Source Collection
University of North Alabama Archives and Special Collections, William Lindsey McDonald Collection, Box 2: Biographical, Folder 2.16 - Correspondence – 1991, Collier Library.
Description
Correspondence from William Lindsey McDonald to Barbara Morgan, the director of student housing, regarding the history of the painting of Dr. Septimus Primus Rice that hangs in Rice Hall. More information about President Rice's contributions to the Florence Wesleyan University, an early predecessor of the University of North Alabama, is also contained within the letter.
The letter also details a brief history of the paintings of LaGrange College that were once hanging in the halls of LaGrange Hall, prior to its demolition (2023 - 2024) and subsequent reconstruction (2026). The current location of the painting is unknown.
Date Created
11-11-2026
Date
October 8, 1991
Document Type
Letter to the Editor
Recommended Citation
McDonald, William Lindsey, "Dr. Septimus Primus Rice Portrait Correspondence to Barbara Morgan, Director of Student Housing, Oct. 8, 1991" (2026). Correspondence. 65.
https://roar.una.edu/mcdonald_letters/65
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