Southern Education Foundation records, 1882-1981.

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Southern Education Foundation records, 1882-1981.

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The Southern Education Foundation records include the correspondence, reports, annual reports, minutes of meetings, financial records, and other administrative records of the John F. Slater Fund (1882-1937), the Negro Rural School Fund, Inc. (also known as the Anna T. Jeanes Foundation) (1907-1937), and the Southern Education Foundation, which was formed as a result of a merger between the Slater and Negro Rural School funds. The records of these three organizations document the activities of philanthropists and educators in helping to provide African Americans in the South with greater opportunities in education. The records of both the John F. Slater Fund and the Negro Rural School Fund include minutes of meetings, annual reports, financial records, and application forms from various states requesting educational aid. Also included are the correspondence and administrative records of James Hardy Dillard (1904-1940), and Arthur D. Wright (1926-1952), both were Executive Directors of both funds. The records of the Southern Education Foundation include all material generated after the merger in 1937. These records include Board of Trustee minutes, correspondence, and financial reports; correspondence and administrative records of John Curtis Dixon (1943-1964), Executive Director of the Southern Education Foundation, and administrative records from other Foundation executives. Also included is a substantial amount of material which document the activities of teachers paid through the foundation to teach in local, rural areas of the South.

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Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Dixon, J. Curtis, 1894-

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Educator. From the description of Reminiscences of J. Curtis Dixon : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122376656 ...

Wright, Arthur D. (Arthur Davis), 1885-1947

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Negro Rural School Fund, Inc.

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The Negro Rural School Fund, also known as the Anna T. Jeanes Foundation, was created in 1907 in order to financially assist the rural community schools for African Americans in the South. The Fund was used primarily to assist the work of African American industrial teachers by extending school terms, supplementing their salaries, and building new facilities. From the description of Board of Trustees records, 1908-1937. (Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, In...

Dillard, J. H. 1856-1940.

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Cousins, Robert H.

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Southern Education Foundation

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The Southern Education Foundation is the result of the consolidation of four successful foundations: the George Peabody Fund, the John F. Slater Fund, the Negro Rural School Fund, Inc. (also known as the Anna T. Jeanes Foundation), and the Virginia Randolph Fund. Originating in July 1937, and spanning over a fifty year period, the Southern Education Foundation's purpose is to improve the quality of education for African Americans in the South. From the description of John A. Griffin ...

Griffin, John A. (John Ansley), 1912-

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John A. Griffin, alumnus of Emory University and former professor of sociology at Emory. From the description of John Griffin papers, 1964-2000. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173863311 ...

John F. Slater Fund

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The John F. Slater Fund was organized in April 1882 as an educational fund to assist African Americans after Emancipation and the Civil War. Through grants, the Slater Fund helped to develop private black colleges and four-year high schools for blacks, stimulated vocational and industrial training, and originated the idea of county training schools. In 1937, the fund merged with the Negro Rural School Fund, Inc. (also known as the Anna T. Jeanes Foundation) to form the Southern Education Foundat...