Lucy Cobb Institute collection, [ca. 1858-1940].

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Lucy Cobb Institute collection, [ca. 1858-1940].

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The collection consists of materials relating to the Lucy Cobb Institute in Athens, Georgia, from ca. 1858-1940. The collection includes general material, alumnae correspondence, programs, photographs of school activities and students, newspaper clippings, and printed material. The collection also contains material relating to the Lucy Cobb Alumnae Association including a record book (1924-1940) with minutes and newspaper clippings relating to the Association of Lucy Cobb graduates.

2 linear ft.

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7404789

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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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...