Typewritten and handwritten notices, letters, etc. Included is correspondence to Miss Andrus, General Armstrong, and Dr. Frissell from Dr. Thomas Jesse Jones, Robert S. Porter, superintendent of census, and W.A. Waite.
Articles, bulletins, letters, notices, etc. Included are letters to Miss Andrus, General Armstrong, F.C. Briggs, Miss Josephine Richards, William Scoville, and Dr. Martha M. Waldron, M.D., from John Eaton, commissioner of education and Dr. Thomas Jesse Jones, specialist in community education.
Letters, memos, notices and other related materials from Indian students and parents, Hampton Institute staff members, businesses, Indian agent and superintendents, organizations and friends.
Letters, bulletins, notices and reports. Included is correspondence to Miss Andrus, General Armstrong, and Dr. Frissell from members of the Board of Indian Commissioners.
Miss Caroline W. Andrus arrived at Hampton Institute when she was ten years of age, accompanied by her mother who had 1875-1961 come to Hampton to care for her oldest daughter, a teacher at Hampton Institute who was ill with malaria.
Physicist. Mr. Bemis served on the boards of several scientific societies and was accorded many honors. He served as a member of the Hampton Institute Board of Trustees from 1956-1967. Correspondence, letters and newspaper clippings are included.
The Board of Curators was organized separately after having met with the Board of Trustees on January 23, 1873. It was appointed by the State of Virginia to supervise the work on Hampton Institute. Judge O. Dorman was elected president and W.H. Ruffner was elected secretary.
