Kentucky State University. Office of the President

Historical note: Carl McClellan Hill served as President of Kentucky State College in Frankfort, Kentucky from 1962 through 1974.

From the description of Carl M. Hill correspondence files, 1963-1973 (bulk 1969-1971). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191917937

Historical note: The Executive Assistant to the President assists the president in the administration of all academic and non-academic programs. In addition he/she is responsible for maintaining the president's daily log of activities, acts as recording secretary for all meetings of the president, reviews legislation relative to higher education, and assists the Director of University Relations with development of reports from the Office of the President.

From the description of Executive Assistant to the President office files, 1983-1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191917934

Historical note: In 1986 the Kentucky State Police Administrative and Management Evaluation Committee was established to evaluate the programs, services, management practices, and policy making procedures of the state police. The final report of the committee was submitted to the governor. Raymond M. Burse, then President of Kentucky State University, served as chairman of the committee.

From the description of Kentucky State Police Administrative and Management Evaluation Committee files, 1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191917940

Historical note: William A. Butts served as president of Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Kentucky from 1975 to 1982.

From the description of William A. Butts correspondence files, 1974-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191917948

Historical note: Raymond M. Burse was named interim president of Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Kentucky in 1982. He was officially inaugurated in October 1983 and served until 1989.

From the description of Raymond M. Burse correspondence files, 1976-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191917939

Historical note: The Lyceum Committee of Kentucky State College for Negroes in Frankfort sponsored lectures and cultural programs, and was presided over by the college president. Among the prominent persons of the day who spoke on campus were educators W.E.B. Du Bois and Mary McLeod Bethune; authors Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes; singer and music educator Carol Brice; and Walter White, Chief Executive of the NAACP. The committee also sponsored entertainment programs such as movies.

From the description of Lyceum Committee minutes, 1933-1946. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191917952

Historical note: Rufus Ballard Atwood was president of Kentucky State College in Frankfort, Kentucky from 1929 through 1962, the longest tenure for any Kentucky State president. Carl McClellan Hill served as president from 1962 through 1974.

From the description of Rufus B. Atwood and Carl M. Hill correspondence files, 1950-1965 (bulk 1960-1963). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191917924

Historical note: William A. Butts served as President of Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Kentucky from 1975 to 1982. Raymond M. Bursewas named interim president in 1982. He was officially inaugurated in October 1983 and served until 1989.

From the description of William A. Butts and Raymond M. Burse correspondence files, 1974-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191917932

Historical note: Carl M. Hill served as President of Kentucky State College from 1962 through 1974. William A. Butts was president from 1975 through 1982. The college, located in Frankfort, was renamed Kentucky State University in 1972.

From the description of Carl M. Hill and William A. Butts correspondence files, 1961-1977 (bulk 1970-1975). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191917928

Historical note: From the establishment of the Kentucky State College Board of Regents in September 1952, the president of the college (later the university) has held the position of Secretary of the Board. During this time Presidents Rufus B. Atwood, Carl M. Hill, and William A. Butts served on the board.

From the description of Board of regents secretary's files, 1958-1979 (bulk 1958-1966, 1973-1979). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191917944

Historical note: Prior to the establishment of the Kentucky State College Board of Regents in 1952, the State Board of Education acted as the governing body of the college. The board would receive and act on recommendations from the college president.

Rufus B. Atwood served as president of Kentucky State during this time period. The institution in Frankfort, Kentucky was then known as Kentucky State Industrial College for Colored Persons (1926-1938) and later Kentucky State College for Negroes (1938-1952).

From the description of President's recommendations to the State Board of Education, 1929-1953. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191917942