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Martha Schofield photograph collection, 1847-1984 (inclusive)

Extent:
.3 cubic ft. (1 box, shared with pa142: anna gillingham photo collection)
Abstract:
Martha Schofield (1839-1916) was a Hicksite Quaker teacher from Pennsylvania who founded the Schofield Normal and Industrial School in Aiken, S. C., in 1868 to provide education for formerly enslaved people. This collection contains a number of portraits of Martha Schofield, as well as some family pictures and photographs of the Schofield school.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Schofield Normal and Industrial School (Aiken, S.C.) Records, 1870-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:
The Schofield Normal and Industrial School was founded in 1868 by Martha Schofield (1839-1916), a Pennsylvania Quaker. Her intention initially was to provide education for formerly enslaved people. The School gradually evolved into a boarding school for training young Black people in industrial trades or to become teachers. It was absorbed into the public school system in 1952. The collection contains minutes of the board of trustees (1886-1942), legal documents, financial records, correspondence and other papers.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]