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Edmund
Asa Ware Records
1860-1888
1.67 linear feet
NOTE: A paper copy
of the finding aid,
with container list,
is available at the
Atlanta University
Center Archives for
in-house consultation
and may be obtained
for a fee.
Edmund Asa Ware (b. 1837 d. 1885) came to Atlanta
in 1866 to replace Frederick Ayer as the American
Missionary Association's (AMA) superintendent
of schools. He immediately made plans to convert
a former Confederate commissary into a school
for newly freed slaves. The building was named
the Storrs School, in recognition of the financial
assistance provided by the Congregational Church
of Cincinnati and Ware served as principal. In
1867 Ware was appointed superintendent of schools
for the Freedmen's Bureau in Georgia. He was
one of the eleven signers of the charter to establish
Atlanta University and served as President of
the Board of Trustees. He was appointed the first
president of the University in 1869 and retained
the position until his death in 1885. Under Ware's
leadership, land was purchased and the first
physical structures for the University were built.
The educational program was established including
a grammar school to train students not ready
to enter the preparatory and college programs.
The Edmund Asa Ware Records document his efforts
working with the AMA and Freedmen's Bureau in developing
educational programs for Negroes in Georgia and his
leadership and contributions to the early development
of Atlanta University. The Records include correspondence,
reports, minutes, building plans and financial papers
related to the purchase and sale of property, construction
of buildings, fund-raising, and student expenses
financial aid and scholarships. This collection also
includes a small amount of correspondence of Acting-Presidents
Thomas H. Chase, Horace Bumstead and Cyrus W. Francis.
Related collection:
Atlanta University Presidential Records, 1856-1984 |