Piney Woods School Collection

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Title:
Piney Woods School 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
Format:
application/pdf
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.
Metadata URL:
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/pineywoods/
Language:
eng
Contributing Institution:
John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections
Rights:
In Copyright