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Nathan Guilford Collection
Description: Nathan Guilford (1804-1859) was a strong proponent for publicly-funded education in the state of Ohio. When Caleb Atwater successfully lobbied the legislature and Governor Allen Trimble to establish a commission to study the feasibility of creating common schools in Ohio, Guilford supported the effort and was a member of the commission. The two men differed on the means of raising money to support the school systems, however, with Atwater advocating selling government land and Guilford supporting a property tax. Guilford served two years as the first superintendent of the Cincinnati school district. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03971
Subjects: Education--Ohio; Cincinnati Public Schools; Educators
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)