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Journal of the Rural School Exploration Number 7
This collection contains Volume 7 of Journal of the Rural School Exploration. The journal includes a historical account of the Penn School on St. Helena Island, South Carolina, tracing its origins to federal efforts in 1862 to rehabilitate freed slaves through supervised agriculture and education. It details the early challenges of transitioning from slavery to wage labor, the establishment of schools by northern missionaries, and the evolution of Penn School from repetitive academic instruction to practical training in farming, carpentry, and home economics.
Journal of the Rural School Exploration Number 5-6
This collection contains Volumes 5 & 6 of Journal of the Rural School Exploration. The journals include reports from the third Council on Rural Education meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, the training of rural teachers through summer schools for African American educators, and firsthand field accounts from explorers working in communities such as Fitzhugh (Arkansas), Red Oak and Fair Play (Georgia), and Mineral Springs (Louisiana). There is also a report on curriculum development in Southern states and experiments in reading education. Number 6 features a detailed study of rural schools in New Mexico and their efforts to integrate Spanish cultural heritage into school life.
Journal of the Rural School Exploration Number 4
This collection contains Volume 4 of Journal of the Rural School Exploration. This includes notes from a Georgia diary written by Elizabeth P. Cannon and cathering Duncan
Journal of the Rural School Exploration Number 2, 1935
This collection contains Volume 2 of Journal of the Rural School Exploration. This mentions where the members of the rural school exploration have been stationed in the South.
Journal of the Rural School Exploration Number 3
This collection contains Volume 3 of Journal of the Rural School Exploration. This includes a document talking about how the farm system in the rural south.
Newsletter to the Rural School Explorers Numer 1
This collection contains Volume 1 of a journal - Newsletter to Rural School Explorers. This includes excerpts from letters by Buford H. Junker, Harvey Purifoy, Estelle Massey Riddle, and many more.
Several Volumes of Newsletters to Rural School Explorers
This collection contains report by John Wilson on the school at Morgan County, GA. Written in 1934. The report contains reports on the day to day activities of the author, information about the school, various churches, finances for school projects, and adult classes. There was also information about various individuals in the community. Written as a part of the Simon Study.
Report on the Mineral Springs Community
This collection contains description of the Mineral Springs School and a report written by Estelle Massey-Riddle, written in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana in 1934. It includes a description of the community, various observations about the community (the public health in the community among other things), in-depth information on various individuals in the community, and some travel information of the writer. Written as a part of the Simon Study.
Rural School Exploration Report of Estelle Massey-Riddle at Mineral Springs School, Ouachita Parish
This collection contains description of the Mineral Springs School and a report written by Estelle Massey-Riddle, written in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana in 1934. It includes information such as the description of the school, information on various classes, teachers, and some finances of the school . It also included a description of the community, various observations about the community (the public health in the community among other things), in-depth information on various individuals in the community, and some travel information of the writer. Written as a part of the Simon Study.
Fund applications and court documents
Correspondence letters between Edwin R. Embree, Frank Garson, Harry J. Carman, Mrs Herman Alofsin, Nathan Straus, Armand May, Helen Douglas Mankin, Thomas W. Patrick, and William Rosenwald about college scholarship funding for negro students, fund proposal documents from Provident hospital, and court documents stating a notice of election contest for Helen Douglas Mankin vs James C. Davis.
Study of Education for children of Migratory Agricultural Laborers
Correspondence letters between Edwin R. Embree, Albert Abrahamson, Amber Arthun Warburton, Howard A. Dawson, and William Rosenwald about a fund proposal for a project on the study of Education of Migratory Children in the Cotton Belt, document about the work and welfare of children of Agricultural laborers.
Negro Education and Rosenwald Fund Administrative ventures
Correspondence letters between Edwin R. Embree, Margaret Steiner, F. D. Patterson, Harold U. Ribalow, Shirley Fuchs, Julia Waxman, and William Rosenwald, about administrative updates from Howard and Tuskeegee university, fund proposal and denial, and more philantropic interests. Documents also include Trustees of the Rosenwald Fund, a tribute to Bishop Charles L. Russell, and a list of trustees from the fund that Mr William Rosenwald was sending christmas cards to.
The Julius Rosenwald Fund philantropies and board of Trustees
Correspondence letters between Edwin R. Embree, Margaret Steiner, Rosalia M. Johnson, Julia Waxman, and William Rosenwald, about Negro education, philantropic interests for the Rosenwald fund, meetings with the Trustees of the Rosenwald Fund, and a document showing a list of trustees of the Rosenwald Fund.
The Julius Rosenwald Fund organizaional activities
Correspondence letters between Edwin R. Embree, Eleanor Saymon, and William Rosenwald, about contributing to school repairs and beautification. Documents also include; a memorandum of conversations, meetings with trustees, and list of trustees of the fund.
