Quitman School fire
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Mary Page Parr letter, January 13, 1886
File — Box 3, Folder: 9
Identifier: C-Misc 98
Scope and Contents
One holograph letter dated January 13, 1886 written by Mary Page Parr in Cook County, IL, and addressed to "My dear Friends." The letter discusses the Quitman School fire, and expresses the writer's dislike of the South and its abundant racism. Parr also mentions the American Missionary Association, of which she and her husband were likely members.
Dates:
January 13, 1886