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Approx. 45 items, both manuscript and printed. Founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, Spelman College is the oldest private historically black liberal arts institution for women. The present group of ephemeral material was formed by a white teacher at the school, Alice H. Hinman, and includes a 24-page manuscript draft, presumably by her, relating a early history of the Spelman and a description of daily life for the students and the goals and accomplishments of the school. Printed ephemera includes 1920 and 1921 catalogues, promotional and fundraising pamphlets, real photo postcards, vol. 1, no. 1 of a Spelman magazine titled Printers' Pi and much more. Detailed list below. Manuscript Material [Hinman, Alice H.] Manuscript draft of an article on Spelman. 24pp. recto and verso of 12 leaves. Partly-printed commission issued by the Board of Managers of tteh Woman's American Baptist Home Missionary Society, appointing Hinman a teacher at Spelman. October 1, 1921. Hightower, L. Otis. Autograph letter signed to Hinman, from a student, apologizing for calling her Miss Alice. May 2, 1922. Fuller, Edward M. Autograph letter signed, to Hinman, on her decision to resign from Spelman. March 4, 1922. Otis[?]. Autograph letter signed to Hinman, in pencil, written from a train, thanking her. No date. Printed Material Spelman Messsenger. Vol. 37, No. 6. March 1921. An Investment in Child Life. Leonard Street Orphan's Home. Spelman in Africa. Africa in Spelman. Atlanta, 1922. Daily Doings at Spelman Seminary. Printers' Pi. Vol. 1, No. 1. Apri; 1921 1919-1920 Spelman Seminary. 39th Annual Circular. Historical Sketch and General Catalogue. 1921. The Spelman Seminary. Atlanta, Georgia. 1881. 1921. [Photolithographed view, approx. 6x9 inches]. 2 copies. The Baptist Home Mission Monthly. Vol. xxiv, Number I. January 1902. Mandy Lou tells about the Founder's Day Rally at Spelman Seminary [caption title]. How Missionary Barrels Help at Spelman Seminary. Spelman Seminary Atlanta. [Folding panoramic halftone photograph] Nurse Training Department. Spelman Seminary. Important Instructions to Missionaries and Teachers. Spelman's Influence. The Moment . By Annie Johnson Flint. [poem on card] We Two. [poem on card] Thanksgiving Day Menu Founder's Day Rally April 11, 1922. Dat Prodjeckin Son [printed poem on a folded sheet in phonetics] Preparing a Program for a Missionary Meeting Spelman Seminary at Forty Spelman Graduates 1887-1891 Alice H. Hinman [calling card] [14 postcards with views of Spelman, including RPPC, some duplicates]. Approx. 45 items, both manuscript and printed.
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