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My great grandmother was sent to the Oak Cliff College for Ladies in what is now the Dallas, TX area by her biological father who we have been unable to determine as of yet. (its literally the only clue I have at the moment). The school was open only from 1892-1910. Does anybody know if there are any records that may have survived from this place? I'm hoping that maybe, just maybe, there might be records of who paid for her schooling.
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I'm not in the US .......... but have you tried Googling the school's name to see if there is any other information online? That's where I would start if it was me.
Forgive me if you have already exhausted that source.My grandmother, on the beach, South Bay, Scarborough, undated photo (poss. 1929 or 1930)
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Have you contacted the Director of Archives (head librarian) of the Dallas Historical Society? They may well be able to help with your query, they may even have the registers or know where/if they survived.
please let us know what you discover.
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It looks like the Texas State Historical Society knows about the school. Here's an article
and that article refers to a book,
William L. McDonald, Dallas Rediscovered: A Photographic Chronicle of Urban Expansion, 1870–1925 (Dallas: Dallas County Historical Society, 1978). Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County (Chicago: Lewis, 1892; rpt., Dallas: Walsworth, 1976). Oak Cliff College Quarterly, May 1985.
My guess is that the individual student records no longer exist, but you never know until you start asking.
Newspapers of the time might also be of use
"In 1891 the community's first newspaper, the Oak Cliff Sunday Weekly, was published by F. N. Oliver"
Community newspapers had a lot of community news (and gossip) because they needed to fill space and because local info sold the papers. It might have info about the graduates and also about student activities, officers, etc.
Good hunting!
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