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Portrait of a Teacher; Mary Elizabeth Post and Something of the Times in Which she Lived

1938
AZ 157
Collection Guide
Cover of "Portrait of a Teacher", 1938

Mary Elizabeth Post (1841-1934) was an amateur historian, teacher and pioneer of education in Arizona. Originally from New York, Post moved to Yuma, AZ in 1872 and opened the third official school in the state.

The collection contains a bound typescript biography of Mary Elizabeth Post.

Included materials:
Manuscript
Subject Area:
Arizona & Southwest
Explorers/Pioneers
Collection Area:
Literature

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