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Items with subject 'Deshields Family'
Dashiell Family Pension records
by Lemon, George E. (1900s)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
Photocopied record of pensions issued for the Deshields / Dashiell family members who enlisted in the United States Colored Infantry during the Civil War.
Phineas Gordy Schoolbook Collection
by Butler, Paul (1911 – 1915)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
The Phineas Gordy Papers document the attendance and grade efforts from the students under Gordy from 1911 to 1915 (with one item possibly dating 1929-1931). Phineas Gordy was the founder of the African American school in Salisbury Maryland. It includes details concerning everyday life with the students and the student’s name, grade scores, age, and what grade year they were enrolled in. This collection offers pictures of Gordy and one of his all boys class. This collection consists of photocopies of the original documents.