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Ellwood C. Perisho Papers

The Elwood Perisho Papers chiefly document the life of Elwood Chappell Perisho (1861-1935), Quaker, educator, geologist and lecturer; and Guilford College operations such as financing and student recruitment during the 1920s and '30s. Types of materials include clippings, correspondence, diaries, addresses, miscellaneous notes and writings, photographs and various printed materials.

Clippings--ca. 1920-1935
Biographical newspaper clippings on Dr. Perisho.
Correspondence--1930-1931
This folder contains letters from various respondents to E. C. Perisho. S. F. Weston, Yellow Springs, Ohio; D. elton Trueblood, Baltimore, MD; Albert Keiser, Hickory, NC; W. H. Hodgin, High Point, NC; William E. Berry, Oskaloosa, IA; A. B. Hoskins, Nashville, TN; E. G. Crawford, Richmond, IN; H. J. Herring, Durham, NC; A. R. Van Cleave, Elon college, NC; and J. Gaither Pratt, Durham, NC. Chiefly correspondece related to the peace oratorical contests. See aslo 10:1
Correspondence--1932-1936
This folder contains letters from various respondents to E. C. Perisho. Samuel B. Turrentine, Greensboro, NC; Isaiah Bowman, New York, NY; Clarence E. Tobias, Jr., Guilford College, NC; and Inez Beebe Perisho, Ipswich, SD.

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