Miner, Myrtilla, 1815-1864
Variant namesEducator.
From the description of Myrtilla Miner papers, 1825-1960 (bulk 1850-1861). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84401761
Biographical Note
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1815, Mar, 4:
Born near Brookfield, New York -
1840 -1844 :Educated at Clover Street Seminary, Rochester, N.Y. -
1846 -1847 :Taught at Newton Female Institute, Whitesville, Miss., but denied permission to conduct classes for African-American girls -
1851:
Opened Normal School for Colored Girls, Washington, D.C. -
1861:
Moved to California to improve health -
1864, Dec. 17:
Died, Washington, D.C.
From the guide to the Myrtilla Miner Papers, 1825-1960, (bulk 1851-1861), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Hatter, Henrietta R. History of Miner Teachers College. | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Horsford-Tryon families papers, 1800-2000, (bulk 1835-1887) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Hatter, Henrietta R. History of Miner Teachers College. | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Myrtilla Miner Papers, 1825-1960, (bulk 1851-1861) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
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| associatedWith | Beecher, William. | person |
| correspondedWith | Beecher, William H. (William Henry), 1802-1889 | person |
| associatedWith | Cecil, Walpole. | person |
| correspondedWith | Cecil, Walpole, b. ca. 1836 | person |
| associatedWith | Hatter, Henrietta R. | person |
| associatedWith | Horsford-Tryon families | family |
| correspondedWith | Miner, Achsa | person |
| associatedWith | Miner School for Free Colored Girls (Washington, D.C.) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Minor family | family |
| correspondedWith | Minor family | family |
| associatedWith | Normal School for Colored Girls (Washington, D.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Rhoads, Samuel. | person |
| correspondedWith | Rhoads, Samuel, 1806-1868 | person |
| correspondedWith | Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte, 1819-1899 | person |
| correspondedWith | Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896 | person |
| correspondedWith | Tatham, Benjamin | person |
| associatedWith | Wells, Lester Grosvenor. | person |
| associatedWith | Wells, Lester Grosvenor. | person |
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| Washington (D.C.) | |||
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| Slavery |
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| Education |
| Education |
| African Americans |
| African Americans |
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Birth 1815-03-04
Death 1864-12-17
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