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Sarah F. Corlies letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Sarah F. Corlies letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Sarah "Sallie" F. Corlies was a friend of Martha Schofield's and was the secretary of the Germantown Freedmen's Aid Association, an important source of funding for Schofield's school in Aiken. Has been too busy to write or visit Darby. Discusses the Penn Sewing School and offers to send Schofield a copy of its charter and by-laws. Gives Schofield credit for the official report from the "Penna. Asso." (possibly the Pennsylvania Freedmen's Relief Association) and asks how many teachers Schofield was assigned. Is interested in hearing about the state of Schofield's school upon her return to Aiken. Reminds her to write, stating the Schofield's letters about her work and school are the main business of the Germantown Association meetings. Reports news about family/friends, including Sarah B. (possibly Sallie R. Bowman)'s enthusiasm about the recent woman's suffrage meeting she and some of Schofield's family members attended. References Lawrence Obanyon Posey and Allen A. Scott, former students of Schofield who were attending Lincoln University.
Date:
1871-11-22
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Lydia A. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Lydia A. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Lydia Schofield was Martha Schofield's sister. Discusses recent events and news concerning family and friends, including a party attended by abolitionists Robert Purvis, Harriet Purvis, and Cyrus Whitson. Asks about Martha's new job teaching in Bayside, New York; briefly discusses her own work as a teacher. Reminisces about their deceased father.
Date:
1857-02-26
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Lydia A. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Lydia A. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Lydia Schofield was Martha Schofield's sister. Details her new living conditions and teaching position in Allentown, New Jersey. Discusses news concerning family and friends, including their brother, Benjamin Schofield.
Date:
1857-04-06
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Lydia A. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Lydia A. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Lydia Schofield was Martha Schofield's sister. She wrote Martha this letter to be read while travelling back to Aiken, South Carolina from her family home in Darby, Pennsylvania. She expresses her love for Martha and her admiration for her and all the good work she is doing. She feels sympathy for Martha after the marriage of her closest friend Sadie Brouwer Bartram.
Date:
1869-11-03
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Lucy J. Gould letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Lucy J. Gould letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Lucy Gould taught freedmen in South Carolina after the Civil War. She enjoyed hearing about Schofield's recent travels, including a trip to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, and asks many questions in preparation for her own upcoming travels.
Date:
1869-05-20
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter to Sarah J. Ash
Title:
Martha Schofield letter to Sarah J. Ash
Description:
Sarah Ash was Martha Schofield's sister. Martha writes that Mrs. Sprague, principal of the Schofield School, has just written her that she will not be returning to Aiken after the summer. She says that she is confident they will be able to find a replacement since teachers are "plenty." She adds that women teachers are cheaper than male teachers and discusses the salary she paid Mrs. Sprague. She is considering putting an ad in the Woman's Journal.
Date:
1887-09-05
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mary H. Child and Eliza H. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Mary H. Child and Eliza H. Schofield letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Mary Child and Eliza Schofield were Martha Schofield's mother and sister, respectively. Asks about construction on Martha's school-house and offers suggestions. Discusses Schofield's funding from Sarah Pugh and others. Describes a visit to Hettie Turner's.
Date:
1870-06-03
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mary H. Child letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Mary H. Child letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Mary H. Child was Martha Schofield's mother. She asks if Schofield has everything she needs and requests updates on how things are going. She warns Schofield to focus on her job and not to fall in love with any men.
Date:
1865
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield: Servant of the Least
Title:
Martha Schofield: Servant of the Least
Description:
Biography of Martha Schofield, with an emphasis on her work as an educator of African Americans. Page 6 is blank and was not scanned.
Date:
1944
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Sallie R. Bowman letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Sallie R. Bowman letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Sallie R. Bowman was a former classmate and friend of Martha Schofield. Describes a recent storm and a walk in the woods she and her students recently took. Mentions that her sister Mary Mott Bowman has gone to teach in Maryland.
Date:
1860-10-22
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Sadie Brouwer Bartram letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Sadie Brouwer Bartram letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Fragment. Martha Schofield met Sadie Brouwer in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. Brouwer writes that "Jim" is headed home from Key West and intends to stop and visit Schofield on his way. She implores Schofield to come with him so they can see each other, since Brouwer's parents will not allow her to visit Schofield this summer. She calls Schofield "naughty" for working as a teacher again.
Date:
1863-04-27
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Sallie J. Haldeman letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Sallie J. Haldeman letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Responds to a letter by Martha Schofield published in the New York Herald Tribune (15 November 1876) describing the violence southern whites committed on African Americans. Says that the northern winters have been bad for her health and that she would like to move south. Asks Schofield if she knows of any available teaching positions near Aiken.
Date:
1876-11-22
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
J. Tinchell letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
J. Tinchell letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Written by "J. Tinchell [sp]", who taught African American freedmen in Atlanta, Georgia. Mentions Schofield's continuing health issues after contracting malaria in 1867. Informs her that fellow Atlanta teachers Miss Humphreys and Miss Campbell will be travelling to Charleston and hopes that Schofield will be able to meet with them. Briefly discusses her current work as a teacher.
Date:
1868-1870
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter draft to Isaac Jeanes
Title:
Martha Schofield letter draft to Isaac Jeanes
Description:
Fragment; draft of a letter. Schofield longs to attend the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends this year but faces difficulties because she has not been paid in several months.
Date:
1873-02
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter to Eliza H. Schofield
Title:
Martha Schofield letter to Eliza H. Schofield
Description:
Eliza Schofield was Martha Schofield's sister. Martha writes that she does not have much time to teach anymore because she keeps busy handling business and taking calls. She also shares some news about family and friends.
Date:
1881-12-20
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter to "Friends"
Title:
Martha Schofield letter to "Friends"
Description:
Martha Schofield writes that she is rejoicing at the news that the "American schoolmarms" are rebelling. Though the recipients may not know her name, Schofield says that she attended the N.E.A. (National Education Association) in 1869 and is a life-long member. She adds that it had upset her that the organization was led by men and she voiced that opinion when she spoke at several events and wrote a letter to the officers of the Association.
Date:
1897-05-16
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield notes
Title:
Martha Schofield notes
Description:
Possibly a letter. Schofield recounts her activities on the 16th and 17th, which included teaching and attending a black church where the minister was a former student of hers. She also describes a flood where there was much damage and death.
Date:
1894-03-17
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Martha Schofield letter to the editor
Title:
Martha Schofield letter to the editor
Description:
Addressed to "Friend Church." Discusses the state of education and morality in the South. Asks readers to send her periodicals so that she can give her students reading material. Discusses the state of her school and the politics around its funding. Describes her land holdings and her attempts to buy property. The last four pages, which may not belong with the rest, discuss the lack of opportunity for women in the South, the future of women's rights, and a visit to a poorly run school.
Date:
1877-08-05
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Philena Heald Letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Philena Heald Letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Text is faded. Like Schofield, Philena Heald taught freedmen in South Carolina after the Civil War. Heald describes her school and students, who are "breathless in attention and catch every word we say." She describes in detail the house where she is living, in which rebels once resided. She also describes attending a Black church. She expresses a desire to see Schofield since they are now living so close to each other.
Date:
1866-02-18
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Rebecca Verlenden letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Rebecca Verlenden letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Rebecca Verlenden was a former teacher of Martha Schofield's whom she remained friends with. She praises the work Schofield is doing in South Carolina but warns her not to overexert herself. Reports that there is not any exciting news from Darby and asks Schofield to write when she can.
Date:
1866-01
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College

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