Scarborough, W. S. (William Sanders), 1854?-1926.
African American educator active in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and President of Wilberforce University in Greene County, Ohio.
From the description of William S. Scarborough collection [microform], 1930-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86134258
Black educator, author, and president Wilberforce University.
From the description of Papers, 1830-1971 (bulk 1830s, 1971). (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 7264953
William Sanders Scarborough (1854?-1926) was a renowned philologist and the President of Wilberforce University from 1908 to 1920. Scarborough was appointed professor of Latin and Greek at Wilberforce in 1876. In 1892 he was dismissed due to the prevailing sentiment that the classics had become irrelevant. Re-appointed and promoted to vice-president in 1897 Scarborough served the university until he was forced to retire in 1920.
From the description of William Sanders Scarborough letters received, 1894-1921. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122575690
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| creatorOf | Scarborough, W. S. (William Sanders), 1854?-1926. Papers, 1830-1971 (bulk 1830s, 1971). | Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Fairbanks, Newton Hamilton, 1859-1937. Newton Hamilton Fairbanks Papers [microform], 1913-1934. | Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Scarborough, W. S. (William Sanders), 1854?-1926. William Sanders Scarborough letters received, 1894-1921. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | Scarborough, W. S. (William Sanders), 1854?-1926. William S. Scarborough collection [microform], 1930-1971. | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis |
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| associatedWith | Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895. | person |
| associatedWith | Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963. | person |
| associatedWith | Fairbanks, Newton Hamilton, 1859-1937. | person |
| associatedWith | Gibson, Truman K. | person |
| associatedWith | Gibson, Truman K. (Truman Kella), 1912- | person |
| associatedWith | Robinson, Wilhelmena S. | person |
| associatedWith | Sanders, Bernice. | person |
| associatedWith | Savoy, William F. | person |
| associatedWith | Scarborough, Sarah C. B. | person |
| associatedWith | Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915. | person |
| associatedWith | Wilberforce University | corporateBody |
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Birth 1854
Death 1926
