Agnes Chandler Kenney Papers

Collection

Identifier: 2011A002

Agnes Chandler Kenney Papers

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Scope and Contents

This small collection includes photos taken on Eastern's campus in the 1920s. There are also photos of friends, field trips to locations such as Shakertown and Natural Bridge and the Rural Training School on Lancaster Avenue. Also included are a small autograph album signed by her friends at Eastern and a lesson plan for teaching art to children in grades 1-8.

Dates

Creation: 1918 - 1928
Acquisition: 2011-01-25

Creator

Kenney, Agnes Chandler (Person)

Biographical or Historical Information

Agnes Chandler Kenney taught in six one-room schools in Boone County, KY from 1918 until 1928, when she married William Roy Kenney of Walton, KY. She attended Eastern Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College during the summer. Mrs. Kenney was from Rising Sun, IN and she rode the train from Aurora, IN to Cincinnati, OH where she transferred to a southbound train to Richmond, KY.

Note written by Jackie Couture, reviewed by Kathleen Wiley

Full Extent

1.00 folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Source of Acquisition

Wiley, Kathleen

Method of Acquisition

gift

Accruals and Additions

6-28-2014 Autograph Album and art lesson plans for grades 1-8. 8-17-2015 5 photographs of Agnes Chandler and friends

Other Descriptive Information

Photographs were initially numbered with the accession number; however, a decision was made to change to collection number. The database was changed, but the numbers written on the images were not changed.