John Jay Dickey, Methodist minister and educator, was born in Fleming County, Kentucky. He helped found the Jackson Academy in Jackson, Breathitt County, Ky., and served as its principal until 1891. At that time, the Academy was taken over by Central University of Danville, Ky., some time after which it became Lees Junior College. In 1888, Dickey was elected president of the Breathitt County Teachers Association. In 1895, he helped establish Sue Bennett College in Laurel County, Ky. This is a manuscript copy of Dickey's diary, which details his career as a minister and educator in Eastern Kentucky. In it, he comments on the Methodist church in Jackson and other towns, on the people and families of the area, and on the feuds and the floods in that part of Kentucky. He also comments on national and international events, such as the Spanish-American War and the Near East Relief Expendition of the 1920's.
From the description of John Jay Dickey diary, 1882-1933. (Morehead State University). WorldCat record id: 36375564
