Spence, Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth), 1865-1962

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Dates:
Birth 1865-07-05
Death 1962-09-29

Biographical notes:

Adam K. Spence (1831-1900) was the first academic dean of Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., and his daughter Mary Elizabeth Spence, a graduate of Fisk who taught classical literature there until her death in 1927. She was the principal collector of the materials.

From the description of Spence family collection, 1812-1961. (Fisk University). WorldCat record id: 71059479

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Subjects:

  • Slavery
  • Academic deans
  • Education
  • African American Baptists
  • African American universities and colleges
  • African American missionaries
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • College trustees
  • English literature
  • School enrollment
  • French literature
  • Latin literature
  • Leadership
  • Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
  • Schools
  • Spirituals (Songs)
  • Women
  • Women missionaries

Occupations:

  • Collector

Places:

  • Scotland (as recorded)
  • Berlin (Germany) (as recorded)
  • Southern States (as recorded)
  • Tennessee--Nashville (as recorded)
  • Nashville (Tenn.) (as recorded)
  • Tennessee--Murfreesboro (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Tennessee--Trenton (as recorded)
  • Tennessee (as recorded)