Box 14
Contains 12 Results:
Correspondence, 1879-1884
Miscellaneous letters from friends, one letter of introduction, and an invitation to Douglass to attend the State Normal School in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Correspondence, 1885-1886
Receipt for tuition for Douglass's attendance at the Minnesota Academy, Owatanna, Spring Term, 1885, and correspondence from friends.
Correspondence, 1887
Letters of inquiry from Douglass about teaching positions, and correspondence from friends.
Correspondence, 1888
Letters from Law, King and Law Publishing House for whom Douglass was a book salesman from 17 March to 3 November. Correspondence from friends.
Correspondence, 1889
Letters concerning teaching positions from superintendents of schools in South Dakota, and correspondence from friends.
Correspondence, 1890
Douglass accepted a teaching position in a public school in Cavour, South Dakota, beginning 11 November, 1889. Correspondence from acquaintances at South Dakota Agricultural College and Experiment Station expressing the hope Douglass will be able to continue his studies, and letters from school friends informing him of activities at South Dakota Agricultural College.
Correspondence, 1891
Friendly letters from former classmates and acquaintances.
Correspondence, 1892
Douglass was back in school at the South Dakota Agricultural College and Experiment Station. An inquiry about a job at the Missouri Botanical Garden yielded nothing. Douglass accepted a teaching position at Huron, South Dakota.
Correspondence, 1893 January-June
Douglass served as a member of the Critical Committee on Book of College Verse of the South Dakota Agricultural College and Experiment Station. A tuition receipt for the college and correspondence from friends are included.
Correspondence, 1893 July-December
Letters of recommendation to Boards of Education in Beadle County, South Dakota, and one from Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Ames, Iowa. Personal letters from friends and classmates.