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Perceptions Of Roane State Community College Presidents On The Events Shaping The Institution’S Leadership History, John Norris Brown

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A major focus of policymakers in recent years has been community colleges, which have been viewed as potential engines for economic advancement and student success. I examined the leadership history of Roane State Community College, a two-year institution of higher learning serving a nine-county service area mostly in rural East Tennessee as perceived by individuals who have served as the college’s presidents. Five current and former presidents were interviewed about their experiences as president and their perceptions of the college’s history. Narrative research was used to recount a history of Roane State Community College, and the key events and factors …

Henry Clay Morrison Diaries, Ats Special Collections And Archives

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Humble, John S., 1886-1945 (Sc 2932), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding Aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2932. Teacher’s certificates and diplomas of John S. Humble of Simpson County, Kentucky; yearbook excerpts relating to Humble’s teaching in Tennessee and Texas; and local color stories written by Humble.

Richmond, Emeline Holden, 1807-1893 (Sc 1298), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1298. Typescripted diary of Emeline Holden Richmond, Newark, New Jersey, kept from 14 August through 10 October 1826 during her journey to Mississippi, where she planned to serve as a teacher of Indian children and Presbyterian missionary. Includes family and biographical data and information about the mission.

Vertrees, Peter, 1840-1926 (Sc 1282), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1282. Autobiography of Peter Vertrees, an African-American native of Edmonson County, Kentucky, who served as a cook in the Confederate Army, 6th Kentucky Cavalry. Afterward, he was an educator and Baptist minister, chiefly in Sumner County, Tennessee. Includes associated biographical data, and the autobiography of his third wife Diora.

Mcintire, Tandie Lewis, 1865-1947 (Mss 396), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscript Collection 396. Correspondence to family, friends, and acquaintances of Tandie Lewis McIntire, Edmonson County, Kentucky. Collection contains educational material related to McIntire's career as a teacher in Edmonson County. Also includes tracts and pamphlets related to McIntire's involvement in religious organizations, particularly Baptist entities.

The Economic Impact Of Tennessee State University On The State Of Tennessee 2010-2011, Soumendra Ghosh, Anis Mnif, Sabeen Fahim

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Crabb, Alfred Leland, 1884-1979 (Mss 367), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and bibliography (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 367. Correspondence, book and article manuscripts, and research material of Alfred Leland Crabb, a native of Warren County, Kentucky and later professor at George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, Tennessee. The topics of the manuscripts include historical fiction related to Nashville and Bowling Green, biographies of prominent Nashvillians, and articles on all levels of education. Much of the unpublished material is fiction but draws from Crabb's Plum Springs school days and his student experiences at Western Kentucky University.

Mcdonald, Dan Allyn, 1905-1974 - Collector (Mss 343), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 343. Correspondence, legal papers, financial records and sundry other documents related to Eugene Scott Brown and his father-in-law, Gilbert Marshall Mulligan, attorneys of Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky. Also includes stray Allen County court records, research notes related to the Civil War, and records about early telephone service in Allen County.

Temple Family Papers (Mss 241), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 241. Correspondence; financial and legal papers; genealogy and other material related to the Temple family of Warren County, Kentucky, particularly that of Adalaska L. and Mary Camilla (Miller) Temple and their daughter Ruth Hines Temple. Over 400 pieces of artwork on paper by the latter are found in the collection, including pencil, as well as, pen and ink drawings, watercolors, pastels, and other graphic and creative design work.

Hines, George Lehman, 1851-1943 (Sc 1904), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1904. Correspondence, teacher's certificates from the Shelby County, Tennessee public schools, and other materials related to Hines's work and family.

Rural Nonfarm Scott County, Tennessee Women And Their Pathways To Baccalaureate Degrees, Jo A. Lobertini

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The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand why women from Scott County, Tennessee, left home to attain the baccalaureate degree and returned home to live and/or work. More specifically, understanding (1) the educational aspirations, motivations, and discouragements prior to attending college; (2) the educational persistence, motivations, and discouragements while attending college; (3) and the reasons for returning to Scott County after attaining the baccalaureate degree. The population of this study included all females over the age of 25 who had a bachelor's degree, attended grades 1–12 in Scott County, Tennessee, and returned there to live. The primary form …

Perceptions Of Factors Associated With Academic Success Among African American Students On Four Predominantly White Campuses In Northeast Tennessee, Jean M. Harper

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between the perceptions of successful African American sophomore students and their adjustment to academic success at predominantly White colleges and universities. Twenty African American sophomore females and twenty African American sophomore males from two predominantly White community colleges and two predominantly White universities participated in the study. Each subject completed a demographic survey and participated in an interview. Results indicated that both the attitudes of African American students toward education and their perceptions of the attitudes of those in the educational system towards African American students played an integral role …

Perceptions Of African-American Seniors Regarding Factors Of Institutional Support At Three Predominantly White Tennessee State-Supported Institutions Of Higher Education, Delmar L. Mack

