Report of Visit to Negro Schools and Colleges Incident to Seeing the Rosenwald Explorers, 1935 - 1937

This collection features reports and letters by John J. Coss, Margaret S. Simon and others about visits to Negro schools and colleges in the South between February, 1935, and January, 1937. The documents describe how Rosenwald Explorers visited schools in Georgia, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Tennessee to study rural Black education. Topics discussed include poor school buildings, low teacher salaries, the need for better curriculum materials, and connecting school programs to farming, health, and home skills. Key figures are John J. Coss, Margaret S. Simon, Edwin R. Embree, Fred McCuistion, Miss Powers, and E.E. Stallworth. The reports suggest moving from general exploration to focused curriculum development and recommend partnering with normal schools and book publishers to support rural education. The collection stresses the need for stronger teacher training and closer cooperation between Black and white educators.