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Minorities -- Education -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

American Missionary Association archives

 Collection
Identifier: 001
Scope and Contents This collection is a valuable resource for the study of the abolitionist movement. It includes approximately 350,000 manuscript pieces. The mass of these was written during the period from 1839 to 1882, but several thousand are dated before and after that time. The manuscripts include some of the treasurers’ papers and minutes of Executive Committee meetings, as well as other items such as sermons, statistical reports, drawings, photographs, and essays; however, letters make up the large...
Dates: Created: 1828-1969; Other: Majority of material found in 1839-1882; Other: Date acquired: 08/22/1968

American Missionary Association archives addenda

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-1
Scope and Contents The 1969 addendum and later addenda to the American Missionary Association archives are mostly twentieth century in scope, covering two main subject areas. The first is the association's numerous schools. These are considered "field" records, or, the fruits of the Association's missionary work outside of its New York City office. The Addendum is divided into three series: Series 1 covers field-related work, mainly the AMA schools; Series 2 covers projects that were run directly form the New...
Dates: Created: 1849-1991; Other: Date acquired: 03/31/1969

Raymond G. von Tobel papers

 Collection
Identifier: 374
Scope and Contents The Raymond G. von Tobel papers relate to von Tobel's career as a teacher and school administrator in Georgia and North Dakota with the American Missionary Association. The collection includes correspondence, speeches, writings, photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, and school publications. The majority of the collection pertains to von Tobel's work at Ballard Normal School in Macon, Georgia. Additional material documents his time in North Dakota teaching among the Sioux people and...
Dates: Created: 1911-1936; Other: Date acquired: 08/01/1976