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#740
VINE HILL ACADEMY PAPERS
Summary

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Vine Hill Academy (Scotland Neck, N.C.).
Papers, 1812-1893.
6 items.

Minutes of the board of trustees of Vine Hill Academy, Scotland Neck,
Halifax County, N.C., 1812-1893, and a few related items.  During the years
covered by these minutes Vine Hill Academy was apparently a day school for
both boys and girls.  There are gaps for the years 1822-1830 and 1858-1863.
Related items include a letter, 1893, explaining why the board had decided
to replace the female principal with a male.

Gift prior to 1940.

SEE ALSO:  Peter Evans Smith Papers (#677) in the Southern Historical
Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

ONLINE CATALOG TERMS:
   Scotland Neck (N.C.)--Social life and customs--19th century.
   Schools--North Carolina--History--19th century.
   Schools--North Carolina--Records and correspondence.
   Vine Hill Academy (Scotland Neck, N.C.)--History.
   Women school administrators--North Carolina--History--19th century.

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