Rare c1924 Photo - Dr. Raymond Bellamy Florida State College For Women FSCW FSU for Sale

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Rare c1924 Photo - Dr. Raymond Bellamy Florida State College For Women FSCW FSU For Sale

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Rare c1924 Photo - Dr. Raymond Bellamy Florida State College For Women FSCW FSU:
$399.99

This rare photo featuresDr. Raymond Bellamy, head of theDepartment of Sociology at Florida State College for Women, later FSU.

Approximate size: 5 inches x 4 inches

In all my research of this well-respected educator, I couldn't find any other photo like this of him, for sale or otherwise. I also couldn't find any photo of him for sale at all. This seems to be truly a rare find. In this photo, he appears to be holding an Indiana Jones-style whip while wearing a tuxedo and top hat.

Dr. Raymond Flavious Bellamy was born on October 21, 1885, in Switzerland County, Indiana. He was a versatile academic, teaching a variety of disciplines including sociology, political science, economics, anthropology, social welfare, history, and statistics. His teaching was not only diverse but also innovative. In 1924, he taught the first course on anthropology ever given in a southern college, and in 1926, he was the first to teach a social welfare work course at Florida State College for Women (FSCW), later Florida State University (FSU).
He was hired by FSCW President Edward Conradi, Ph.D., to head the newly created Department of Sociology. For nearly two decades, Dr. Bellamy was the only member of the Department of Sociology, teaching a variety of disciplines including sociology, political science, economics, anthropology, social welfare, history, and statistics.Dr. Bellamy’s passion for teaching appears to have been only matched by how much students enjoyed his classes. He headed the Department of Sociology until 1950, when he was succeeded by Meyer F. Nimkoff, Ph.D.
In addition to Dr. Bellamy’s role as Chairman of the Department of Sociology, he served as elected Vice-President of the Southern Sociological Society, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Florida Academy of Sciences, and a member of the International Sociology Honors Society (FSU Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Delta Honors Society).
As for his academic publications, he co-authored “A Preface to the Social Sciences” (McGraw-Hill, 1956) with FSU professors Harrison Chase (Geography), Vincent Thursby, Ph.D. (Political Science), and Sadie Young (Economics). Moreover, during the mid-1950s he wrote “History of the Department of Sociology at Florida State University,” which was published post-mortem in 1984.
In addition to his academic activities, Dr. Bellamy was an active member of the local community. He participated in the Centennial Celebration of the founding of Tallahassee in 1924 by being in charge of a survey for the Leon County record and even putting together a “bird parade” as part of the celebrations.
The Bellamy Building at Florida State University, which was constructed in 1967 and is home to 16 departments and interdisciplinary programs from the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (COSSPP), was named after him. He passed away in Tallahassee on June 4, 1970.

The photo was taken by D.C. Adams, a Tallahassee, Florida photographer.

The name on the back, Hazel, is referencing FSCW student Hazel Flower, who was a student of Dr. Bellamy, and was also on Florida State College for Women's basketball team.

Florida State College for Women, now known as Florida State University, has a rich history. The college traces back to the U.S. Congress’ 1823 decision to establish learning seminaries in East and West Florida and the 1827 creation of a school for males and females by the Presbyterian Church called The Leon Academy.

In 1905, the Buckman Act reorganized Florida’s six colleges into three institutions segregated by gender and race: a school for white males, a school for white females, and a school for African Americans. Florida State College became Florida Female College until 1909, when it became Florida State College for Women.

By 1933, the Florida State College for Women was the third largest women’s college in the U.S. After World War II, Florida’s university system faced a heavy influx of returning soldiers taking advantage of the new G.I. Bill subsidy for higher education. On May 15, 1947, Florida’s governor signed an act making the Florida State College for Women coeducational and renaming it Florida State University.

Today, Florida State University is a co-ed institution that educates more than 40,000 students. It is known for its high-quality programs and contributes to advancements in health, technology, physics, and the arts.

The first reference photo is of an earlier photo of Dr. Bellamy.

The second reference photo is of a newspaper clipping printed in The Pensacola Journal (Pensacola, Fla.), on October 4, 1918.

The third reference photo is of a newspaper clipping printed in The Pensacola Journal (Pensacola, Fla.), on March 22, 1920.

The fourth reference photo is of a newspaper article printed in The Pensacola Journal (Pensacola, Fla.) on April 12, 1919, discussing the athletics program at the college. Dr. Bellamy was a judge for a competition there.

Please inspect the pictures, as they give the best representation of condition. May have discoloring, edge or corner wear, marks, creases, fading, smudges, corner or edge bends, tears, or corners missing.

(E67 inventory number)