University of Virginia Library

SOUTHERN EDUCATION BOARD RECORDS #680, 1898-1925

The Southern Education Board, established in 1901, was the executive branch of the Conference for Education in the South, whose goal it was to promote Southern education, particularly in rural areas. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, minutes, scrapbooks, and other papers relating to the Board's activities. Included are several reports and scrapbook series that focus on African-American education and related issues (1898- 1914; 1899-1907; 1900-1910). Microfilm available.