Scope and Contents This collection records the experiences of African-American teachers who taught in one room schools in Burke County, Georgia between 1930 and 1955.  Six of the fourteen interviews discuss the role of Jeans supervisors in the schools. Jeans supervisors were funded by the philanthropist Anna Jeans to raise the level of educational opportunities in the South. Interviews conducted with: Mrs. Willie Henry Benefield, Allene Bessent, Alma Griffin, Azalene Young,, Rev. Paul Howard,, Dr. Justine...

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Handwritten biographical essay on Anna Dorothy Hains

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Rules of Order of the Central Grammar School, graduation announcement Sacred Heart Academy, advance sheets for “Men of Mark

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This collection is comprised of the single handwritten year book of Houghton Elementary School, illustrated with drawings and photographs and list of pupils and teachers.

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This advertisement includes a listing of subjects offered with a tuition schedule.  Names of individuals serving as school referees and their places of residence are listed as well.

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Tubman High School 1948 yearbook and graduation program. Donated by Huelyn Betts of Laguna Hills, California.

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This collection is comprised of two items: a copy of the floorpan for the building,drawn by F.C.W., and another copy of the architectual plans for the building, titled "The Present Summerville School." Both items are done in pencil, on tracing paper. The William Robinson School, originally called the Summerville School, was designed in 1925 by Willis Irvin, and completed in 1927. Today, the school building has been converted into condominiums.