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Smallwood Institute: A Community-Preserved Living Archive
A sourced historical archive documenting the Temperance Industrial and Collegiate Institute in Claremont, Virginia, from its 1892 founding through its 1929 closure.
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The archive presents its material through a chronological timeline alongside sections on the founder, campus and curriculum, the 1912 dedication, community support, and sources. Its research note names VCU Libraries, the Surry County Historical Society, DHR Marker K-331, family-history sources, and contemporary newspapers as inputs, while disputed points are flagged. The record includes unusually specific figures, including 65¾ acres purchased by Smallwood and a $41,000, four-story Lincoln Memorial Hall dedicated in 1912.
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