William Warren Woodruff letter to Martha Schofield

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Date created 1870-06-14
Creator Woodruff, William Warren, 1825-1912
Description

William Woodruff was the principal of Lincoln University's preparatory department. Tells Schofield he is leaving Lincoln University. Describes the university's president, Isaac Rendall. Discusses Lincoln's stance on religion and its students' career possibilities. Tells her about about Lawrence Obanyon Posey and Allen A. Scott, former students of Schofield's now attending Lincoln; discusses potential summer jobs for them.

Size 4 pages
Type Text
Subjects Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) | Freedmen--Education | African Americans--Education (Higher) | Rendall, Isaac Norton, 1825- | Lincoln University (Pa.) | Posey, L. O. (Lawrence Obanyon), 1850-1907 | Scott, Allen A., 1853?-
Geographical location Oxford (Pa.) | Aiken (S.C.)
Language English
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Local identifier A00182938
Collection

Martha Schofield Papers, SFHL-RG5-134 (explore contents)

Contributing institution Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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