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Box 1

 Container

Contains 44 Results:

Correspondence, 1907-1970

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1
Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding Mrs. Ashby's teaching certificates, letters of recommendation and personal correspondence regarding the death of friends. (9 documents)

Dates: 1907-1970

Financial Records

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: 2
Scope and Contents

Financial records showing salary, retirement and tax information. (5 documents)

Dates: 1895 - 1950; Acquisition: 1980-07-09

Personal Writings, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: 3
Scope and Contents

Manuscripts and poetry written by Mrs. Ashby including her autobiography, a eulogy for Mollie Reynolds, a history of Greenville School, her memories of the Great Depression, and poems written about people and events in her life. (27 documents)

Dates: undated

Teachers Association, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: 4
Scope and Contents

Muhlenburg County, Kentucky Teachers Association proposed constitution. (1 document)

Dates: undated

News Clippings, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: 5
Scope and Contents

News clippings about Mrs. Ashby and letters to the editor from her. (4 documents)

Dates: undated

Photographs, 1901-1947

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: 6
Scope and Contents

Photographs of family members, friends, school events where she taught and class photographs. School photos include a 1912 school fair at Pleasant Hill School, Centertown School, 1928, new and old Dovey School, 1909 and 1910, Walton's Creek School, 1932, Central Point School's Helpers Club, ca 1910, Drakesboro School (faculty and students), 1947, Greensville High School, 1901.

Dates: 1901-1947

Jennie Jeffers Ashby (back row, first from left) with her class from Waltons Creek School, 1932

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6, item: 1
Identifier: 1
Scope and Contents From the File:

Photographs of family members, friends, school events where she taught and class photographs. School photos include a 1912 school fair at Pleasant Hill School, Centertown School, 1928, new and old Dovey School, 1909 and 1910, Walton's Creek School, 1932, Central Point School's Helpers Club, ca 1910, Drakesboro School (faculty and students), 1947, Greensville High School, 1901.

Dates: 1932

School Records, 1890-1961

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: 7
Scope and Contents

School records includes report cards from elementary school through college for Mrs. Ashby. (41 documents)

Dates: 1890-1961

Central Point School Children running in the school yard

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6, item: 2
Identifier: 2
Scope and Contents From the File:

Photographs of family members, friends, school events where she taught and class photographs. School photos include a 1912 school fair at Pleasant Hill School, Centertown School, 1928, new and old Dovey School, 1909 and 1910, Walton's Creek School, 1932, Central Point School's Helpers Club, ca 1910, Drakesboro School (faculty and students), 1947, Greensville High School, 1901.

Dates: 1901-1947

Drakesboro School Class

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6, item: 3
Identifier: 3
Scope and Contents

Identified,Front Row-Freddie Carver, Ronnie Brown, Lloyd Jenkins, Newman Grise, Glyndel Travis, Obie Mayes, Delmer Gibson (Scottie); Second Row- Elaine DePoyster, Geneva Barnes, Violetha Jones, Neda Vern Moore, Robert Devyer, Bennie Sam Hill, Billy Blythe, Gene Arndell; Back Row- Lorene Knight, Elizabeth Hill, Patsy Vincent, Norman McIntosh, Mrs. Jennie Jeffers Ashby, Donnie Davis, Dalpha Greenwood, Margaret Greenwood, Betty Mallory

Dates: 1901-1947