Tipton Female Seminary, also known as Tipton Female Academy, was a female seminary established in 1854 in Covington, Tennessee.[1][2] It closed sometimes around c. 1894.
History edit
Tipton Female Seminary was founded in 1854, and led from 1857 to 1868 by Rev. James Holmes (1801–1873).[1][3][4] James Holmes had founded Mountain Academy in 1832 in Tipton County and led it for about 15 years.[5] From 1849 until 1857, he served as president of West Tennessee College at Jackson.[6] Holmes was principal of Tipton Female Academy from 1857 to 1868.[7] On April 23, 1861, the "Southern Confederates" group met at the school, for an organizational meeting.[5]
In 1868, James Holmes was succeeded by his son, George Duffield Holmes (1831–1894).[1][7][8] In 1891, the school presented awards during commencement for scholarship, music, dictation, penmanship, and punctuality.[9][10]
The school catalogue for 1888–1889 is held by the University of Memphis,[1] and the June 6, 1894 school commencement program is extant.[11]
Alumni edit
- Frances Boyd Calhoun (1867–1909), teacher, poet, and author of Miss Minerva and William Green Hill (1909)[12]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Catalogue of the Teachers and Pupils of Tipton Female Seminary, Covington, Tennessee, 1888-1889". United States and Beyond. May 12, 2021.
- ^ Interior, United States Dept of the (November 24, 1875). "Annual Report". The Department – via Google Books.
- ^ "Five Cash Awards at Blind School". Nashville Banner. 1933-05-31. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ Annual Report of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction for Tennessee for the Scholastic Year Ending ... Tennessee Dept of Public Instruction. Department of Public Instruction. 1906. pp. 29–30.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b Fleming, James R. (2006-01-31). The Confederate Ninth Tennessee Infantry. Pelican Publishing. p. 301. ISBN 978-1-4556-0283-4.
- ^ "Mr. James Holmes". Tribune and Sun. 1881-05-27. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ a b Speer, William S. (April 24, 2010). Sketches of Prominent Tennesseans: Containing Biographies and Records of Many of the Families who Have Attained Prominence in Tennessee. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 9780806317151 – via Google Books.
- ^ History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present: Together with an Historical and a Biographical Sketch of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood and Crockett Counties, Besides a Valuable Fund of Notes, Original Observations, Reminiscences, Etc., Etc. Southern Historical Press, Goodspeed Publishing Co. November 24, 1887. p. 900. ISBN 9780893080990 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Clipped From The Memphis Appeal-Avalanche". The Memphis Appeal-Avalanche. June 5, 1891. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "A Tennessean's Luck". Public Ledger. 1881-05-19. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ "Tipton Female Seminary, Covington, Tennessee, commencement program, 1894". Documents. March 13, 2022.
- ^ Stringer, Bella Katz (October 8, 2017). "Calhoun, Frances Boyd". Tennessee Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2023-05-02.