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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00687.266 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers of George May Powell |
| Title | Erastus Cravath to George May Powell about building a memorial library and sends condolences for the death of his brother |
| Date | 16 May 1892 |
| Author | Cravath, Erastus Milo (fl. 1892) |
| Recipient | Powell, George May |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He thanks him for his comments on the work at Fisk. He sends condolences on the death of his brother. They are now building a Frisk Memorial Library. |
| Subjects | Death Children and Family Library Construction Reconstruction African American History Education Reform Education |
| People | Powell, George May (1835-1905) |
| Place written | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Powell was a Lincoln supporter and served as a statistician in the Treasury Department during the Civil War. Active in religious work as a young man, he was the secretary and manager of the Evangelistic Press Association and led a topographical corps through Egypt and North Africa to create Sunday School maps of Palestine and the Holy Land. Powell participated in the American Forestry Commission, the Grange and Patrons of Husbandry, the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, and the National Geographic Society. He was active in Sabbath reform work. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |