Student Absence Excuses and Financial Aid Correspondence
The first section of this collection houses the excuses that students submitted to explain their absence from either class or chapel. Some claimed the standard excuse of illness, while others were considerably more creative. The second section houses correspondence documenting the Maude Powell Student Aid Fund and the Student Aid Committee.
Dates
- 1901-1912
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Extent
1 Linear Feet
Abstract
The first section of this collection houses the excuses that students submitted to explain their absence from either class or chapel. Some claimed the standard excuse of illness, while others were considerably more creative. The second section houses correspondence documenting the Maude Powell Student Aid Fund and the Student Aid Committee.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Maude Powell Student's Aid Fund was founded in 1902 with a $5,000 donation from the heirs of longtime University of Tennessee supporter Maude Powell. The fund's purpose was to make loans to students in financial need so that they could complete their studies. The University of Tennessee founded the Student Aid Committee in 1902. It turned over all delinquent housing, fee, and board debts to a committee headed by Charles Ferris. Any money that the committee collected was then loaned to students in financial need.
Arrangement
This collection consists of one box.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository