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Alfred H. Stone Collection
Volume: 29



18-82. The Southern Letter. Devoted to the Education of the Hand, Head and Heart (May 1884 through July 1890): 1-4.


Monthly newsletter printed by the Tuskegee Institute. The newsletter contains brief articles, current events, and announcements related to the Institute, its students, and its faculty. This volume has an almost complete run of the newsletter starting with number 1 of volume 1 in May 1884 through number 7 of volume 7 in July 1890, excepting numbers 4 (August) and 7 (November) in volume 1 (1884), numbers 4 (August) and 12 (April) in volume 4 (1887 and 1888, respectively), number 4 (August) in volume 5 (1888), number 1 (June) in volume 6 (1889), and number 2 and 3 (February and March) in volume 7 (1890). Apparently, number 3 in volume 2 (1885) was not issued, and there is a an unexplained gap between number 3 (August) and number 10 (October) in volume 6 (1889). Every issue consists of four pages.