Guide to the Calhoun School Papers MSS.0260
Calhoun School (Lowndes County, Ala.)
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
March 2011
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
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Calhoun School Papers
- Unit ID:
MSS.0260
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.1 Linear feet (1 inch; photocopies)
- Dates:
1891-1923
- 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.
- creator
Calhoun School (Lowndes County, Ala.).
Scope and Contents note
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.
Biographical/Historical note
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.
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation note
Calhoun School Papers, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.
- Access Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Access note
None
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Conditions Governing Use note
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- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
unknown
- Processing Information:
Processed by
unknown, 2008; updated by Martha Bace, 2012
Source(s)
African Americans (localbroad)
African Americans--Alabama (lcsh)
Alabama (localbroad)
Education (localbroad)
Lowndes County (Ala.) (lcsh)
Picture postcards (aat)
Songs (document genre) (aat)
Students (localbroad)
Calhoun School Postcard Photocopies Box SC0061 Folder 260.001
Calhoun Plantation Song Photocopies Box SC0061 Folder 260.002