Archives & Special Collections: Finding Aids
Document Type
Finding Aid
Publication Date
7-2024
Collection Date
1924-1927
Identifier
MUM00820
LCSH
African American schools, Girls’ schools, Floods—Mississippi River
General Physical Description Note
0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Description
The Almeda Gardner Industrial School for Girls was an African American school located in Moorehead, Mississippi. The school opened in October 1892 and was connected to the American Missionary Association as well as the founder of the town, Chester H. Pond. These pictures were taken roughly between 1924- 1927. A few of the photographs of this collection recall the flood of 1927.
Recommended Citation
Almeda Gardner Industrial School Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
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