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[Identification of item], in the Vine Hill Academy Papers, #740-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Prior to 1940

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

• Peter Evans Smith Papers (#677), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The collection contains 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.