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This study of African-American seniors at East Tennessee State University, Middle Tennessee State University, and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville was conducted to solicit student responses about the perceptions of their schools, university services, and experiences at those institutions. The study employed quantitative data and descriptive analysis was performed. Data collected in this study described the demographic characteristics of the students and their perceptions, attitudes, experiences and level of involvement in the campus environment for African-American seniors. Data in this study indicated perceptions that Tennessee must be committed to increasing financial support to the universities. Universities must be committed …

Writing Center Practices In Tennessee Community Colleges, James E. Crawford

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The objective of this study was to develop a profile of writing centers in twelve community colleges governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents. This profile included how they were established, how they are funded and staffed, what services are provided and to whom, how training is provided for staff, and how technology is incorporated. More important than the profile itself, however, was an analysis of successful and unsuccessful practices, especially those related to governance, structure, and training of staff, as revealed through the perceptions and experiences of writing center directors. Because electronic technology has transformed the craft of writing, …

Identity Development And Student Involvement Of African-American Undergraduate Students At Historically White Colleges And Universities In Southern Appalachia, Rosemary G. Bundy

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This study of African American undergraduates at Emory & Henry College, Tusculum College, Western Carolina University, East Tennessee State University, Appalachian State University, and University of North Carolina at Asheville was conducted to determine students' stages of identity development, level of involvement in campus activities, and demographic characteristics within historically White Southern Appalachian colleges and universities, both public and independent. Three research questions were answered by analyzing 21 null hypotheses using the t-test and the chi square test. Hypotheses were tested at the.05 level of significance. Data collected in this study revealed that the students' perceptions of identity development and …

The Athens Of The West: Education In Nashville, 1780-1860, Timothy Augustus Sweatman

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Nashville, Tennessee, is known as the Athens of the South because of its reputation as a center of learning. The city’s commitment to education goes back to the days of its founding as a village on the extreme Western frontier of the United States. In 1785, five years after Nashville was first settled, Davidson Academy, an advanced classical school, was established. At the same time, numerous private schools operated in the Nashville area, providing many of the region’s children with a basic education.

During the first quarter of the nineteenth century Nashville moved closer to becoming a major educational center. …

Black Music Research Newsletter, Fall 1984, Samuel Floyd

Center for Black Music Research Newsletter

"BMR Newsletter is published jointly by the Columbia College Center for Black Music Research and the Fisk University Institute for Research in Black American Music." Article:"Black Music and the Humantities in America: A Summer Institue for Faculty from United Negro College Fund-Affiliated Schools"/William T. Dargan; "Composers Corner"/Lucius Wyatt; "British Newspapers as Source Material: The Case of James Douglass Bohee"/Jeffrey P. Green; "Bibliography of Music by Black Composers"/notes from Dominique-Rene de Lerma. Editor: Samuel A. Floyd. Vol. 7, No. 1. 6 pages.

Black Music Research Newsletter, Spring 1984, Samuel Floyd

Center for Black Music Research Newsletter

"BMR Newsletter is published jointly by the Columbia College Center for Black Music Research and the Fisk University Institute for Research in Black American Music". Article: "Afro-American Folksong Scholarship"/Darius Thieme; "Composers Corner"/Lucius R. Wyatt; "A Selected List of Music for Organ Solo by Black Composers"/Dominique-Rene de Lerma and Herndon Spillman. Editor: Samuel A. Floyd, Jr. Vol. 6, No. 2. 6 pages.

Black Music Research Newsletter, Fall 1983, Samuel Floyd

Center for Black Music Research Newsletter

"BMR Newsletter is published jointly by the Columbia College Center for Black Music Research and the Fisk University Institute for Research in Black American Music." Article: "News and Notes From…The Institute for Research in Black American Music at Fisk University"/William T. Dargan; "News and Notes From...The Center for Black Music Research at Columbia College Chicago"/Samuel A. Floyd, Jr; "Composers Corner"/Lucisu R. Wyatt; "A Note on Samuel Cleridge-Taylor"/Jeffrey P. Green; "Piano Music by Black Composers: A Selective List"/Dominique-Rene de Lerma. Editor: Samuel A. Floyd, Jr. Vol. 6, No. 1. 6 pages.

Black Music Research Newsletter, Spring 1982, Samuel Floyd

Center for Black Music Research Newsletter

"BMR NEWSLETTER is devoted to the encouragement and promotion of scholarship and cultural activity in black American music, and is intended to serve as a medium for the sharing of ideas and information regarding current and future research and musical activities in universities and research centers." Articles: "A Musical and Sociological Review of Scott Joplin's 'Treemonisha'"/Dominique-Rene de Lerma; "Black Instrumental Mujsic Traditions in the Ex-Slave Narratives"/Robert B. Winans; Research and Announcements; "Composers Corner"/Lucius R. Wyatt; "Letters From Black People and Institutions in the Correspondence Collections of the Music Division of the Library of Congress"/Wayne Shirley. Editor: Orin Moe.Vol. 5, No. …

Black Music Research Newsletter, Fall 1981, Samuel Floyd

Center for Black Music Research Newsletter

"BMR NEWSLETTER is devoted to the encouragement and promotion of scholarship and cultural activity in black American music, and is intended to serve as a medium for the sharing of ideas and information regarding current and future research and musical activities in universities and research centers." Articles: "Taking the Borad View in Black Music Research"/John Storm Roberts; Fisk University Archival Collection of Recorded Black Music"/Darius Thieme; "Hazel Harrison: Premier Pianist"/Jean Cazort, Constance Hobson; "Black String Musicians: Ascending the Scale"/Caldwell Titcomb. Vol. 5, No. 1. 6 pages.

