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Second Graduating Class of Bloomfield Academy

Description: Photograph of the second graduating class of Bloomfield Academy, c. 1893. The man is Professor Elihu B. Hinshaw, superintendent of the academy. The seated woman is Cora Chisholm. The woman standing on the right is Alice Hearrell. Chisholm and Hearrell are holding their diplomas. The Bloomfield Academy was established in the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, in 1852. It was located approximately three miles south of Achille, Oklahoma.
Date: 1893~
Creator: William Hardy Snell
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

History

Description: History of the school, now Carter Seminary, is covered. Past superintendents, changes in the location of the school, and improvements are included.
Date: unknown
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Bloomfield Academy

Description: Photograph of Old Bloomfield Academy, located 12 miles southeast of Colbert, which was burned. Governor D. H. Johnston had charge for a number of years. Professor Henshaw taught there 18 years. Burned January 1914. Photo by Moore, Dennison, TX, January 1914.
Date: January 1914
Creator: Moore
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Bloomfield Academy Memories Revived

Description: Newspaper article, with photograph of the school, with information on Rev. J. H. Carr, the first superintendent. First classes were held in Sept. 1853, with 30 students. Teachers were paid $100 a year at first, later raised to $260. After the fire in 1914 the school moved to Ardmore, later became Carter Seminary,
Date: unknown
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Oklahoma Indian School Magazine

Description: Sept. 1932, vol. 1, no. 4. Most of this edition concerns Bloomfield Academy, the first boarding school for Chickasaw girls. The changes in location and control are covered. Many photographs of classes, buildings and activities are included in the articles.
Date: 2013
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Daily Ardmoreite

Description: "A Special Class Reunion" by Sally Gray, July 5, 1981. Short history of the Bloomfield Academy is given along with mention of a recent reunion of former graduates. Photograph of students on the lawn of the school is with the article.
Date: 1981
Creator: Gray, Sally
Partner: Ardmore Public Library
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