County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
241 KB
Medium
8 x 10 inch black and white photographic print
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida
Talladega College, Talladega, Alabama
Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Flemming, Sheila Y. Bethune-Cookman College, 1904-1994: The Answered Prayer to a Dream. Virginia Beach, VA: Donning Co, 1995.
"Dr. Colston Named To Bronx Post. The Daytona Beach Morning Journal, March 10, 1966. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HG0eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S8kEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2342%2C1863060.
"Dr. Colston dies, four college head. The Afro American, February 6, 1982. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XCImAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P_4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2832%2C495356.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white photographic print
Physical Dimensions
8 x 10 inches
Collection
Citation
“Wilhelmina White Colston,” RICHES, accessed June 4, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5164.