Box 14
Container
Contains 12 Results:
Correspondence, 1879-1884
File — Box: 14, Folder: 1
Identifier: IV
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous letters from friends, one letter of introduction, and an invitation to Douglass to attend the State Normal School in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Dates:
1879-1884
Correspondence, 1885-1886
File — Box: 14, Folder: 2
Identifier: IV
Scope and Contents
Receipt for tuition for Douglass's attendance at the Minnesota Academy, Owatanna, Spring Term, 1885, and correspondence from friends.
Dates:
1885-1886
Correspondence, 1887
File — Box: 14, Folder: 3
Identifier: IV
Scope and Contents
Letters of inquiry from Douglass about teaching positions, and correspondence from friends.
Dates:
1887
Correspondence, 1888
File — Box: 14, Folder: 4
Identifier: IV
Scope and Contents
Letters from Law, King and Law Publishing House for whom Douglass was a book salesman from 17 March to 3 November. Correspondence from friends.
Dates:
1888
Correspondence, 1889
File — Box: 14, Folder: 5
Identifier: IV
Scope and Contents
Letters concerning teaching positions from superintendents of schools in South Dakota, and correspondence from friends.
Dates:
1889
Correspondence, 1890
File — Box: 14, Folder: 6
Identifier: IV
Scope and Contents
Douglass accepted a teaching position in a public school in Cavour, South Dakota, beginning 11 November, 1889. Correspondence from acquaintances at South Dakota Agricultural College and Experiment Station expressing the hope Douglass will be able to continue his studies, and letters from school friends informing him of activities at South Dakota Agricultural College.
Dates:
1890
Correspondence, 1891
File — Box: 14, Folder: 7
Identifier: IV
Scope and Contents
Friendly letters from former classmates and acquaintances.
Dates:
1891
Correspondence, 1892
File — Box: 14, Folder: 8
Identifier: IV
Scope and Contents
Douglass was back in school at the South Dakota Agricultural College and Experiment Station. An inquiry about a job at the Missouri Botanical Garden yielded nothing. Douglass accepted a teaching position at Huron, South Dakota.
Dates:
1892
Correspondence, 1893 January-June
File — Box: 14, Folder: 9
Identifier: IV
Scope and Contents
Douglass served as a member of the Critical Committee on Book of College Verse of the South Dakota Agricultural College and Experiment Station. A tuition receipt for the college and correspondence from friends are included.
Dates:
1893 January-June
Correspondence, 1893 July-December
File — Box: 14, Folder: 10
Identifier: IV
Scope and Contents
Letters of recommendation to Boards of Education in Beadle County, South Dakota, and one from Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Ames, Iowa. Personal letters from friends and classmates.
Dates:
1893 July-December