Friends of Lucy Cobb manuscript collection, 1892-1919.

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Friends of Lucy Cobb manuscript collection, 1892-1919.

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The collection consists of materials collected by "friends" from former students at the Lucy Cobb Institute in Athens, Georgia. Included is a diary of Edna Pope from 1893, 2 letters, a card, and a photo of Pope; editions of "Nods and Becks" from 1900-1902; a diploma to Queen Elizabeth Holden dated 2 June 1919; six issues of "The Lightning Bug" from November and December 1925 and January-May of 1926 and a bound notebook that supposedly belonged to Montine Shackelford with comings and goings at Lucy Cobb and writings circa 1894. The collection also includes letters from Mildred Rutherford along with letters and writings from other Lucy Cobb Institute students.

1 box (0.5 linear feet).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7519424

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Lucy Cobb Institue (Athens, Ga.)

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Shackelford, Montine.

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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...

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, ...

Pope, Edna

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Holden, Queen Elizabeth.

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