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Early Educational Institutions in the South

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0466
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Scope and Contents

The collection contains tuition receipts, a printed announcement, and a newspaper clipping from several schools, primarily in Alabama, including: the Alabama Female Institute; Tuskaloosa Methodist Female School; Tuscaloosa Female College; Alabama Central Female College; Tuscaloosa Christ Church School (all in Tuscaloosa, Alabama); the University of the South (Sewanee, Tennessee); St. Cecilia Academy (Nashville, Tennessee); Reidville Female College and Reidville Male High School (Reidville, South Carolina); Richmond, Virginia (Williamsburg Female Academy); and Wesleyan Female College (Macon, Georgia).

Dates

  • Creation: 1844-1879

Creator

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.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet (34 items)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Tuition receipts, a printed announcement, and a clipping, from several schools, primarily in Alabama.

Provenance

unknown

General

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Processed by

C. Doughty, 2009; updated by Martha Bace, 2013

Title
Guide to the Early Educational Institutions in the South collection
Status
Completed
Date
January 2009
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

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513