1845 Diary of a Southern Educator
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a daily, handwritten diary of a Southern educator from 1845. The author is unidentified, but taught in Nashville and later, during the inaugural year of the Natchez Institute, the first public school in Mississippi.
The author was an educator for 11 years prior and a member of the Episcopal Church. At the Natchez Institute, he worked for Joshua F. Pearl, the Superintendent. Pearl later became the first Superintendent of Public Education in Nashville from 1854-1861.
Dates
- 1845
Conditions Governing Access
This collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Special Collections in the Jean and Alexander Heard Library. Collections should be requested 2-3 days prior to visiting in order to facilitate easier access. For questions or to request a collection, contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Biographical / Historical
The author is unidentified. He was an educator for 11 years at the time of writing (see Dec. 31, 1845 entry). He was a member of the Episcopal Church and corresponded with various Bishops of the Church. He travelled frequently to Mississippi and Louisiana, and his sister appears to have lived in Biloxi, MS.
Extent
.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains a daily, handwritten diary of a Southern educator from 1845. The author is unidentified, but taught in Nashville and later, during the inaugural year of the Natchez Institute, the first public school in Mississippi.
Physical Location
Special Collections & Archives
- Title
- Finding Aid for the 1845 Diary of a Southern Educator
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zach Johnson
- Date
- December 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections Repository
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu