Field Records
Scope and Contents
The field records were arranged alphabetically by state and then by location. The schools with records of considerable volume begin this series, followed by a group of "small field records," also arranged alphabetically by state. These records of field missions in the United States are then followed by records of the AMA's work in Puerto Rico, most of which focus on Ryder Hospital, in Humacau. Not all of the Association's five hundred schools are documented within the records. The records retained are not the ones maintained by the schools in the field but rather, the files maintained by the New York office of the A.M.A. Typical records for each field school include correspondence, minutes, financial records, AMA publications about the given location, and photographs. Other records, which vary from school to school, include each school's own administrative materials, such as employment applications and appointment contracts; student academic records, publications, and papers; manuscript histories of certain schools; and architectural blueprints.
Dates
- Created: 1849-1991
- Other: Date acquired: 03/31/1969
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 211.40 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: American Missionary Association (Organization)
- From the Collection: Allen Normal and Industrial School (Thomasville, Ga.) (Organization)
- From the Collection: Avery Normal Institute (Organization)
- From the Collection: Ballard Normal School (Macon, Ga.) (Organization)
- From the Collection: Brick Rural Life School (Bricks, N.C.) (Organization)
- From the Collection: Cotton Valley School (Fort Davis, Ala.) (Organization)
- From the Collection: Dorchester Academy (McIntosh, Ga.) (Organization)
- From the Collection: Fessenden Academy (Martin, Fla.) (Organization)
- From the Collection: Fisk University (Organization)
- From the Collection: Hawaii Loa College (Kaneohe, Hi.) (Organization)
- From the Collection: Huston-Tillotson College (Organization)
- From the Collection: LeMoyne-Owen College (Organization)
- From the Collection: Lincoln Academy (King's Mountain, N. Car.) (Organization)
- From the Collection: Pleasant Hill Academy (Organization)
- From the Collection: Talladega College (Organization)
- From the Collection: Tougaloo College (Organization)
- From the Collection: Trinity School (Athens, Ala.) (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Amistad Research Center Repository
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