Date Original
1917 April 30
Description
This collection contains one report on the Negro Rural School Fund in Hempstead County, Arkansas, dated April 30, 1917.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Negro Rural School Fund, also known as the Anna T. Jeanes Foundation, was established in 1907 by Philadelphia Quaker and philanthropist Anna Thomas Jeanes during the final year of her life. She approached her friend Booker T. Washington with a plan to set up a fund for rural elementary schools for African Americans, and entrusted $1,000,000 to that endeavor. Shortly before her death, she requested that the foundation's board remain integrated, with Washington serving alongside Andrew Carnegie, President Taft, and others. The Negro Rural School Fund was absorbed into the Southern Education Foundation in 1937.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Hempstead County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.083.003
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Negro Rural School Fund report, SMC.083.003
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Negro Rural School Fund report, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
