Preview
Image Approximate Date
1880s, circa. early
Creation Date
2015
Source
W427.2-1 - Faculty/Staff: Johnson, David Bancroft
Description
In 1883, David Bancroft Johnson was appointed Columbia, S.C. School Superintendent. In this post he learned firsthand that there was a significant shortage of trained teachers in the state. In 1886, he would help found the Winthrop Training School for Teachers to help alleviate the problem.
This image is of Winthrop Founder and First President David Bancroft Johnson from the early 1880s.
Collection Location
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Name
University Archives
Copyright
Information concerning copyright must be secured in writing from the Director of the Louise Pettus Archives.
Media Type
Chronologies and Timelines
A Winthrop University Chronology (1823 - present)
