Milton Coffelt Hollingsworth
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Title
Milton Coffelt Hollingsworth
Subject
Hollingsworth, Milton Coffelt (1891-1987)
Teachers - Virginia - Shenandoah County
School principals - Virginia
Description
Portrait of Professor Milton Hollingsworth as a young man wearing a suit and tie.
He was the son of Charles Edwin and Fannie (Coffelt) Hollingsworth and had a long career in high school level education; first as a teacher, later as a Principal.
Milton married Sylvia Pierce, a young woman born in England. Together, they had two daughters, Patricia and Sylvia.
He started out as a teacher at the Edinburg High School and by 1930, the census listed him living in Woodstock where he worked as the principal of the high school. Ten years later, he was a high school principal in Bedford County.
When he died, Milton Hollingsworth was a retired Principal of Norfolk City Schools still living in Norfolk. He was buried, however, in Cedarwood Cemetery, Edinburg.
He was the son of Charles Edwin and Fannie (Coffelt) Hollingsworth and had a long career in high school level education; first as a teacher, later as a Principal.
Milton married Sylvia Pierce, a young woman born in England. Together, they had two daughters, Patricia and Sylvia.
He started out as a teacher at the Edinburg High School and by 1930, the census listed him living in Woodstock where he worked as the principal of the high school. Ten years later, he was a high school principal in Bedford County.
When he died, Milton Hollingsworth was a retired Principal of Norfolk City Schools still living in Norfolk. He was buried, however, in Cedarwood Cemetery, Edinburg.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "Aug 1917" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified by Margaret (Williams) Adams who was a student at Woodstock School when Mr. Hollingworth was the principal.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Milton C. Hollingsworth appears in Morrison photos 008507, 004680 and 008216.
Identifier
008507
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Milton Coffelt Hollingsworth,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 27, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/29472.
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