Education--Kentucky.

Scope and Contents The collection is separated into eight series: Environmental Quality, Human Resources, Local Business, Local Programs, Local Publications, Memorabilia, State Programs, and Voter's Service. This arrangement reflects the way the material has been organized by various board of director's members who carry different areas of responsibility within the organization. For example, normally one board member will be chairperson for the local programs, another for voter's service, and so forth. Types...

Scope and Contents Madison Female Institute was founded in 1857 to educate girls in the Madison County area. This collection contains some of their publications, course catalogs, financial records, and other legal documents which document the operations and educational priorities of the school. The Madison Female Institute Collection is an artificial collection comprised of single items from various sources. Many of the materials came from the Dorris Museum collection and these are marked with the number...

Abstract

This collection contains the personal and professional papers belonging to Robert R. Martin. Martin is popularly known as former President of Eastern Kentucky University, but also served as an educator, Superintendent of Education, and a Senator. This collection contains correspondence, legislative papers, photographs, scrapbooks, campaign materials, publications, and materials documenting his success throughout his career.

Abstract

Carl D. Perkins (1912-1984) served eastern Kentucky as a US Representative between 1948 and 1984. His papers contain legal documents and correspondence related to his activities in Congress and focus heavily on coal mining, flood control, education, labor and the Appalachian Region.

Abstract

The Richards/McKinney Family Papers contains correspondence, photographs, genaology, legan and financial documents, and documents related to EKU. The collection follows Mary Frances McKinney Richards (1900-1987) and Rollin Rhoten Richards aka "Dick" (1898 - 1997).  Both Mary Frances and Dick were faculty at Eastern for the length of their careers, and remained involved in Alumni affairs until their deaths. Many items in the collection relate to Mary Frances.

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...