Jere A. Sullivan Papers
Scope and Contents
The Jere Sullivan Paper's cover a wide range of topics but focuses mainly on Sullivan's education efforts in Kentucky. The collection contains correspondence between Jere Sullivan and other political figures like Elliott Beard (Shelby County Attorney and Kentucky Legislator), Governor James B. McCreary, and Clarence Woods (Mayor of Richmond when Eastern was founded). In addition, there is correspondence between Mary Sullivan (Jere's sister) and Clarence Woods. The collection also includes legal documents that explain the creation of Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College. Those legal documents include information on Central University and Walters Collegiate Institute.
Dates
- Creation: 1874 - 1935
- Acquisition: 2017-05-30
Creator
- Sullivan, Jere A. (Person)
Full Extent
0.44 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Source of Acquisition
Black Swan Books
Subject
- Eastern Kentucky State Normal School (1906-1922) (Organization)
- Walters Collegiate Institute (Organization)
- Central University (Richmond, Ky.) (Organization)
- Title
- Jere A. Sullivan Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Tasha Perkins
- Date
- 07/13/2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Eastern Kentucky University Libraries, Research Center for Special Collections and Archives Repository