Back in the 1900s, after you took your SATs, colleges and universities would flood your parents ACTUAL, LITERAL mailbox with brochures and catalogs.
While this sounds like a “barrage of garbage”… it was, in fact, very wanted and welcome because back then, the only other way to know about colleges was in your guidance counsellors office, the local public library, or if you bought the annual guide yourself. There was no “look it up online.”
The one that I was obsessed with was Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. As a city girl, the beauty of the buildings and the nearness to the beach in those glossy, full-color photos were the dream. I never even toured it. Until I was a local.
Before I got that brochure I had never heard of St. Augustine, and to be honest- I never even thought about it again. Until 2012, when I read a letter called “Why We Went.” And that’s what we’re going to tackle today…
Dr. Michael Butler is a Kenan Distinguished Professor of History at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. His work has appeared in many leading peer-reviewed academic publications, such as The Journal of American Studies, The Journal of Southern History, The Florida Historical Quarterly, and Southern Cultures. Dr. Butler has written over 40 book reviews and encyclopedias for various academic journals. View some of them here.
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