Bettis Academy (Trenton, S.C.)
Grammar school, high school, and junior college located near Trenton (Edgefield County, S.C.); founded 1881 by Alexander Bettis; incorporated 1889; dedicated to the education of African Americans through "spiritual, mental, and industrial training"; ca. 1940, institution enjoyed the support of the Society of Friends, or Quakers; although covers of the school's catalog included the phrase, "accredited as a junior college, June 1933," it was not until 1945 that the institution's name began to appear on the bulletin as "Bettis Academy and Junior College"; the institution closed in 1951.
From the description of Records, 1939-1948. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 40992090
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Bettis Academy (Trenton, S.C.). Records, 1939-1948. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries |
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| correspondedWith | Angell, Alice | person |
| associatedWith | Bettis Junior College (Trenton, S.C.). | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Biddle, Clement M. 1876-1959 | person |
| correspondedWith | Felton, J. B. | person |
| correspondedWith | Nicholson, Alfred William, 1861- | person |
| associatedWith | Sligh, Wilson, 1918- . | person |
| correspondedWith | Southern Schools Committee | corporateBody |
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| Trenton (S.C.) | |||
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| South Carolina--Trenton | |||
| Edgefield County (S.C.) | |||
| South Carolina | |||
| South Carolina--Edgefield County |
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| African American college presidents |
| African American universities and colleges |
| African Americans |
| College presidents |
| Quakers |
| World War, 1939-1945 |
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