Dougherty, Blanford Barnard, 1870-1957
Dr. Blanford Barnard Dougherty and his older brother Dauphin Disco founded Appalachian State University as Watauga Academy in 1899. He lobbied to equalize North Carolina public school laws and school allotments and worked as Watauga County's Superintendent. He helped write the 1929 Hancock School Bill, which established an equitable state system of public schools in North Carolina. He retired as Appalachian's president in 1955 and died in 1957.
From the description of The mistake of young men, 1896 - 1958. (Western North Carolina Library Network). WorldCat record id: 272381689
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| referencedIn | Mitchem, Pamela Price. Archival internship : processing the Brown-Scoggins collection / Pamela Price Mitchem. | Appalachian State University, ASU | |
| referencedIn | Moore, Emma Horton. Miss Emma Moore's A.S.T.C. scrapbook 1907-1957. | Appalachian State University, ASU | |
| creatorOf | Dougherty, Blanford Barnard, 1870-1957. The mistake of young men, 1896 - 1958. | Appalachian State University, ASU |
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| associatedWith | Moore, Emma Horton. | person |
| associatedWith | Plemmons, William Howard. | person |
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Death 1957
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