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'''Mayers' Industrial School''' was a school for African Americans in ]. It last operated circa 1902 to 1905. It was at 606 Payne Street. A photograph of the school is extant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cmdc.knoxlib.org/digital/collection/p265301coll9/id/950/|title=CONTENTdm|website=cmdc.knoxlib.org}}</ref>
{{Infobox school
| name = Mayers’ Industrial School
| location = 606 Payne Street,<br /> ], Tennessee
| country = United States
| other_names = Mayers Industrial School, Myers' Industrial School, Mayers’ Industrial High School
| former_name = People's Industrial School
| schooltype = private
| type = Black
| religious_affiliation = ], Presbyterian ]
| denomination = ]
| established = 1904
| closed = c. 1930
| principal = Flora E. Mayers
}}
'''Mayers' Industrial School''' (1904–c. 1930) was a private boarding and day school for African American students in ], U.S. The school was in part funded by the ]. It was also known as '''People's''' '''Industrial School''',<ref name="United States Office of Education-1917">{{Cite book |last=United States Office of Education |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hoFKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA555 |title=Negro Education: A Study of the Private and Higher Schools for Colored People in the United States |date=1917 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |pages=555 |language=en |chapter=Mayer's Industrial School}}</ref> '''Mayers’ Industrial High School''',<ref name="McClung Historical Collection">{{Cite web |title=Mayers’ Industrial High School |url=https://cmdc.knoxlib.org/digital/collection/p265301coll9/id/950/ |website=Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library}}</ref> and '''Myers' Industrial School'''.<ref name="The Knoxville Sentinel-1911">{{Cite news |date=September 13, 1911 |title=Colored Building Quite Attractive |work=] |page=4 |via=Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library |oclc=12008657}}</ref>


== History ==
Documented as Myers' Industrial School in this source. Programs included sewing. Their work was displayed at an Appalachian Exposition in 1911.<ref>https://cmdc.knoxlib.org/digital/collection/p16311coll7/id/253/</ref> The preceding newspaper account from 1911 would appear to contradict the school last operating 1902-1905?
The school was founded as the People's Industrial School in 1904, by the principal Flora E. Mayers (?–1930), and was owned the ].<ref name="United States Office of Education-1917" /><ref name="Knoxville Sentinel-1916" /> Mayers had studied at a "]" in ], and at ] in ].<ref name="Knoxville Sentinel-1916" /> She was married to Rev. Richard Mayers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1931-02-25 |title=Preacher's Will Filed |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-preachers-w/158474894/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=] |page=9 |language=en-US |via=]}}</ref>


The early classes for Mayers' Industrial School were held at a building at 923 Vine Avenue at Lynch Street in ], and school events were held at Market Hall.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1905-06-13 |title=Closing Exercises of Industrial High School |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-and-tribune-closing-exercise/158474676/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=The Journal and Tribune |page=5 |language=en-US |via=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1905-04-22 |title=Medal and Ring Contest Held at Market Hall |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-and-tribune-medal-and-ring-c/158474717/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=The Journal and Tribune |page=5 |language=en-US |via=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1907-06-30 |title=Better Quarters Wanted |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-and-tribune-better-quarters/158474771/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=The Journal and Tribune |page=5 |language=en-US |via=]}}</ref> It offered programs in bible study,<ref name="Knoxville Sentinel-1916" /> sewing, woodworking, and cooking.<ref name="The Knoxville Sentinel-1911" /><ref name="United States Office of Education-1917" /> In 1908, the school name changed to Mayers' Industrial School by the women at the Union Presbyterian Society.<ref name="United States Office of Education-1917" /> Their student work was displayed in the "Negro Building" at the ] in 1911.<ref name="The Knoxville Sentinel-1911" />
Further reading: https://search.worldcat.org/title/few-facts-concerning-the-establishment-and-history-of-knox-county-reformatory-knox-county-industrial-school-the-john-tarleton-institute-1895-1939/oclc/35073287


