| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | David Rankin and Mattie Martin Perkins Papers
| | | | Creator: | Perkins, David Rankin and Mattie Martin | | | | Dates: | 1893-1919 | | | | Abstract: | David Rankin Perkins (1868-1937) was an African American teacher and businessman in Wilmot, Ashley County, Arkansas. A graduate of Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College (Alcorn State University) in Mississippi, Perkins was the co-owner of Douglass and Perkins Dry Goods and Groceries with H. D. Douglass. His wife, Mattie Martin Perkins (1872-1964) was also a graduate of Alcorn and a teacher. Her father, John Adams Martin, was a college professor and the president of Alcorn State University in Mississippi from 1911-1915. The collection consists correspondence exchanged by David Perkins and Mattie Martin while they were courting in the 1890s and a 1919 yearbook for the Tuskgegee Institute. | | | | Call #: | MS 5277 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | African American businesspeople. | African American teachers | African American universities and colleges. | Courtship -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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