Peabody Education Fund
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The Peabody Education Fund was a 19th-century philanthropic endowment established by financier George Peabody to support public education in the post–Civil War American South.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peabody Education Fund canonical | 2 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
charitable foundation
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educational fund ⓘ philanthropic endowment ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
American South
NERFINISHED
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border states affected by the Civil War ⓘ former Confederate states ⓘ |
| boardMember |
A. H. H. Stuart
NERFINISHED
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Barnas Sears NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Macalester NERFINISHED ⓘ George N. Eaton NERFINISHED ⓘ George W. Riggs NERFINISHED ⓘ James M. Wayne NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Ryerson NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel H. Kauffmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Wetmore NERFINISHED ⓘ William A. Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ William Aiken NERFINISHED ⓘ William C. Rives NERFINISHED ⓘ William M. Evarts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1914 ⓘ |
| endowment | 2000000 US dollars ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education philanthropy
ⓘ
public schooling ⓘ |
| followedBy |
General Education Board
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John F. Slater Fund for the Education of Freedmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | George Peabody NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Reconstruction era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post–Civil War United States ⓘ |
| inception | 1867 ⓘ |
| mainBeneficiaries |
public schools
ⓘ
schoolchildren in the American South ⓘ teachers ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Peabody NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableChairperson | Robert C. Winthrop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableGrant |
Peabody Normal College in Nashville, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
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support for teacher training institutions in the South ⓘ |
| operatingArea |
Alabama
NERFINISHED
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Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve educational opportunities for the formerly Confederate states
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promote free public schools ⓘ support public education in the post–Civil War American South ⓘ |
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