The Julius Rosenwald Fund organizaional activities
Correspondence letters between Edwin R. Embree, and William Rosenwald, about the philantropic initiatives of the Julius Rosenwald Fund, financial activities and other organizational activities . Documents include a list of the board of trustees of the Julius Rosenwald Fund, and cash receipts.
Financial activities, Race relations and Jewish Federations
Correspondence letters between Edwin R. Embree, William Rosenwald, A. T. Malmed, and James G. McDonald, about race relations, Jewish Federatons and the Julius Rosenwald Fund organization financial activities.
The Julius Rosenwald Fund organizaional activities
Correspondence letters between Edwin R. Embree, William Rosenwald, and Magaret W.Sargent about organizational activities within the Julius Rosenwald Fund which includes appointing William Rosenwald as the treasurer for the trustees of The Julius Rosenwald Fund succeeding Lessing J. Rosenwald.
Letters Between Edwin Embree and William Rosenwald
Personal amd professional correspondence letters between Edwin R. Embree, William Rosenwald, and Alfred K. Stern about philantropic interests and organizational activities within the Julius Rosenwald Fund.
Final Correspondence and Administrative Records on the Closing of the Julius Rosenwald Fund
Correspondence letters between Lessing J. Rosenwald, Edwin R. Embree, Dorothy A. Elvidge, E. Wellens, Julia Waxman, and others concerning the closing activities of the Julius Rosenwald Fund. Topics include discussions of Embree’s potential affiliation with the Liberia Company, preparations for a history of the Fund and biographical sketches of Julius Rosenwald, proposals for suitable mementos for trustees, acknowledgments of articles and public statements, travel arrangements for final meetings, and administrative details for disbursing remaining grants and obligations. Documents also contain telegrams, financial summaries of appropriations exceeding $22 million, letters about trustee recognition, and a note of appreciation from Eleanor Roosevelt.
Fund proposals to Mr Lessing Rosenwald
Correspondence letters between Lessing J. Rosenwald, Dorothy A. Elvridge, E. Wellens, and Edwin R. Embree about fund proposals to Mr Lessing Rosenwald, Organizational activities within the Julius Rosenwald Fund and a recipt showing appropriation payments by The Julius Rosenwald Fund.
Funding applications and letters
Correspondence letters between Mr Lessing J. Rosenwald, Dorothy A. Elvridge, Charles S. Johnson, and Edwin R. Embree. The documents highlight communications surrounding Fisk University’s grant application to the Julius Rosenwald Fund, including executive committee meeting minutes that discuss funding decisions. Also included are cash receipts and letters from the American Veterans Committee, as well as documents related to The Solitary House project, detailing its financial needs and efforts to secure support.
Race relations regarding injustice towards negroes
Corresspondence letters between Mr. Lessing J. Rosenwald, Dorothy A Elvridge, E. Wellens, John Wright, Charles S. Johnson, and Edwin R. Embree including documents showing estimated cash receipts and disbursement for the year 1946 -1947 for the Rosenwald fund, a news incident report regarding police violence and injustice towards negros of Columbia, Tennessee, letter calling for justice regarding the incident, and documents about Chicago medical school.
Letters and documents showcasing the Julius Rosenwald fund ventures
Corresspondence letters between Mr. Lessing J. Rosenwald, Mrs. Edith rosenwald, Dorothy A Elvridge, E. Wellens, Charles L. Brown, and Edwin R. Embree showcasing Mr Lessing's support to philantropic interests, fund proposals, Cash receipts from the Julius Rosenwald Fund, a letter from Charles L. Brown, the President of the Philadelphia Medical society, and a document outlining the life of the Julius Rosenwald Fund including expenses for a specific period of time.
Letters about The Julius Rosenwald fund philantropic ventures
Personal and professional corresspondence letters between Mr Lessing J. Rosenwald, Edwin R. Embree, E. Wellens, Dorothy A. Elvridge, about meetings with the Julius Rosenwald fund Board of trustees, updates on philantropic initiatives concerning; race relations, rural education, and fellowships, a poem by Dorothy L. Sayers, Philadelphia news prints, letters from Anson Phelps Stokes, Chairman of the Committee on the Negro American in defense industries, to former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and cash receipts
Julius Rosenwald Fund: Financial and Correspondence Records, 1935–1937
This collection features correspondence, payment vouchers, insurance records, and financial documents related to the Julius Rosenwald Fund from 1935 to 1936. Key figures in the correspondence include Edwin R. Embree, Margaret S. Simon, D.A. Elvidge, and Lewis Jones. The materials document expenses associated with rural school exploration, vehicle insurance, car repairs, and reimbursements connected to educational activities in the Southern United States.