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European Letters, by T.W. Patton to The
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| Title | European Letters, by T.W. Patton to The Asheville Citizen: Description of the Tour of the North Carolina Teachers, During the Summer of 1889 |
| Identifier | http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/books/booklets/european_letters_patton/default_european_letters.htm |
| Creator | T.[Thomas] W. Patton |
| Subject Keyword | Asheville, NC ; Thomas W. Patton ; schools ; travel ; teachers ; The Asheville Citizen Times ; Mrs. Frank Coxe ; Erwin Sluder ; |
| Subject LCSH | Patton, T.W. North Carolina -- Asheville City History Asheville (N.C.) -- Education |
| Date of object: | 1889 |
| Date digital: | 2005-09-18 |
| Publisher, digital | Special Collections, D.H. Ramsey Library |
| Publisher, object | Citizen Publishing Company, Asheville, NC |
| Contributor |
North Carolina Teachers |
| Type | Source type: Booklet, 68 pages |
| Format | [digital] image/jpeg/text ; [booklet] 68 pages : illustration, text |
| Source | Un-cataloged material |
| Language | English |
| Relation | |
| Coverage temporal | 1889 |
| Coverage spatial | Asheville, NC ; Scotland ; England ; Belgium ; Germany ; Switzerland ; Paris |
| Rights | Any display, publication or public use must
credit D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North
Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the authors of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. |
| Donor | Suzzy Sams ; Mary Parker |
| Description | Letters written to the Asheville Citizen Times by members of the North Carolina Teachers group who toured Ireland, Scotland, England, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, and France in the summer of 1889. Compiled by T.W. Patton. |
| Acquisition | 2004 |
| Citation | D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804 |
| Processed by | Special Collections staff, 2005 |
| Last update | 2005-09-18 |
| Overview: | In the summer of 1889 a group of North Carolina
teachers, many from Asheville, sailed for Europe on the transport ship the
SS Nevada. The intent was to tour Ireland, Scotland, England, Belgium,
Germany, Switzerland, and France. The group recorded their observations for
the Asheville Citizen newspaper through T.W. Patton who sent a
serialized account of the group's activities. The exact number in the group
is difficult to determine, as are their names. The group appears to be
comprised of eight men who were in various education careers and several
women, who were part of the editorial staff for the Newfoundland
Chautauguan, edited by Prof. Winston. Though no full account of the
group is given in the the travelogue, the following names are mentioned by
T.W. Patton, of Asheville, as being on parts of the journey:
Mr. Harrell, secretary of the Teachers Assembly Several years later the SS Nevada became famous as the first ship to arrive at the newly built Ellis Island in New York. The S.S. Nevada, arrived at Ellis Island on January 2, 1892. A young 14 years old, Annie Moore, was the first immigrant to be processed at Ellis Island. She had departed from Cobh, [Queenstown], Ireland. She was accompanied by her two younger brothers, Phillip (7) and Anthony (11). They were all joined with their parents who had immigrated earlier to New York. A monument to Annie now stands at Ellis Island to commemorate the arrival of this first immigrant to Ellis Island. Ani was soon followed through Ellis Island by some 17 million other immigrants from 1892 to 1924. "Just 14-years old and traveling with her
two younger brothers, Anthony (11) and Phillip (7), Annie departed from
Queenstown (County Cork, Ireland) on December 20, 1891 aboard the S.S.
Nevada, one of 148 steerage passengers. The trio would spend 12 days at sea
(including Christmas Day), arriving in New York on Thursday evening,
December 31. They were processed through Ellis Island the following morning,
New Year's Day and also Annie's 15th birthday. All three children were soon
reunited with their parents who were already living in New York. " |
| FULL TEXT OF BOOKLET BY SECTION: | |
| pages 3-7 | OUTWARD BOUND. July 8, 1889 |
| pages 8-9 | LAND HO! |
| pages 10-13 | SCOTLAND'S CRAGS. |
| pages 14-16 | EDINBORO' TOWN. |
| pages 17-21 | MELROSE ABBEY. |
| pages22-26 | MERRIE ENGLAND. |
| pages 27-32 | LIFE IN LONDON. |
| pages 33-44 | ON THE CONTINENT. |
| pages 45-53 | SWITZERLAND. |
| pages 54-64 | LE GRAND PARIS. |
| pages 65-68 | HOME AGAIN. |
| LIST OF ALL PAGES AND WITH MAIN SUBJECTS (Does not contain full text) | |
