Frissell, Hollis Burke (1852-1917)

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Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute

Jacob H. Schiff to Lillian D. Wald, February 24, 1911

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, August 10, 1917

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Paul Underwood Kellogg, August 14, 1917

John Dewey et al. to Andrew Carnegie et al. January 31, 1917

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1852-07-14

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1917-08-05

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South Amenia, NY

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Hollis Burke Frissell was a Presbyterian minister who was trained at Yale University and Union Theological Seminary. In 1893 he became the principal of The Hampton Institute, where he remained until his death.

Frissell married Julia F. Dodd in 1883. They had one child together. Frissell died in 1917.