This short history of the Ashland Academy by Flora Tompkins originally published by Hope Farm Press in 1979 remains one of the best sources on the history of this important regional Boarding School. Relying on disparate sources and containing transcripts of many primary documents, Flora Tompkins paints a clear and detailed picture on the significance of this short lived institute through examination of curriculums, student life, and the figures instrumental in the institute’s operation. 76 pages.