RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 40: Bethune Cookman University Founding
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Title
RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 40: Bethune Cookman University Founding
Alternative Title
Bethune Cookman University Founding Podcast
Subject
Podcasts
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Bethune-Cookman College (Daytona Beach, Fla.)
Daytona Beach (Fla.)
Universities and colleges--Florida
Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955
Description
Episode 40 of RICHES Podcast Documentaries: Bethune Cookman University Founding. RICHES Podcast Documentaries are short form narrative documentaries that explore Central Florida history and are locally produced. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners.
Episode 40 features an interview with Dr. Sheila Flemming Hunter about the history of Bethune-Cookman University, formerly Bethune-Cookman College, located at 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School was established by African-American educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune in October of 1904. In 1923, the school merged with the Cookman Institute of Jacksonville and then became affiliated with the Methodist Church the following year. The school served as a co-educational high school until 1931, when it became a junior college. In 1941, the school was accredited as a four-year college and was renamed Bethune-Cookman College.
Episode 40 features an interview with Dr. Sheila Flemming Hunter about the history of Bethune-Cookman University, formerly Bethune-Cookman College, located at 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School was established by African-American educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune in October of 1904. In 1923, the school merged with the Cookman Institute of Jacksonville and then became affiliated with the Methodist Church the following year. The school served as a co-educational high school until 1931, when it became a junior college. In 1941, the school was accredited as a four-year college and was renamed Bethune-Cookman College.
Abstract
Although many know who Bethune Cookman University is named after, few know the details of its inception and conception. This podcast looks at the ideas that formed this historic university. Dr. Sheila Flemming Hunter provides with an enlightening interview about the founding of this important institution.
Source
Original 16-minute and 48-second podcast, October 12, 2012: "RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 40: Bethune Cookman University Founding." RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 2012-10-12
Date Copyrighted
2012-10-12
Date Issued
2012-10-12
Contributor
Hunter, Sheila Flemming
Is Part Of
RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.
RICHES Podcast Documentaries Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
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Multimedia software, such as QuickTime.
Format
audio/mp3
Extent
23.1 MB
Medium
16-minute and 48-second podcast
Language
eng
Type
Sound/Podcast
Coverage
Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School, Daytona Beach, Florida
Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida
Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida
Accrual Method
Item Creation
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History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created and published by RICHES of Central Florida.
Rights Holder
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
"RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 40: Bethune Cookman University Founding." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/2493.
"RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 19: The Home of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/2471.
"RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 47: Integration and Sports at Bethune Cookman University." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/2500.
Flemming, Sheila Y. Bethune-Cookman College, 1904-1994: The Answered Prayer to a Dream. Virginia Beach, VA: Donning Co, 1995.
"Bethune-Cookman College and Foundation Daytona Beach, Florida: Heritage Landmark of The United Methodist Church." General Commission on Archives & History, United Methodist Church. http://www.gcah.org/site/pp.aspx?c=ghKJI0PHIoE&b=3522559.
Hanson, Joyce Ann. Mary McLeod Bethune & Black Women's Political Activism. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2003.
"History." Bethune-Cookman University. http://www.cookman.edu/about_BCU/history/index.html.
Long, Nancy Ann Zrinyi. The Life and Legacy of Mary McLeod Bethune. Cocoa, Fla: Florida Historical Society Press, 2004.
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Original Format
1 audio podcast
Duration
16 minutse and 48 seconds
Bit Rate/Frequency
192kbps
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Citation
“RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 40: Bethune Cookman University Founding,” RICHES, accessed April 27, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/2493.