Box Small Coll. 22

Monte Farmer was a member of the Marching Maroons when he was a student at Eastern Kentucky University in the 1960s. This collection consists of pieces of band ephemera including Christmas poems written by band director, Nick Koenigstein. These poems included the names of all the band students. Also included are other band publications including handbooks with general information for the marching band and some photographs.

Includes a floppy disc with the electronic files.

Farm contract outlining responsibilities of owner and tenant for December 1885 through January 1, 1886.

Farm contract outlining responsibilities of owner and tenant for December 1887 through January 1, 1889.

Note regarding harness.

Partial letter outlining farm tasks expected.

List of parents and children with birth dates.

This small collection consists of a single issue of Mountain Life & Work and several photographs of schools in the Appalachian Region taken in the 1950s. These photographs are mostly of one-room schools and were taken in Jackson County, KY, Greene and Hancock Counties, Tennessee and Russell County, Virginia, Several photos were deliberately unidentified including one photograph with an integrated class. Several photos also show parents building playgrounds and painting the school.

Includes notes on an article about verbs in mountain speech.

Includes commencement programs from the Kentucky College for Women and George Peabody College for Teachers, news clippings and correspondence between various family members. The correspondence documents the work history of the Cox family and gives a glimpse into their personal lives. One letter talks about a large fire in Berea, KY, another talks about the flood of 1937, another talks about Elizabeth's experiences in a public school in Hattiesburg, MS. Later letters mention World War II.