Written by:

James Pryor Morrison, American, 1832 - 1880  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper (fiber product) with leather

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 14 x 9 1/4 x 3/4 in. (35.6 x 23.5 x 1.9 cm)

Type:

minute books

Place made:

Fayette, Howard County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Date:

April 1872

Description:

A small brown leather minute book with handwritten minutes from the Fayette Free School, April 1872, recorded by J.P. Morrison, Board Clerk. Content includes reminder to enumerate children, arrangements for school for children of color in church basement, and difference in teacher salaries. Several pages have been torn from the front of the book.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Communities  Search this

Education  Search this

Emancipation  Search this

Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ann Miller Schillinger

Object number:

2011.106.33

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c2e9a1f6-51f7-41f4-802f-a4f25d82016e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.106.33