In August 1911, the school secured a building at 606 Payne Street in Knoxville, which had formerly housed the ].<ref name="Knoxville Sentinel-1916">{{Cite news |date=May 31, 1916 |title=Mayers School's Excellent Work |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/knoxville-sentinel/81722554/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=] |language=en-US |via=]}}</ref><ref name="Knoxville Sentinel-1911">{{Cite news |date=August 14, 1911 |title=Slater School Building For Industrial Training |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/knoxville-sentinel/81721076/ |work=] |pages=8 |via=]}}</ref> The school was able to raise the funds to purchase the building by fundraising and with help from the Presbyterian ], and Knoxville-local Charles Cramer.<ref name="Knoxville Sentinel-1911" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=1908-02-08 |title=People's Industrial High School Bazaar |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-and-tribune-peoples-industr/158474798/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=The Journal and Tribune |page=9 |language=en-US |via=]}}</ref> The campus contained dorms for boarding, as well as operated as a day school.<ref name="United States Office of Education-1917" /> When the ] suffered from a fire in 1912, the African American church temporarily used the chapel at Mayers' Industrial School for worship.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Shiloh Presbyterian turning 128 Sunday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-shiloh-presb/158474504/ |work=] |pages=17 |via=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1955-09-03 |title=Shiloh Presbyterian To Mark 90th Year |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-journal-shiloh-presbyteria/158474566/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=] |language=en-US |via=]}}</ref>
Coverage of it from inreliable source: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnknox/School%20History_H.html says founded 1897. Reform School. Next to Tarleton property and eventually joined / merged?

== Legacy ==
Multiple photographs of the school are included a collection at the Knox County Public Library.<ref name="McClung Historical Collection" />


==See also== ==See also==
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School in Knoxville, Tennessee, US
Mayers’ Industrial School
Location
606 Payne Street,
Knoxville, Tennessee
United States
Information
Other namesMayers Industrial School, Myers' Industrial School, Mayers’ Industrial High School
Former namePeople's Industrial School
School typeBlack private
Religious affiliation(s)Presbyterian Board of Missions, Presbyterian Freemen's Board
DenominationPresbyterian
Established1904
Closedc. 1930
PrincipalFlora E. Mayers

Mayers' Industrial School (1904–c. 1930) was a private boarding and day school for African American students in Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. The school was in part funded by the Presbyterian Board of Missions. It was also known as People's Industrial School, Mayers’ Industrial High School, and Myers' Industrial School.

History

The school was founded as the People's Industrial School in 1904, by the principal Flora E. Mayers (?–1930), and was owned the Presbyterian Board of Missions. Mayers had studied at a "colored school" in Maryville, and at Swift Memorial College in Rogersville. She was married to Rev. Richard Mayers.

The early classes for Mayers' Industrial School were held at a building at 923 Vine Avenue at Lynch Street in East Knoxville, and school events were held at Market Hall. It offered programs in bible study, sewing, woodworking, and cooking. In 1908, the school name changed to Mayers' Industrial School by the women at the Union Presbyterian Society. Their student work was displayed in the "Negro Building" at the Appalachian Exposition in 1911.

In August 1911, the school secured a building at 606 Payne Street in Knoxville, which had formerly housed the Slater Training School. The school was able to raise the funds to purchase the building by fundraising and with help from the Presbyterian Freemen's Board, and Knoxville-local Charles Cramer. The campus contained dorms for boarding, as well as operated as a day school. When the Shiloh Presbyterian Church suffered from a fire in 1912, the African American church temporarily used the chapel at Mayers' Industrial School for worship.

Legacy

Multiple photographs of the school are included a collection at the Knox County Public Library.

See also

References

  1. ^ United States Office of Education (1917). "Mayer's Industrial School". Negro Education: A Study of the Private and Higher Schools for Colored People in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 555.
  2. ^ "Mayers' Industrial High School". Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library.
  3. ^ "Colored Building Quite Attractive". The Knoxville Sentinel. September 13, 1911. p. 4. OCLC 12008657 – via Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library.
  4. ^ "Mayers School's Excellent Work". Knoxville Sentinel. May 31, 1916. Retrieved 2024-11-05 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Preacher's Will Filed". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. 1931-02-25. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-11-05 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Closing Exercises of Industrial High School". The Journal and Tribune. 1905-06-13. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-11-05 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Medal and Ring Contest Held at Market Hall". The Journal and Tribune. 1905-04-22. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-11-05 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Better Quarters Wanted". The Journal and Tribune. 1907-06-30. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-11-05 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Slater School Building For Industrial Training". Knoxville Sentinel. August 14, 1911. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "People's Industrial High School Bazaar". The Journal and Tribune. 1908-02-08. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-11-05 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Shiloh Presbyterian turning 128 Sunday". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Shiloh Presbyterian To Mark 90th Year". The Knoxville Journal. 1955-09-03. Retrieved 2024-11-05 – via Newspapers.com.

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