Common Annotations Viola Muse Digital Edition

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Board of Public Instructions. In several documents, when referring to state and county boards of instruction, Muse writes the final word in plural. See State Board of Public Instructions in Minnie E. Washington (1 of 2) and Minnie E. Washington (2 of 2), and Board of Public Instructions of Duval County in Harden Woodham Stuckey (1 of 2) and Harden Woodham Stuckey (2 of 2).

Boylan School. The Boylan School was an institution for the education of African American girls. For more information, see the Boylan School Yearbook from 1932-1933, available through the website of the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida.

Earthquake, c.1888. At multiple places in the notes and narratives based on Muse's interview with Irene Coats, reference is made to an earthquake that took place in approximately 1888. In most instances, this is described as happening in South Carolina, but in others it appears that Jacksonville experience the event as well.

pomper. The <ref target="./vmde-abbreviations.xml#oed">OED</ref> registers pomper as a variant of pamper that is mainly a regional usage in the United States. <ref target="./vmde-abbreviations.xml#dare">DARE</ref> gathers the term as well.