Collection, 1876-1878.

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Collection, 1876-1878.

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A collection of biographical information gathered by Longstreth, a Philadelphia educator, about Emma Dean Walker Armstrong, wife of Samuel Chapman Armstrong, founder of the Hampton (Va.) Normal and Agricultural Institute. The materials are assembled in letterform for the Armstrong children, Louise and Edith, and contain considerable information about the early history of the Institute and the educational philosophy of its founder. Longstreth has included, as well, many letters from Mrs. Armstrong's female acquaintances, testifying as to her exemplary character. Three of the original four survive in the collection.

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Hampton University (Va.)

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Hampton Institute in Hampton, Virgina, also know as the Normal School, chartered in 1870. From the description of Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute ephemera, 1882-1903 and undated. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 639344721 The Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute was chartered in 1870 in Hampton, Virginia. From the guide to the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute ephemera, 1882-1903 and undated, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book ...

Longstreth, Mary Anna, 1810-1884

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Armstrong, Emma Dean Walker, d. 1878.

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Armstrong, S. C. (Samuel Chapman), 1839-1893

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