Mather School records, 1892-1969.

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Mather School records, 1892-1969.

Materials include Alumni Association correspondence (1952-1966); ledger of annual minutes (1926-1944); teacher applications (1930-1939); contracts (1907, 1939); papers and handbooks of faculty and staff meetings; 1967 centennial observations; consultation reports; commencement programs (1936-1963); bequests and wills (1902-1929); Board of Trustees minutes (1923-1969) and reports (1914-1918, 1963-1968); budget (1959-1960); principals and presidents papers and reports; pamphlets and promotional letters; booklet, "Glimpses of the Mather Industrial School at Beaufort, South Carolina" (1892); photographs of faculty, staff, students, classes, commencement, buildings, centennial, and sports (1902, 1930s, 1960s); guestbooks (1940s-1950s); issues of Mather Star News (1933-1968); news clippings concerning Mather (1933-1968); student files; and yearbooks (1950-1968).

26 linear ft.

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