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[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Mt. Clinton Teacher's Association and West Central Literary Society Minute Book, 1891-1894, SC 0387, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
Purchased September 7, 2024 from Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Inc. Summer Americana auction.
Per seller's description: "From a Shenandoah Valley private collection."
The Mt. Clinton Teacher's Association was likely established in late 1891. The minutes for the first recorded meeting on November 13, 1891 discuss adoption of the association's constitution. Additionally, the December 11, 1891 meeting is referred to as the "third session" of the association. Isaac S. Wampler (1866-1946) served as the Mt. Clinton Teacher's Association president and Cornelius J. Heatwole (1868-1939) was its secretary.
The West Central Literary Society was established in October 1893. The literary society was connected to the West Central Academy, a semi-private institution for grade school and high school students located in Mt. Clinton, which opened in 1892.
One bound volume comprising the meeting minutes for the Mt. Clinton Teacher's Association as well as the West Central Literary Society. The Mt. Clinton Teacher's Association minutes cover meetings from November 1891 through February 1893. The minutes dedicated to the West Central Literary Society (also known as the Mt. Clinton Literary Soceity) begin on October 6, 1893. Names present in the volume include Isaac S. Wampler, Cornelius J. Heatwole, Emanuel J. Suter, W. A. Blose, C. D. Kagey, and A. C. Burkholder. Additional surnames present in the volume include Mauck, Miller, Firebaugh, Good, Whitmore, Cline, and many more. Member lists are located at the front and back of the volume.