The Origins and Development of the Greenwood School

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Bibliography

Coffey, Bert. Interview by Lynnita Summer, November 28, 1986. Eastern Illinois University Booth Library Archives. Transcript.

Fender, Joe. Greenwood School Charleston, IL: Prairie Press Books, 1970.

Geib, George W. “The Land Ordinance of 1785: A Bicentennial Review.” JSTOR (Indiana Magazine of History Vol. 81, No. 1, March 1985). http://www.jstor.org.proxy1.library.eiu.edu:2048/stable/27790853?seq=4&Search=yes&earchText=of&searchText=Land&searchText=a&searchText=Bicenntennial&searchTe            =Ordinance&searchText=Review&searchText=1785&list=hide&searchUri=%2Faction     2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3DLand%2520Ordinance%2520of%25201785%2520a% 

Greenwood School Coles County, Illinois District #25 Historical Information Notecard.

“Greenwood School Museum” Coles County Historical Society.      http://www.coleshistory.net/GreenwoodSchool.htm.

McKinney, Willis. “A History of Coles County Schools.” Coles Historical Series. No. 8 Coles    County Historical Society.

McVey, Fred. Interview by Robert Mullen, December 10, 1986. Eastern Illinois University Booth Library Archives Transcript.

Richardson, Rachael G. “Greenwood School.” Greenwood School History. 1976.

Tribby, Clinton. Interviewed by John Marston on December 11, 1986. Eastern Illinois University Booth Library Archives Transcript.