Christiansburg Industrial Institute Farm, Montgomery County, Virginia, surveyed for Friends' Freedmen's Association of Philadelphia 1938 / surveyed by Childress Hall.

Hall, Childress.

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The Friends' Freedmen's Association of Philadelphia under the care of members of the Society of Friends supported and managed the Christiansburg Industrial Institute in Montgomery Co., Virginia located between Blacksburg and Christiansburg. The name of the Institute was adopted in 1898 when the farm was purchased. The purpose of the Institute was to educate African American youth from the area, including in agriculture. From the description of Christiansburg Industrial Institute Farm...

Christiansburg Industrial Institute

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Friends' Freedmen's Association

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Organization of Philadelphia Quakers founded 1863 as Friends' Association of Philadelphia and Its Vicinity, for the Relief of Colored Freedmen; purpose was to provide relief and education to freed slaves during and after the Civil War; name changed ca. 1873. From the description of Records, 1863-1978. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 26626033 ...