Lipscomb-Lucy Cobb collection, 1917-1927.

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Lipscomb-Lucy Cobb collection, 1917-1927.

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The collection consists of material concerning the Alumnae Society of Lucy Cobb Institute, the dispensation of Lucy Cobb property, and lists of alumnae and activities. There are some financial records of the Board of Trustees and the Joint Stock Company of Lucy Cobb and the Select Female High School.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7246930

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Lucy Cobb Institute (Athens, Ga.)

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The Lucy Cobb Institute, a secondary school for young women in Athens, was founded in 1859 by Thomas R.R. Cobb, a prominent lawyer and proslavery writer. Between 1880 and 1928 Cobb's niece Mildred Lewis Rutherford, a Lucy Cobb graduate, taught at the school. She served as principal for twenty-two of those years... Despite its success, the institute struggled to maintain high enrollment and keep its bills paid. The school faced acute financial difficulties in the 1920s, mostly because of the agri...

Joint Stock Company of Lucy Cobb and the Select Female High School.

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Lucy Cobb Institute (Athens, Ga.). Board of Trustees.

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Lucy Cobb Institute (Athens, Ga.). Alumnae Society.

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