Date Original
1916 January 22; 24
Description
This collection contains two letters, one from John H. Arnold, president of Hope School Board and in charge of Negro School, addressed to Leo M. Faurot, State Agent Rural Schools for Negroes, Little Rock, Arkansas, dated January 22, 1916, along with Faurot's reply dated January 24, 1916.
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
Hope, Hempstead County (Ark.); Little Rock, Pulaski County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.083.005
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Leo M. Faurot/John H. Arnold letters, SMC.083.005
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Leo M. Faurot/John H. Arnold letters, 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