Black Music Research Newsletter, Spring 1981, Samuel Floyd

Center for Black Music Research Newsletter

"BMR NEWSLETTER is devoted to the encouragement and promotion of scholarship and cultural activity in black American music, and is intended to serve as a medium for the sharing of ideas and information regarding current and future research and musical activities in universities and research centers. Articles: "The Blues as Dance Music"/Albert Murray; "Scott Joplin: Questions Remain"/Addison Reed; "The Music of Chautauqua and Lyceum"/Frederick Crane; "Developments in Black Gospel Performance and Scholarship"/Irene Jackson-Brown; "Retrospective: The Black Composers Series"/Calvert Bean; "Composers Corner"/Lucius R. Wyatt; Announcements; Research News. Vol 4, No. 3. 12 pages.

Black Music Research Newsletter, Winter 1980, Samuel Floyd

Center for Black Music Research Newsletter

"BMR NEWSLETTER is devoted to the encouragement and promotion of scholarship and cultural activity in black American music, and is intended to serve as a medium for the sharing of ideas and information regarding current and future research and musical activities in universities and research centers." Articles: "Black Concert and Recital Music"/Dominique-Rene de Lerma; "Black Music and Musical Analysis: William Grant Still's 'Songs of Separation' as a Point of Departure"/Orin Moe; "Deford Bailey"/Jessica Janice Jones; "Old-Time Black Gospel Quartet Contests"/Doug Seroff; "Foundation News: Why Applications Fail"/the staff of the National Endowment for the Humanities; Announcements and Information; Questions and Answers; …

Black Music Research Newsletter, Fall 1980, Samuel Floyd

Center for Black Music Research Newsletter

"BMR NEWSLETTER is devoted to the encouragement and promotion of scholarship and cultural activity in black American music, and is intended to serve as a medium for the sharing of ideas and information regarding current and future research and musical activities in universities and research centers." Articles: "The Ethnomusicologist and Black Music"/Bruno Nettl; "Black concert and recital music: A glimpse of Afro-Caribbean music in the early 17th century"/Dominique-Rene de Lerma; "Rural Black String Band Music"/Charles Wolfe; "National Conference on Black Music Research-Summary"/ Lucius R. Wyatt; "The Conference Concert: A Review"/Carman Moore; Questions and Answers; Announcements and Information. Editors: Samuel A. …

Black Music Research Newsletter, Fall 1979, Samuel Floyd

Center for Black Music Research Newsletter

Includes the list of the newly created National Advisory Board for the institute for Research in Black Music at Fisk University. "Black Music Research Newsletter is devoted to the encouragement and promotion of scholarship and cultural activity in black American music, and is intended to serve as a medium for the sharing of ideas and information regarding current and future research and musical activities in universities and research centers." Editor: Samuel A. Floyd, Jr., Editorial Board: Cynthia Burks, Lynne Davis, Anita Pulcher. Vol 3, No. 2. 8 pages.

Black Music Research Newsletter, Summer 1979, Samuel Floyd

Center for Black Music Research Newsletter

"Black Music Research Newsletter is devoted to the encouragement and promotion of scholarship and cultural activity in black American music, and is intended to serve as a medium for the sharing of ideas and information regarding current and future research and musical activities in universities and research centers." Editor: Samuel A. Floyd, Jr., Editorial Board: Lynne Davis, Anita Pulcher. Vol 3, No. 1. 14 pages.

Black Music Research Newsletter Supplement, Spring 1979, Samuel Floyd

Center for Black Music Research Newsletter

Vol 2, No, 4 Supplement: A Directory of Scholars specializing in the area of black American music including General Black American Music, Concert Music, Blues, Jazz, Rhythm and Blues, Ragtime, Sacred Music, Curriculum and Teaching, Ban Music, Folk Music, and Musical Theatre. 5 pages.

Black Music Research Newsletter, Spring 1979, Samuel Floyd

Center for Black Music Research Newsletter

"Black Music Research Newsletter is devoted to the encouragement and promotion of scholarship and cultural activity in black American music, and is intended to serve as a medium for the sharing of ideas and information regarding current and future research and musical activities in universities and research centers." Editor: Samuel A. Floyd, Jr., Editorial Board: Lynne Davis, Anita Pulcher. Vol 2, No. 4. 5 pages.

Black Music Research Newsletter, Winter 1979, Samuel Floyd

Center for Black Music Research Newsletter

"Black Music Research Newsletter is devoted to the encouragement and promotion of scholarship and cultural activity in black American music, and is intended to serve as a medium for the sharing of ideas and information regarding current and future research and musical activities in universities and research centers." Editor: Samuel A. Floyd, Jr., Editorial Board: Lynne Davis, Anita Trumpler. Vol 2, No. 3. 6 pages.