La Crosse Male and Female Academy Announcement
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Scope and Content Note
A broadside announcement of the opening of the La Crosse Male and Female Academy in Izard County, Arkansas. The announcement is elaborately printed on good paper, announcing the opening date as September 4, 1876. Names of the officers and trustees of the school are listed as well as the financial terms "per session of five months."
Dates
- 1876
Creator
- La Crosse Male and Female Academy (Ark.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Access Information
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Use Information
RESTRICTIONS APPLY. Do not remove from protective sleeve.
No Interlibrary Loan.
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
The La Crosse Male and Female Academy was founded in 1868 by Michael Shelby Kennard in LaCrosse, Arkansas. Its name was later changed to the LaCrosse Collegiate Institute. The Institute closed in 1901 after years of declining enrollment.
La Crosse Township in Izard County had 236 households according to the 1880 Census, chiefly farmers. See A History of Izard County by Karr Shannon, Little Rock: Democrat Printing and Lithographing Co., 1947.
Extent
0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Acquisition Information
The La Crosse Male and Female Academy Announcement was purchased by the Special Collections Department from L & T Respess Books in January 2004.
Processing Information
Processed by Ethel C. Simpson; completed in January 2004.
Creator
- La Crosse Male and Female Academy (Ark.) (Organization)
- Title
- La Crosse Male and Female Academy Announcement
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ethel C. Simpson
- Date
- January 2004
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu