Sophia M. White Diploma
This diploma certifies that the East Tennessee Female Institute conferred the degree of Mistress of Polite Literature on Sophia M. White on June 26, 1861.
Dates
- 1861 June 26
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 oversize folder)
Abstract
This diploma certifies that the East Tennessee Female Institute conferred the degree of Mistress of Polite Literature on Sophia M. White on June 26, 1861.
Biographical/Historical
Sophia Moody White was born to George McNutt and Sophia Moody (Park) White on January 13, 1843. She earned a Mistress of Polite Literature degree from the East Tennessee Female Institute on June 26, 1861. She died on January 13, 1902 and is buried in Knoxville's Old Gray Cemetery.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository