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Viola Muse
Viola Muse posing for a photograph in what appears to be a rural setting
Viola Muse on a Residential Street
Viola Muse posing for a photograph on what appears to be an unpaved residential street. "Viola B Muse" is written by hand across the top of the image.
"References"
Apparently the beginning of an incomplete list of references for the information Muse gathered on literature, analgous to "Art — References."
This page contains only one citation, to Along This Way by James Weldon Johnson, with instructions for…
Thomas Fortune and James Weldon Johnson
Biographical information on Thomas Fortune and James Weldon Johnson, with a discussion of "Lift Every Voice and Sing."
An author by the surname Richardson created this document, and Viola Muse added a few handwritten notes. Richardson is possibly…
Lindsay Moore Narrative
Version of the Lindsay Moore narrative published in Works Progress Administration Federal Writers’ Project, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, vol. 3, Library of Congress, 1941, pp.…
"Spring"
A short poem about spring by Lillie Felder, a student at LaVilla Park School
"Boots"
A drawing presumably of the 1930s Hollywood actress Patricia "Boots" Mallory, by Jesse B. Williams, a student at LaVilla Park School.
Mallory was apparently a lesser-known celebrity and does not appear to figure in many studies and repertories of…
"Buffalo Bill"
A drawing of Buffalo Bill on horseback by Jesse B. Williams, a student at LaVilla Park School
Drawing of a Scene in Ancient Rome
A drawing of a scene set apparently in ancient Rome, by Fred O'Neale, a student at LaVilla Park School.The drawing features a man in a toga holding a spear and another man laying beside him on a stone floor, with a building that appears to be the…
"Would You Believe It?"
A drawing of Beethoven by Fred O'Neale, a student at LaVilla Park School
"All Dye Together" in The Florida Negro
The section "All Dye Together" found on p. 31 of the manuscript copy of The Florida Negro housed in the State Archives of Florida (S1585) and available through the Florida Memory website of the State Library and Archives of Florida. This text…
"Good Masters and Bad" in The Florida Negro
The section "Good Masters and Bad" found on pp. 31-35 of the manuscript copy of The Florida Negro housed in the State Archives of Florida (S1585) and available through the Florida Memory website of the State Library and Archives of Florida. This text…
"Contemporary Life" in The Florida Negro
The section "Contemporary Life" found on pp. 18-21 of the manuscript copy of The Florida Negro housed in the State Archives of Florida (S1585) and available through the Florida Memory website of the State Library and Archives of Florida. This text…
Biographical Sketch of Zora Neale Hurston in The Florida Negro
Biographical sketch of author Zora Neale Hurston found on p. 153 of the manuscript copy of The Florida Negro housed in the State Archives of Florida (S1585) and available through the Florida Memory website of the State Library and Archives of…
"Git It 'n Run!" from The Florida Negro
The section "Git It 'n Run!" found on p. 27-29 of the manuscript copy of The Florida Negro housed in the State Archives of Florida (S1585) and available through the Florida Memory website of the State Library and Archives of Florida. This text…
Biographical Sketch of Reverend Thomas H.B. Walker in The Florida Negro
Biographical sketch of the Reverend Thomas H.B. Walker found on p. 151-152 of the manuscript copy of The Florida Negro housed in the State Archives of Florida (S1585) and available through the Florida Memory website of the State Library and Archives…
Biographical Sketch of W.E. Dancer in The Florida Negro
Biographical sketch of author W.E. Dancer found on p. 151 of the manuscript copy of The Florida Negro housed in the State Archives of Florida (S1585) and available through the Florida Memory website of the State Library and Archives of Florida.…
"Seasons"
A short poem about the changing of the seasons by Dorothy Lambert, a student at LaVilla Park School
"Gar Wood"
A drawing of inventor and motorboat racer Garfield Wood, with explanatory text, by Clarence Stone, a student at LaVilla Park School.
Wood won the Harmsworth Trophy, mentioned in this drawing, numerous times between 1920 and 1933. See J. Lee Barrett,…
"Charles A. Lindbergh"
A drawing of Charles Lindbergh kneeling on his plane with the Eiffel tower in the background, by Clarence Stone, a student at LaVilla Park School