Yeargin, Mary Little, 1867-1893.
Teacher and graduate of Columbia Female College, Columbia, S.C.; studied law at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.; taught at Leesville College, Leesville, S.C., and Sage College, Ithaca, N.Y.; appointed by Gov. Benjamin Ryan Tillman as commissioner to study the viability of normal and industrial colleges for women, 1890; drowned, 1893, in boating accident, Ithaca, N.Y.; native of Laurens County, S.C.
From the description of Mary Little Yeargin papers, 1884-1894. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 43579498
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| referencedIn | Tolbert, Marguerite, 1893-1982. [Marguerite Tolbert oral history interview] : 1974 June 14 ; [typescript] / Constance Myers, interviewer.]. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Yeargin, Mary Little, 1867-1893. Mary Little Yeargin papers, 1884-1894. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Cornell University | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Hooper, Ellen K. | person |
| associatedWith | Leesville College (Leesville, S.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sage College (Ithaca, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Tolbert, Marguerite, 1893-1982. | person |
| associatedWith | Woman's Christian Temperance Union | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Yeargin family. | family |
| associatedWith | Yeargin, Lila B. | person |
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Birth 1867
Death 1893
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