[EDUCATION]. WASHINGTON, Booker T. (1856-1915). ALS as Principal of Tuskegee Institute on school letterhead. 17 April 1913.
Sale 1310 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Feb 27, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$300 -
$500
Sold for $318
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Lot Description
[EDUCATION]. WASHINGTON, Booker T. (1856-1915). ALS as Principal of Tuskegee Institute on school letterhead. 17 April 1913.
8 1/2 x 10 5/8 in. (visible), matted to 13 x 20 in. Creasing, spotting, taped to ma on verso. On The Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute letterhead.
Washington writes to Mr. Julien O. Ellinger of the Army & Navy Club in New York, NY referencing an enclosed circular (not included in this lot) regarding the institution's accomplishments and financial needs. He reminds Mr. Ellinger that "There are few institutions in the country where students do more to help themselves than is true here; they provide the cost of their board, books, traveling expenses, clothing, etc., but are unable to pay the cost of tuition which is $50.00 a year." Washington then closes by asking for a contribution toward the scholarship fund.
[With:] 12 postcards (mostly printed) related to Booker T. Washington and Tuskegee Institute, mostly featuring views around the Tuskegee campus including Court Square, Carnegie Library, the Trade Building, John A. Andrew Hospital, Rockefeller Hall, and more. -- One stereoview featuring Booker T. Washington with several white educators and philanthropists including Charles W. Eliot, Andrew Carnegie, Robert C. Ogden, George McAneny, H.B. Trissel, Lyman Abbot, and J.G. Phelps Stokes. -- Together 13 images.
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