Aiken (S.C.) -- Social conditions -- History -- 19th century
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Martha Schofield Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-134
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. The School gradually evolved into a boarding school for training young blacks in industrial trades or to become teachers. It was absorbed into the public school system in 1952. Martha Fell Schofield was born Feb. 1, 1839, near Newtown, Bucks County, PA. She was the daughter of Oliver W....
Dates:
1853-1944 (bulk 1856-1916)
Schofield Normal and Industrial School (Aiken, S.C.) Records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-060
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,...
Dates:
1870-1957
