Overview
Correspondence, articles, speeches, etc., of Dorothy Childs Cross Remington Zeiger, educator and first white teacher at Central State College, a predominantly black institution in Wilberforce, Ohio.
Dates
- Creation: 1903-1962
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the papers created by Dorothy Cross Zeiger as well as copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
.42 linear feet ((1 file box) plus 1 folio+ folder, 1 folio+ photograph folder)Correspondence, articles, speeches, biographical data, photos, and memorabilia. Includes information on Dorothy Cross Zeiger's education, activities and the College; her poems, essays, speeches, and articles on education, human relations, and democracy; and a scrapbook of clippings concerning her presidency of the Roseland [New Jersey] PTA.
BIOGRAPHY
Educator Dorothy Cross Zeiger was the first white teacher at Central State College, a predominantly black institution in Wilberforce, Ohio.
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: 474
Gift of Mrs. Dorothy Cross Zeiger, "Green Pastures," Hickman Road, R.F.D. 5, Xenia, Ohio. Received September 1962.
- Title
- Zeiger, Dorothy Cross. Papers of Dorothy Cross Zeiger, 1903-1962: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch00989
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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