The Greene Springs School was begun in 1847 by Henry Tutwiler, a professor from LaGrange College and the University of Alabama. The school was situated in Greene County near Havana, Alabama (now part of Hale County). It quickly became one of the most famous academies in Alabama, recognized for the high caliber education provided by Tutwiler, who remained the principal for thirty years. The school also gained recognition because Tutwiler allowed females to enter the school. One of the teachers during the Civil War (the school remained open because Tutwiler was a member of the anti-Secessionist Whig Party) was Tutwiler's own daughter, Julia Strudwick Tutwiler.
The school closed in the 1880s, shortly after Tutwiler's death in September 1884. In fact, one of the miscellaneous documents in the collection is an announcement of the 1884-1885 Session of the Greene Springs School. It was printed on 7 July 1884 and lists Tutwiler as one of the principals.
From the guide to the Greene Springs School records MSS. 0592., 1847-1884, (University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama)
