African Americans -- Education -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Esther W. Douglass papers
Collection — small collections
Identifier: 2473
Scope and Contents
The papers of Esther W. Douglass contain outgoing correspondence and a bound volume containing her life reminiscences written for a family member. They detail her work as a teacher and missionary with the American Missionary Association from 1865 to 1895 in Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The correspondence consists of nine letters and fragments of seven additional letters written by Douglass while in Oaks, North Carolina. Most are addressed to...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1887-1909; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1984
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Freedmen's Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church records
Collection
Identifier: 157
Content Description
This collection is composed of two boxes and two reels of microfilm. The boxes contain photocopies of original docuements (1865-1897) held in the Freedmen's Aid Society records held at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The documents are letters and reports primarily pertaining to Georgia and Alabama. The microfilm contains annual reports of the organization from 1866-1924. There are two folders of non-Georgia and non-Alabama letters, dated 1866-1878. The Georgia...
Dates:
Other: 1865-1924
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Julius Rosenwald Fund records
Collection
Identifier: 318
Scope and Contents
The records of the Julius Rosenwald Fund consists of dockets of business and minutes of meetings held by the following bodies of the Fund: Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Board of Trustees and members. Also included are financial records, including audits and reports of the comptroller; annual reviews of activities of the Fund; documents related to the Fund's charter and by-laws; biennial reviews by Edwin C. Embree; and records of the Fund's fellowship program. Although...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1920-1948; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1968
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Anne Pruitt-Logan papers
Collection
Identifier: 625
Content Description
The Anne Pruitt-Logan papers primarily consist of research materials related to the desegregation of higher education with the Southern Regional Educational Board and the Southern Education Foundation. These materials include research notes, reports, empirical data and correspondence. The collection also contains materials related to Dr. Pruitt-Logan’s work at universities as a lecturer. The university records also contain writings and course materials from her teaching positions, as well as...
Dates:
1950-1994
Found in:
Amistad Research Center