Olive McLin and Fred Burney at Microphone

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Creation Date

January 1970

Time Period

circa 1970s

Abstract

Olive B. McLin and Fred D. Burney at a microphone.

Keywords

Microphones, Pinellas County Schools

Extent

1 black-and-white photograph

Media Type

Black-and-white photographs

Format

Digital Only

Note

Olive B. McLin taught English and literature for over 40 years in the Pinellas County Schools system. She founded the St. Cecelia Choir which was the first choir group at Gibbs High School. She also served as president of the Metropolitan Council of the National Council of Negro Women and was a founder of the Greater St. Petersburg Council on Human Relations. The theater at Gibbs High School is named after her.

Frederick "Fred" D. Burney, was the founding principal of the 16th Street Junior High School and Perkins Elementary. Governor Reubin Askew appointed Burney to the 2nd District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission which he served on from 1978 to 1982. He was a founding member of the Ambassadors Club and the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, as well as being a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Southside Optimist Club.

Provenance

Donated and permissions granted by The Weekly Challenger to USFSP Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, Special Collections & University Archives on October 25, 2016

Digital Responsible Institution

University of South Florida, St. Petersburg

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JPEG

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Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Olive McLin and Fred Burney at Microphone" (1970). Weekly Challenger Image Collection. Image 109.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/challenger_images/109