Maintenance and Rehabilitation for Rosenwald Schools: Correspondence and Reports (1933-1934)
This document contains correspondence and reports from state education officials to S. L. Smith, Director of the Julius Rosenwald Fund's Southern Office, between 1933 and 1934. The letters discuss the maintenance and repair of Rosenwald schools, highlighting challenges such as limited funding and incomplete projects due to federal aid withdrawal. Key recommendations include regular inspections, hiring full-time mechanics, and developing maintenance programs. The Julius Rosenwald Fund also formed a committee to assess and improve the condition of these schools through data collection and state cooperation.
- Title
- Maintenance and Rehabilitation for Rosenwald Schools: Correspondence and Reports (1933-1934)
- Description
- This document contains correspondence and reports from state education officials to S. L. Smith, Director of the Julius Rosenwald Fund's Southern Office, between 1933 and 1934. The letters discuss the maintenance and repair of Rosenwald schools, highlighting challenges such as limited funding and incomplete projects due to federal aid withdrawal. Key recommendations include regular inspections, hiring full-time mechanics, and developing maintenance programs. The Julius Rosenwald Fund also formed a committee to assess and improve the condition of these schools through data collection and state cooperation.
- Identifier
- fisk_rf_sf_332_00002
- Subject
- Julius Rosenwald Fund, 20th Century—History, African American history, Smith, S. L. (Samuel Leonard), 1875-1956, Embree, Edwin R. (Edwin Rogers), 1883-1950, Bond, Horace Mann, 1904-1972, Credle, W. F. (William Frontis), 1892-1950, Dixon, J. Curtis (John Curtis), 1894-1975, Favrot, Leo Mortimer, 1874-1949, Albert S. Cook - State of Maryland,
- State
- Tennessee
- Date
- 1933/1934
- Format
- Type
- Text
- Rights
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- Source
- Projects/Person Requesting Aid, Box 332, Julius Rosenwald Fund Archives, 1917-1948, John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library
- Publisher
- John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library.
- Item sets
- School Fund