Calhoun School Papers
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Scope and Contents
This collection contains a photocopy of the songbook "Calhoun Plantation Songs", 3rd ed. (1923) edited by Emily Hollowell, first published in 1901, to raise money for this school for African-Americans, and six postcard views of the school and students, etc.
Dates
- Creation: 1891-1923
Creator
- Calhoun School (Lowndes County, Ala.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Due to the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access to certain materials may require additional advance notice.
Biographical / Historical
The Calhoun School in Lowndes County, Alabama, was founded in 1891 by Charlotte R. Thomas and Mabel W. Dillingham. It was a secondary school for African-Americans with a curriculum of academic, agricultural and industrial training.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 inch; photocopies)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Photocopy of the songbook "Calhoun Plantation Songs," 3rd ed. (1923) edited by Emily Hollowell, first published in 1901 to raise money for this Lowndes County, Alabama, school for African-Americans, and six postcard views of the school and students, etc.
Provenance
unknown
Processed by
unknown, 2008; updated by Martha Bace, 2012
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Calhoun School Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- March 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository