Source

State Library of Florida, Federal Documents Collection

Description

This 1893-1894 catalog for the Cookman Institute in Jacksonville includes a list of faculty at the school; a list of former graduates; the roll for the school year; the course of study for students; a description of when the next session begins; a description of the night school; the location of the school; accommodations for students; the cost of admission; the cost of board; details about washing at the school; books; necessities students are required to have (clothing, towels, furniture); medicine; rules to be observed; the faculty; the pupils; descriptions of the departments of study; and advertisements for local businesses.

Date

1893

Format

Catalogs (documents)

Coverage

Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

Topic

Education And Libraries

Subjects

African American college students
African American universities and colleges
African American universities and colleges--Florida--Jacksonville
Cookman Institute (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Elliott, James F.
Elliott, Mattie
Freedmen's Aid Society
Lawson, Viola M.
Methodist Episcopal Church
Oltrogge, Estelle
Spencer, Mary A.
Tuckey, W. D.
Tuckney, Salle B.
Whitney, Lillie M.
Wright, Floyd

Geographic Term

Jacksonville
Duval County