Irene Felker scrapbook, circa 1896.

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Irene Felker scrapbook, circa 1896.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/686793757

The collection consists of a scrapbook kept by Irene Felker, a student who graduated from the Lucy Cobb Institute in 1896. Included are pieces of fabric, notes, notecards and letters. There are also photocopies of a photograph and a newspaper clipping that were not originally included in the scrapbook.

0.1 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7973473

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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...

Felker, Irene.

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