Lucy Cobb Institute (Athens, Ga.) collection, 1859-1926 (bulk 1924-1926).

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Lucy Cobb Institute (Athens, Ga.) collection, 1859-1926 (bulk 1924-1926).

The collection consists of materials relating to the Lucy Cobb Institute (Athens, Ga.) from 1859-1926. The materials consist of correspondence, programs, invitations, and printed material. The bulk of the correspondence (1924-1926) is between Lamar B. Lipscomb, Mildred Rutherford, and Hoke Smith concerning securing an endowment for the school to keep its independence and not become a part of the University of Georgia.

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University of Georgia. International Student Life Office

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The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning in the state of Georgia. Located in Athens, Georgia, approximately 70 miles northeast of Atlanta, it was the first state-chartered university in the United States. In 2005 U.S. News & World Report magazine ranked UGA 19th in its list of the top 50 public universities for a sixth year in a row. UGA also ranks 58th overall (public and private) in the nation. Today, it is the largest university of the University Syste...

Smith, Hoke, 1855-1931

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Hoke Smith (1855-1931), lawyer, politician, U.S. Senator, born in Newton, North Carolina. From the description of Hoke Smith papers, 1879-1931. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477511 Hoke Smith (1855-1931), politician, Georgia Governor (1907-1909, 1911), U.S. Senator, resided in Atlanta, Georgia. From the description of Hoke Smith papers, 1886-1930 (bulk 1920-1925). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477302 Governor of the state of Georgia and Secretary o...

Rutherford, Mildred Lewis, 1852-1928

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Mildred Lewis Rutherford (1852-1928), author and educator, resided in Athens, Georgia. From the description of Mildred Lewis Rutherford papers, 1883-1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476449 From the description of Mildred Lewis Rutherford scrapbooks, [ca. 1858-1930]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476616 Mildred Lewis Rutherford was born in Athens on July 16, 1851, into a wealthy patrician family with deep roots. Prior to the Civil War (1861-65), her father, ...

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...

Lipscomb, Lamar B.

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