Panel 09: Nelson Poynter: Advocate for Higher Education in Pinellas County (1903-1978)

Authors

James Anthony Schnur,
Nelson Poynter Memorial Library.Follow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

5-4-2011

Keywords

Exhibits and Creative Works

Abstract

An biographical portrait of Nelson Paul Poynter appears on this panel. The longtime editor and publisher of the St. Petersburg Times, Poynter also championed the idea of expanding educational opportunities in Pinellas County. He played an important role in supporting the creation of Eckerd College and USF St. Petersburg on the lower Pinellas peninsula.

Comments

From Fiddler Crabs to a Harbor with Class: A History of Bayboro Harbor and the University of South Florida St. Petersburg

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Scholar Commons Citation

Schnur,, James Anthony and Nelson Poynter Memorial Library., "Panel 09: Nelson Poynter: Advocate for Higher Education in Pinellas County (1903-1978)" (2011). Library and Community-based Exhibits. 6.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/npml_outreach_exhibits/6