Guide to the Mallalieu Seminary Records, 1887-1927
Record Group 193
Extent: 0.5 cubic feet (6 bound ledgers + 5 files)
Historical Sketch: Founded in 1882 near Rocky Creek Methodist Church, Kinsey, Henry County, Alabama, for educational purposes, the school was first known as Forest Home Seminary. The school covered roughly seven acres and was supported by the Methodist Episcopal Church, North. When the school burned in 1885 it was rebuilt and renamed after Bishop Willard Francis Mallalieu. Mallalieu Seminary was one of the few institutions of higher learning in Southeast Alabama, teaching grades 1-12 and offering courses on Greek, Algebra, Latin, History, Chemistry, Music, Geology and the New and Old Testament. The Mallalieu Seminary closed on October 31, 1923 when the Methodist Episcopal Church, North could no longer financially support the school.
Source: 鈥淢allalieu Seminary,鈥� Historical Marker Database, accessed 2/25/2021, .
Scope / Content Note: Contains Board of Trustees meeting minutes, correspondence, financial records, student attendance & grades, brochure, and reports for President and Treasurer.
Organization: Bound journals/ledgers arranged by year, then subject. Loose papers arranged in 5 file folders by subject, then year.
Provenance: Given to the Wiregrass Archives by Houston Love Memorial Library. Previous provenance unclear.
Preferred Citation: Mallalieu Seminary, RG 193, Wiregrass Archives, 好色先生TV Dothan Campus, Dothan, AL.
Acquisition Method: Gift
Donor Name: Houston Love Memorial Library
Access/User Limits?: Open except grade books (subject to FERPA restrictions)
INVENTORY
Ledgers
File I.D. File Label
193-15-0508-001 Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes, 1887-1907
193-15-0508-002 Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes, 1906-1916
193-15-0508-003 Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes, 1916-1923
193-15-0508-004 Accounting Ledger, 1912-1923
193-15-0508-005 Daily Cash Ledger, 1912-1927
193-15-0508-007 Grade book, 1913/1914 - 1919/1920
Loose papers in Files
File I.D. File Label
193-15-0508-007-001 Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes, 1922-1924 [incomplete]
193-15-0508-007-002 Brochure, 1909
193-15-0508-007-003 Correspondence, 1893, 1906, & n.d.
193-15-0508-007-004 Goolsby/Powell Deed transfer / Notary statement on reverse - 1893
193-15-0508-007-005 Reports - President's, 1899 - Treasurer's, 1897, 1899, 1901 [includes Bd.of Trustee Meeting Minutes, Feb 1897]
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