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Mayers’ Industrial School
Location
606 Payne Street,
Knoxville, Tennessee
United States
Information
Other namesPeople's Industrial School,
Mayers Industrial School,
Myers' Industrial School,
Mayers’ Industrial High School
School typeBlack Religious Private
Religious affiliation(s)Presbyterian Board of Missions
Establishedc. 1904

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

History

The school was founded as the People's Industrial School in c. 1904 by the principal Mrs. F.C. Mayers (also known as Flora E. Mayers), and it was owned the Presbyterian Board of Missions. It contained dorms for boarding. The school offered programs in sewing, woodworking, and cooking. In 1908, the school name changed to Mayers' Industrial School. Their student work was displayed at an Appalachian Exposition in 1911.

A school photograph is included a collection at the Knox County Public Library.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mayers' Industrial High School". Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library.
  2. https://cmdc.knoxlib.org/digital/collection/p16311coll7/id/253/
  3. ^ "Colored Building Quite Attractive". The Knoxville Sentinel. September 13, 1911. OCLC 12008657 – via Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. "Tarleton, John". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
  6. https://www.knoxnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/robert-booker/2019/03/20/knoxville-orphanages-included-home-friendless-babies/3206791002/
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