Maria C. Rendleman Document

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0183

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Manuscript teaching contract dated March 26, 1858 made with Maria Rendleman, who agreed to teach at the Public School House of District No. 25 Rowan County, North Carolina, for the term of three months. Included are the names of five subscribers who agree to pay Miss Rendleman seventy-five cents per scholar per month. Miss Rendleman agreed to teach Orthography, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, History, Grammar and Geography.

Dates

1858

Creator

Rendleman, Maria C. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

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Biographical or Historical Information

Maria Rendleman was an English teacher in North Carolina in the nineteenth century. Her daughter, Fanny Graeher, attended the State Normal and Industrial School (now UNCG) from 1899 to 1903.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Maria Rendleman was a teacher in North Carolina in the nineteenth century. This collection includes a contract (signed March 26, 1858) to teach at the Public School House of District Number 25 in Rowan County for a term of three months.

Method of Acquisition

Gift of Frank Dunlop Thompson, grandson of Maria Rendleman.

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