The Rosenwald Fund was a charity founded by Sears, Roebuck and Co President Julius Rosenwald. Rosenwald Schools were a major initiative of the fund, constructing about 5000 schools from 1917 to 1932 throughout the rural American South to educate African-Americans. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Person | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | Julius Rosenwald | ||
| Rural school agent, General Field Agent, school administrator and practical architect | Samuel L Smith (education) |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| Benefactor | Cairo Rosenwald School | Cairo | |||||
| Benefactor | Walnut Cove Colored School | Walnut Cove | |||||
| Benefactor | Lincoln Park School | Pinebluff | |||||
| Benefactor | Kiblah School | Doddridge | |||||
| Benefactor | Lincoln School | Pikeville | |||||
| Benefactor | Wells School | Eads | |||||
| Benefactor | Free Hills Rosenwald School | Free Hill | |||||
| Benefactor | Cedar Grove Rosenwald School | Olmstead | |||||
| Benefactor | Howard Junior High School | Prosperity | |||||
| Benefactor | Durham's Chapel School | Bethpage | |||||
| 1911/05/00 | Julius Rosenwald and Booker T Washington meet at the Blackstone Hotel, leading to creation of The Rosenwald Fund. | Charity | Renaissance Blackstone Hotel | Chicago | |||
| 1917/11/01 | The Rosenwald Fund is established in Illinois by Julius Rosenwald. | Benefactor | |||||
| 1921/00/00 | Benefactor | Lula G Scott Community Center | Shady Side | ||||
| 1924/00/00 | Benefactor | Freetown Rosenwald School | Glen Burnie | ||||
| 1925/00/00 | A "Three Teacher Community School" is built with Rosenwald funding by the Floyd County Board of Education to proved a school for Black children, 1924-1925. Demolished in the late 1970s, foundational piers and a chimney remain next to the current building. | Benefactor | Fairview School | Cave Spring | |||
| 1927/00/00 | Benefactor | Marley Neck Rosenwald School | Glen Burnie | ||||
| 1928/00/00 | Benefactor | Dry Bridge School | Martinsville | ||||
| 1929/00/00 | Lafayette County Training School, a single-story brick building with gable roof, is built in with assistance from the Rosenwald Fund. | Benefactor | Lafayette County Training School | Stamps | |||
| 1932/00/00 | Benefactor | Queenstown Rosenwald School | Severn |
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