Helen Ferris (Bisbee) and her 1855 Preparatory Department class
Title
Helen Ferris (Bisbee) and her 1855 Preparatory Department class
Description
Copy print of Helen Ferris (Bisbee) and her Preparatory Department class , Fall 1855 .
Time Period
1880s
Date
Fall 1855
Object Type
copy print
Digital ID Number
Preparatory_Class_1855.tif
Copyright
The photographs and drawings provided by the Oberlin College Archives may be downloaded for educational use by Oberlin College and the Oberlin School District. For other uses of Archives' photographs--including reproduction in a brochure, scholarly article or book, or other publication--please seek permission from: Oberlin College Archives (http://www.oberlin.edu/archive/using/services/application.html ).
Creator
Platt , H . M. , Oberlin , Ohio (photographer)
Source 1 Format
copy print
Source 1 Dimensions
5" x 7"
Source 1 Description of Records
Photographs--Graduates & Former Students
Source 1 Record Group
32/3
Source 1 Box No.
2
Source 1 Folder No.
Unclassified, c. 1855
Caption
"Helen Ferris (later Mrs . Charles G . Bisbee) and the class she taught in the Preparatory Department during the fall of 1855 . Among the black and white students is fugitive slave Anthony Burns (upper right) , who had his freedom purchased in 1855 by Boston friends and later enrolled at Oberlin to acquire an education. "
Publication
Constructing Black Education at Oberlin College : A Documentary History . Athens , Ohio : Ohio University Press , 2010 .
Author of Publication
Baumann , Roland M .
OBIS
http://obis.oberlin.edu/record=b2954440~S4
Page Number in Publication
64
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