Mayers' Industrial School

Mayers’ Industrial School
Location
606 Payne Street,
Knoxville, Tennessee

United States
Information
Other namesMayers Industrial School, Myers' Industrial School, Mayers’ Industrial High School
Former namePeople's Industrial School
School typeBlack private
Religious affiliation(s)Presbyterian Board of Missions, Presbyterian Freemen's Board
DenominationPresbyterian
Established1904
Closedc. 1930
PrincipalFlora E. Mayers

Mayers' Industrial School (1904–c. 1930) was a private boarding and day school for African American students in Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. The school was in part funded by the Presbyterian Board of Missions. It was also known as People's Industrial School,[1] Mayers’ Industrial High School,[2] and Myers' Industrial School.[3]

  1. ^ United States Office of Education (1917). "Mayer's Industrial School". Negro Education: A Study of the Private and Higher Schools for Colored People in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 555.
  2. ^ "Mayers' Industrial High School". Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library.
  3. ^ "Colored Building Quite Attractive". The Knoxville Sentinel. September 13, 1911. p. 4. OCLC 12008657 – via Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library.