Piney Woods School Collection
Newsletters, fundraising materials, promotional and historical materials from the Piney Woods Country Life School (or Piney Woods School), located in Rankin County, Mississippi.
More About This Collection
Date of Original
1923/2003
Subject
Piney Woods School
African American schools--Mississippi
African Americans--Education
Education--Mississippi
Location
United States, Mississippi, Rankin County, Piney Woods, 32.06265, -89.99286
Type
StillImage, Text
Description
Newsletters, fundraising materials, promotional and historical materials from the Piney Woods Country Life School (or Piney Woods School), located in Rankin County, Mississippi. Founded in 1909 by Dr. Laurence C. Jones, the school was created to provide much-needed educational opportunities to the local African-American population. From its inception, the school's curriculum has emphasized vocational and occupational training as well as traditional academics. Piney Woods School remains in operation and admits students from across the United States and internationally.
Language
eng
Contributing Institution
John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections
Search Results
2. "A Brief Historical Sketch of the Early Days of the Piney Woods School" (Cover)
3. Annual Budget Appeal Letter
4. Annual Budget Appeal Letter, 1954-1955
5. "Awake Throughout the Land" Book (Cover)
6. Christmas fundraising letter
7. Christmas In Piney Woods
8. Christmas letter
9. Christmas letter requesting generous donations
10. "Citations: Silver Buffalo Award" booklet
11. Collection of Jackson Daily News clippings about Piney Woods and fundraising letter
12. Commencement Program (1946)
13. Commencement Program (1947)
14. Commencement Program Front (1948)
15. Commencement Program Front (1949)
16. Commencement Program Front (1950)
17. Endowment needed letter
18. Fundraising letter from Laurence C. Jones
19. Fundraising letter from Laurence C. Jones about bus destroyed by fire
20. Invitation to 1952 commencement
21. Jackson Daily News article on fundraising efforts and fundraising letter
22. Letter from faculty requesting donations
23. Letter from Faculty requesting money to give as a gift to Laurence C. Jones
24. Letter from Hunter L. Johnson, "A White Southern Lawyer"
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